VISITING SPEAKER: Wasp Love Got to Do With It? The Evolutionary Implications of Sexual Mimicry in Orchids.
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Wasp Love Got to Do With It? The Evolutionary Implications of Sexual Mimicry in Orchids. : Most flowering plants engage animals to carry out the essential service of pollination. The majority of these plants have evolved flowers that advertise rewards for this service via visual and chemical cues such as petals and scent. There are however a number of species whose false advertisements draw pollinators to rewardless flowers. |
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My research shows that the chemical mimicry crucial to sexual deception is responsible for reproductive isolation and potentially even speciation. I also show through mating system analysis and studies of wasp behaviour that this strategy is a superbly adaptive solution to the problem flowers face of simultaneously attracting pollinators before persuading them to leave quickly.
Speaker(s) |
Dr Michael Whitehead; Postdoctoral positions at ANU and Kings Park
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Location |
G.33 Lecture Theatre, Bayliss Bldg., UWA
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Contact |
Jennifer Gillett
<[email protected]>
: 6488 4416
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Start |
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:00
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End |
Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:45
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Submitted by |
Jennifer Gillett <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:14
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