Evolution; international journal of organic evolutionPollinationAnimalsFlowersBeesHumidity
Digest: Drip-tip petals aid buzz pollination in humid environments.
Wendy A Valencia-Montoya
Published: 202610.1093/evolut/qpaf232
Abstract
Buzz pollination, where some species of bees vibrate flowers to release pollen, is easily disrupted by rain. Sperotto et al. (2025) show that in the Neotropical clade Miconieae, small flowers often evolve acuminate "drip-tip" petals in humid regions…
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