July 13, 2020Open Access

Diel scent and nectar rhythms of an African orchid in relation to bimodal activity patterns of hawkmoth pollinators

MBMarco G. BalducciUniversity of Naples Federico II TNTimotheüs van der NietUniversity of Cape Town SJSteven D. JohnsonUmkhuseli Innovation and Research Management

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Flowers of B. polypodantha are pollinated exclusively by short-tongued hawkmoths, which show crepuscular foraging activity at dusk and dawn. Floral phenophases of the orchid are closely synchronized with the peak of pollinator activity at dusk.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69df3e43e9ae8ea0dc61413e https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaa132

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