Pollination

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Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma. Plants are stationary/sessile, a fact that is very fundamental but often overlooked. This aspects of plants creates special problems for them:

Outcrossing vs. Selfing

Terminology for breeding systems in plants:

How can a plant reduce autogamy?

Abiotic: wind (anemophily)

Beetle pollination:

Fly pollination

Fly pollination--carrion flowers

Bee Pollination:

Bee flowers:

Butterfly pollination:

Moth pollination:

Bird pollination (ornithophily)

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