| Tail-like anther crest aids pollination by manipulating pollinator's behaviour in a wild ginger | |
| Fan, Yong-Li; Li, Qing-Jun | |
| 2016 | |
| Source Publication | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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| Volume | 6Issue:22340 |
| Abstract | Innovative floral organs are widely distributed taxonomically in angiosperms, and some of them are conspicuous and curious in morphology. Floral organs have long been supposed to play a crucial role in fertilization by pollinators. However, why innovative organs occur, how they are adapted for pollinators and what sexual roles they play are still puzzling. Here we focused on a wild ginger (Zingiber densissimum, Zingiberaceae) and tested the function of the curious anther crest, an innovative floral structure widely distributed in Zingiberaceae. The anther crest is a specialized anther appendage that extends up from the top of the anther to form a tail-like structure, about 150% as long as the anther. We found this structure promoted both the male and the female functions of plants by manipulating its pollinators and causing pollinators to adopt a position ideal for pollen removal and receipt. This study provides a novel example of structure adaptation in which both the male and the female functions are enhanced by resource allocation on a male organ, expanding the knowledge of the sexual roles of the anther appendage. |
| Keyword | Evolution Mechanism Pollen Appendages Speciation Flowers Nectar |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.xtbg.ac.cn/handle/353005/9694 |
| Collection | 植物进化生态研究组 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Fan, Yong-Li,Li, Qing-Jun. Tail-like anther crest aids pollination by manipulating pollinator's behaviour in a wild ginger[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2016,6(22340). |
| APA | Fan, Yong-Li,&Li, Qing-Jun.(2016).Tail-like anther crest aids pollination by manipulating pollinator's behaviour in a wild ginger.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,6(22340). |
| MLA | Fan, Yong-Li,et al."Tail-like anther crest aids pollination by manipulating pollinator's behaviour in a wild ginger".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 6.22340(2016). |
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