The forgotten pollinators – First field evidence for nectar-feeding by primarily insectivorous elephant-shrews

Pollination of plants by non-flying mammals, such as mice (Rodentia), is a rarely observed phenomenon. Previously, elephant-shrews (Macroscelidea), small African mammals looking similar to mice, but not being related to them, were believed to be purely insectivorous and occasional flower visits of e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petra Wester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Enviroquest Ltd. 2015-07-01
Series:Journal of Pollination Ecology
Online Access:https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/349