Notes on the colour of pollen

1995/01/01 by Klaus Lunau · 1 voice · 3 citations
Engineering · Neuroscience · #Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies #Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies #Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00984739

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Citations

• The spectral input systems of hymenopteran insects and their receptor-based colour vision

Cited by

• The ecology of predatory hoverflies as ecosystem-service providers in agricultural systems
• Floral specialization for beetle pollination and its implications for pollen dispersal in an African orchid
• Pollen, anther, stamen, and androecium mimicry

Discussions

• Lunau (1995; doi.org/10.1007/BF00...) also showed that, in some species, the pollen contrasts (in bee vision) with the corolla & is highly visible to pollinators (& predators). Oenothera biennis (Andr [bsky, 4 points, 0 comments]