Do flowers make infertile stamens at the expense of fertile stamens?
Abstract
Flowers must find a balance between expending energy on attracting pollinators and producing pollens. We investigated the relationship between attractive and reproductive structures to determine if infertile stamens were made at the expense of fertile stamens.
Keywords:
Department of biological sciences, stamen, infertile stamen
Status
U
Department
Biological Sciences
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
Schenk, John
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Do flowers make infertile stamens at the expense of fertile stamens?
Flowers must find a balance between expending energy on attracting pollinators and producing pollens. We investigated the relationship between attractive and reproductive structures to determine if infertile stamens were made at the expense of fertile stamens.