Handbook of Pollinators of European Orchidaceae

Name: Handbook of Pollinators of European Orchidaceae
Brand: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
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By José Lara Ruiz

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The ways in which pollinators are attracted by orchids are varied and, sometimes, as in the genus Ophrys, spectacular. They can be grouped into 3 groups: 1) the offering of food (nectar), 2) the visual deception (species that simulate nectarifers) and 3) sexual deception.Within the third group, sexual deception reaches its most perfect form in the genus Ophrys. The flowers mimic the virgin females of certain Hymenoptera.The drones of these Hymenoptera attempt to copulate with the flowers (pseudocopula) and they pollinate them during the process. The flower mimics the shape of the female insect (visual mimicry) and emits a mixture of compounds that simulate pheromones of females in heat (chemical mimicry).

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Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 68
Release Date:: 2025-08-21
Publication Date:: 2025-08-21
Publisher:: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 6208065852
ISBN13:: 9786208065850
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 119 g
Height:: 15 cm
Width:: 22 cm
Thickness:: 0.5 cm

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