insect pollinator
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinsectandpollinator
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insect
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.sekt/us/ˈɪn.sekt/
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very ...
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pollinator
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɒl.ə.neɪ.tər/us/ˈpɑː.lə.neɪ.t̬ɚ/
something, such as an insect, that carries pollen from one plant or part of a plant ...
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Seed-set on four male-sterile, female-fertile soybean lines was evaluated at two locations and 3 years by using twoinsectpollinatorinsect species.
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The role of insect pollinators of these plants (mainly bees) would be interesting and could explain part of the picture described.
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Floral traits and plant adaptations to insect pollinators: a devil's advocate approach.
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The evolutionary adaptation of flower colors and the insect pollinators' color vision systems.
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Bees are the most important insect pollinators, and stinging wasps, which are the birds of prey of the insect world, are important predators.
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Bees, of course, are the most important of insect pollinators and stinging wasps, which are the bird of prey of the insect world, are important predators.
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It emits a smell of rotting meat to attract insect pollinators, hence the name.
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High altitude ecosystems that lack insect pollinators, those in dry regions or isolated islands tend to favour the evolution of ornithophily in plants.
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They also remain open by day however, and are freely visited by many insect pollinators, particularly large species such as carpenter bees.
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Insect pollinators such as bees and flies aid pollen exchange.
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The aboveground flowers depend on insect pollinators for successful reproduction, as evidenced by the low fruit production of flowers in a pollinator-exclusion experiment.
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Pesticide use can reduce populations of the essential insect pollinators of this species.
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The odorless, nectar-less flowers do not rely on insect pollinators for pollination, rather setting seed well through self-pollination (autogamy).
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Insect pollinators including bees, butterflies, and skippers help to cross-fertilize flowers to produce seeds. 20 to 30 seeds are created in each flower head.
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They calculated the costs using the proportion of each of 100 crops that need pollinators that would not be produced in case insect pollinators disappeared completely.
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Insect pollinators should be protected.
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