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"W.D.J. Kirk" <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Sep 1991 09:41:01 +0100
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Does anyone know of any work relating pollen size to the efficiency of
transfer by bees? - or any other insects.  I am not particularly
interested in the known correlations between pollinator size and pollen
size, style length, stigma depth, flower size etc.  (although these may
be of interest if I have not seen them before), what I am after is
results of experimental studies.  Is there any evidence that plants are
better off with large grains than small grains when pollinated by bees -
or vice versa? (leaving aside complications of buzz pollination)
 
    William Kirk      Keele University, UK.

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