Pouyannian mimicry
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title:
Pouyannian mimicry
text:
Pouyannian mimicry is a form of mimicry in plants that deceives an insect into attempting to copulate with a flower. The flower mimics a potential female mate of a male insect, which then serves the plant as a pollinator. The mechanism is named after the French lawyer and amateur botanist Maurice-Alexandre Pouyanne. The resemblance that he noted is visual, but the key stimuli that deceive the pollinator are often chemical and tactile. In orchids, the resemblance is to a species of bee; Pouyanne
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description:
Evolutionary strategy
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouyannian_mimicry
date created:
2007-10-14T02:47:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T09:11:24Z
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