- Title
- Why old maids stay sweet
- Creator
- Compton, Stephen G
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2004
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/452095
- Identifier
- vital:75103
- Identifier
- https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC32590
- Description
- The usual function of floral nectaries in plants is to attract and reward pollinators, while extra-floral (foliar) nectaries function in the defence of the plant, attracting ants and other insects that can act as bodyguards (Beattie 1985). In a few plants these functions have been reversed, with floral nectar used to attract bodyguards (Dominguez et al. 1989) or foliar nectar used to attract pollinators, Poinsettias, Euphorbia pulcherimma L. are a well-known example (Thorp and Sugden 1990).
- Format
- 3 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- African Entomology, Compton, S.G., 2004. Why old maids stay sweet. African entomology, 12(2), pp.291-293, African Entomology volume 12 number 2 291 293 2004 2254-8854
- Rights
- Publisher
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African Entomology Statement (https://www.africanentomology.com/)
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Compton, Stephen G (Prof)
SDG 15. Life On Land
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
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