No bees are required to make this match. So, why would wind-pollinated plants invest energy into producing flower parts with a costly red pigment? "Many wind-pollinated trees have red stigmas ...

It's not always insects that pollinate the flowers; plants may use the wind, birds or even bats as pollinators! With wind-pollinated plants - such as grasses, cereals and some trees - the flowers ...

Insect-pollination of flowering plants is responsible for the majority of the world’s flowering diversity and is an essential part of plant reproduction. Flowers have bright colours, smells and ...

Recovered grasslands need more than 75 years of continuous management to regain their biodiversity because specialized pollinators are slow to return. A new finding underscores the importance of ...

The researchers say their finding underscore the importance of preserving old grasslands as reservoirs of biodiversity, even ...

Tipped off by a recent study that showed that insect-pollinated plant species take longer to recover compared to wind-pollinated ones, Ushimaru and his doctoral student Hirayama Gaku decided to ...

Scientists say the finding underlines the importance of preserving grassy areas as reservoirs of biodiversity.

Tipped off by a recent study that showed that insect-pollinated plant species take longer to recover compared to wind-pollinated ones, Ushimaru and his doctoral student Gaku Hirayama decided to ...