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Showing posts with label pollination. Show all posts
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Reproductive strategies vs Resource allocation


The act of evolution has the two key strategies when it comes to mutual interaction. Pollination service is one such natural phenomenon in ecological world. The major factors of this plant-animal interaction involves reproductive strategy by one and resource allocation by other.

The art of pollination is slightly biased by the plants where they attract the pollinators by using cues like colour, smell and rewards (can be nectar, pollens and even proteins). This can be taken as one of the classic example of how plants exploit their pollinators. Releasing nectars in small dosage keeps the pollinator hungry and hence attracts them again and again to the flowers of the plant/tree. The release of nectar in small amount is a trap lining strategy and the squirrels (also birds and bees, in many cases) hover from flower to flower to flowers in search of the resource thus aiding pollination, and benefiting the plant.

Squirrels (The Indian Palm Squirrel, Funambulus palmarum) being opportunists, don't leave the golden chance and hence usually fights between fellow mates (mostly males, in this case) are seen over resource (nectar) hunting.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Bee Buzz



Bee buzz, my favorite photographic theme, back again... pollination feista..
The raze about pollination started from a long time and chasing the bees and birds and butterflies have been my fantasy, coming true with my CANON S3 IS. Thanks to my great Mommy for gifting me the cam-A great deal was that and the great generousity and love shown by her ..

Current Mood: Content and Gratitude(for dear mom)
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