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Nectar Guides

Nectar Guides is a floral trait characterized by visual or olfactory patterns on plant blossoms that function to direct pollinators toward nectar sources, thereby enhancing pollination efficiency.

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151

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2017–2026

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Variants

Honey Guides

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Publications

54

Flavonols: Pigments Responsible for Ultraviolet Absorption in Nectar Guide of Flower

W. R. Thompson, Jerrold Meinwald, Daniel J. Aneshansley et al. · Science · 1972 · 157 citations

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Spatial fragrance patterns in flowers of Silene latifolia: Lilac compounds as olfactory nectar guides?

Andreas Jürgens · Plant Systematics and Evolution · 2005 · 155 citations

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‘X’ marks the spot: The possible benefits of nectar guides to bees and plants

Anne S. Leonard, Daniel R. Papaj · Functional Ecology · 2011 · 148 citations · Full text

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POLLINATOR-MEDIATED SELECTION ON THE NECTAR GUIDE PHENOTYPE IN THE ANDEAN MONKEY FLOWER, MIMULUS LUTEUS

Rodrigo Medel, Carezza Botto‐Mahan, Mary Kalin-Arroyo · Ecology · 2003 · 148 citations · Full text

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Response of bee‐flies to the shape and pattern of model flowers: implications for floral evolution in a Mediterranean herb

Steven D. Johnson, Amots Dafni · Functional Ecology · 1998 · 125 citations · Full text

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Authors

151

  1. KL
    Klaus Lunau

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

    5 publications · 201 citations

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  2. AD
    Amots Dafni

    University of Haifa, Israel

    5 publications · 335 citations

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  3. RM
    Rodrigo Medel

    University of Chile, Chile

    3 publications · 214 citations

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  4. CB
    Carezza Botto‐Mahan

    University of Chile, Chile

    3 publications · 214 citations

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  5. AK
    Almut Kelber

    Lund University, Sweden

    3 publications · 116 citations

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Institutions

88

  1. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    615 citations

  2. Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

    Düsseldorf, Germany

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    549 citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    376 citations

  4. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    161 citations

  5. University of Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    748 citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    735 citations

  7. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    166 citations

  8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Durban, South Africa

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    648 citations

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Venues

  1. PLoS ONE

    4 publications · 150 citations

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  2. Functional Ecology

    3 publications · 380 citations

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  3. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

    3 publications · 143 citations

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  4. Annals of Botany

    2 publications · 61 citations

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