Plant biology: The flower of seduction Export

@article{citeulike:1117532, author = {Ledford, Heidi}, citeulike-article-id = {1117532}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/445816a}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/445816a}, comment = {Quote from the article: But deception may be worthwhile because it prevents inbreeding and so boosts the quality, rather than quantity, of seeds. Deceived pollinators are more likely to go off in a huff after realizing they've been tricked: they'll take their package of pollen and fly to a more distant patch of flowers, reducing the chance of landing on a close relative of the original plant2. "To be deceptive means that the orchids have less sex, but the sex is better because it's not with a close relative," says Salvatore Cozzolino, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Naples in Italy.}, day = {21}, doi = {10.1038/445816a}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {deception, dishonesty, diversity, evolution, inbreeding, orchid}, month = {February}, number = {7130}, pages = {816--817}, posted-at = {2007-02-26 20:00:57}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Plant biology: The flower of seduction}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/445816a}, volume = {445}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1117532 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1117532 IS - 7130 JF - Nature SN - 0028-0836 EP - 817 TI - Plant biology: The flower of seduction PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 445 SP - 816 KW - deception KW - dishonesty KW - diversity KW - evolution KW - inbreeding KW - orchid N1 - Quote from the article: But deception may be worthwhile because it prevents inbreeding and so boosts the quality, rather than quantity, of seeds. Deceived pollinators are more likely to go off in a huff after realizing they've been tricked: they'll take their package of pollen and fly to a more distant patch of flowers, reducing the chance of landing on a close relative of the original plant2. "To be deceptive means that the orchids have less sex, but the sex is better because it's not with a close relative," says Salvatore Cozzolino, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Naples in Italy. AU - Ledford, Heidi PY - 2007/02/21/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/445816a ER -