In flowering plants, these are (roughly in order of diminishing importance) insects, wind, birds, mammals, and water. See also major types of pollinators. Types: self-pollination and cross-pollination Cross-pollinationThe process of cross-pollination using an animal pollinator.(more) An egg cell...
Self-pollinationin the angiosperms is a type of pollination which occurs in a single plant either in two ways: within the same flower (also called intrafloral pollination) or between two flowers (interfloral). In contrast,cross-pollinationis the transfer of pollen from the anther in a flower ...
The honeybees (Apis mellifera), which pollinate various plant species, significantly impact biodiversity and are thus considered a crucial component of ecosystems. In addition to their vital role in pollination, honeybees possess significant agronomic and economic value due to their ability to produce ...
In Colombia, 209 species of bats have been reported (Ramírez-Chaves et al., 2021) with different ecological roles: seed dispersal, plant pollination, and control of insects and small vertebrates. Despite their resilience capacity, bats are affected by anthropic processes associated with deforestation...
This medium-sized fruit bat (body about 15 cm, weight c. 100 g) occurs mainly in tropical Africa, down to South Africa. Nocturnal, roosts in trees and feeds on fruit and nectar of flowers (baobab etc. – pollination). VIRUSES:Ebolavirus(experimental viraemia – potential reservoir),Lyssavir...