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Pollination Energetics

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Nectar from flowers provides nourishment for animals ranging in size from mites to man. Pollinator-plant interaction is governed by the energy needs and pay off as the basic plan. The pollinators are highly selective in their floral visits and are shown to choose those flowers which best meet their energetic needs. The energy needs and foraging dynamics of pollinators are dependent upon prevailing weather conditions which regulate the schedule of activities thus influencing the energy budget. In this chapter, the role of energetics in pollinator-plant interaction, the current and future lines of research for the understanding of pollination biology are discussed.

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Abrol, D.P. (2012). Pollination Energetics. In: Pollination Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1942-2_14

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