Bird pollination is essential to the reproduction and survival of many plant species. Using the Australian bird pollination system, this thesis comprised three main areas of investigation: 1. "Pollination syndromes", which are convergent suites of floral traits, are traditionally thought to reflect specialisation on different pollinator types. However, the reliability of pollination syndromes in predicting pollinators has recently been questioned. 2. Virtually all studies of intra-specific variation in flower colouration in birdpollinated plants have focused on colour variation that is dramatic to human vision and have subjectively classified flower colouration using human vision. 3. Plant-pollinator interactions are threatened by anthropogenic activities, such as habitat loss and introductions of alien species.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:492592 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Nelson, Isabel Louise |
| Publisher | University of Bristol |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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