Current Biology
Volume 22, Issue 17, 11 September 2012, Pages R680-R682
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Pollination: The Price of Attraction

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Nectar is the major currency bringing together plants and pollinators; yet the costs and benefits of nectar production remain poorly understood. A low nectar line developed in Petunia offers an innovative approach to this problem and may offer clues to why some plants cheat and secure pollination via deception.

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