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THRIPS POLLINATION OF THE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN CYCAD, MACROZAMIA MACDONNELLII (CYCADALES).
Document Type
Article
Source
International Journal of Plant Sciences. Jan2001, Vol. 162 Issue 1, p147. 8p. 9 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram.
Subject
*POLLINATION by insects
*CYCADS
*THRIPS
Language
ISSN
1058-5893
Abstract
Reports on the pollination of the cycad Macrozamia macdonnelli by the host-specific thrip Cycadothrips albrechti in Australia. Breeding of insects in male cones only; Average number of pollen grains carried by each thrip; Estimate number of pollen delivered into the cone; Possibility of thrips involvement in pollen transfer before the radiation of flowering plants.