10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYOPHILOUS»
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myophilous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Biology of Floral Scent
In myophilous plants, the floral scents are described as generally sweet, being
either heavy or light.5 Within the typically sweet scent, there tends also to be a
slight hint of urine or sweat, which may be caused by the presence of various
acids ...
Natalia Dudareva, Eran Pichersky, 2006
2
Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers
Trap-flowers with lateral entrances and with window-panes at the base of the trap
are predominantly myophilous (see section 3.7) (van der Fijl 1953). A number of
myophilous flowers work by deceit. They may be subdivided into two categories ...
3
The American Naturalist
Thirdly, if the theory in question is true, plants with flowers exclusively lepidoptero
- philous would take, or would tend to take, the advantage over plants with
exclusively melittophilous or myophilous flowers. But precisely the opposite of
this is ...
4
An Atlas of Orchid Pollination: European Orchids
In some species flowers appear remarkably similar to those of the myophilous
Aris- tolochia species. Cribb observed unidentifted black flies visiting one of the
new species. Cribb (1997) has a different name for the section (Trigonopedia)
and ...
Nelis A. Van Der Cingel, 2001
5
Fundamentals of orchid biology
Species of Cypripedium, Pophiopedilum, and Phrogmipediutn may be sapro-
myophilous. Several Bulbophyllum (Fig. 10-9G), Cirrhopetolum, and Masdevallia
species also fall into this category. Among the Pleurothallidinae, the genera ...
6
Issues in Life Sciences: Botany and Plant Biology Research: ...
We studied flowers of four Acianthera species, a genus of myophilous orchids
belonging to the largest fly-pollinated orchid group Pleurothallidinae, in order to
characterize the secretory structures related to their pollination mechanism,” ...
7
Pollination of Cultivated Plants in the Tropics
... but on the same plant Multiple fruit: a fruit consisting of the compressed fleshy
fruitlets of the many flowers of a compact inflorescence in which the axis also
becomes fleshy, as in pineapple, custard apple and Monstera Myophilr/
myophilous: ...
8
Pollination and Floral Ecology
... trained on either blue or yellow paper circles mimicking flowers. (Drawn from
data in Fukushi 1989.) These kinds of flowers are traditionally referred to as
myophilous,. 3. Generalist Fly Flowers.
9
Plants: Diversity and Evolution
Myophilous flowers have dull colours but attract pollinators by odour. Many work
by deceit, mimicking the odour of carrion, urine or dung. The fungal-gnat flowers
mimic the scent and surface pattern of mushrooms and toadstools. They include ...
Martin Ingrouille, Bill Eddie, 2006
10
The Pollination Biology of North American Orchids: Volume 1: ...
... Bombylidae (bee flies), some Tachinidae (a large and diverse group of true
flies) and Culicidae (mosquitoes)) are called myophilous. They vary in color from
yellow or green to sometimes purple in keeping with the variable color vision of
fly ...
