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What types of deception do flowers use to attract pollinators (i.e. what motivates pollinator visitation in the absence of nectar)? |
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Answer» One of the most remarkable strategies to achieve pollination WITHOUT PROVIDING any reward to the pollinator is sexual deception. Sexually deceptive orchids ATTRACT their pollinators by imitating the sex PHEROMONE of receptive females. |
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