US EditionFlowers are evolving to have less sex
- Plants are evolving to self-pollinate more often due to the decline in insect numbers.
- The pansies' self-pollination rates have increased by 27% in the field.
- This change in pollination strategy includes smaller flowers, reduced nectar production, and decreased attractiveness to bumblebees.
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NUEVA YORK.- Cada primavera, billones de flores se reproducen con la ayuda de las abejas y otros animales. Atraen a los polinizadores con colores llamativos y néctar. A medida que los animales viajan de flor en flor, se llevan consigo el polen, que puede fertilizar las semillas de otras plantas.Un nuevo estudio da a entender que los humanos están alterando rápidamente este rito anual de la primavera. Dado que los pesticidas tóxicos y la desapari…
French wild pansies are becoming more and more autonomous when it comes to reproduction. In doing so, they are responding to ongoing environmental changes. This adaptation could further accelerate insect mortality.
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