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abot81-1
Title
European skipper (<em>Thymelicus lineola</em>) removes nectar from a female blad
Author
Claudia L. Jolls University of Michigan Biological Station Pellston Michigan 49769 USA
Keywords
Silene vulgar, pollinator activity, nectar production, sugar content
Description
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At left, female (top) and hermaphrodite (bottom) flower of bladder campion (Silene vulgaris); their nectaries differ in production of sugar content. At right, a European skipper (Thymelicus lineola) removes nectar from a female bladder campion flower. Differences in nectar production between the genders of plants may affect pollinator activity and, ultimately, indbreeding.
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copyright: Claudia L. Jolls, BSA
license: http://images.botany.org/index.html#license
Collection
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Botanical Name
<em>Silene vulgaris</em>
End User Role
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Link URL
http://www.botany.org/Abstracts/81-01-60.php
Link Title
Spectrophotometric analysis of nectar production in <em>Silene vulgaris</em> (Caryophyllaceae)
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