关于所谓月球对麻黄属植物授粉影响的证据不足。

Insufficient Evidence of Purported Lunar Effect on Pollination in Ephedra.

作者信息

Margot Jean-Luc

机构信息

Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA

出版信息

J Biol Rhythms. 2015 Oct;30(5):454-6. doi: 10.1177/0748730415591662. Epub 2015 Aug 26.

DOI:10.1177/0748730415591662

PMID:26316347

Abstract

It has been suggested that the timing of pollination in Ephedra foeminea coincides with the full moon in July. The implication is that the plant can detect the full moon through light or gravity and that this trait is an evolutionary adaptation that aids the navigation by pollinating insects. Here we show that there are insufficient data to make such a claim, and we predict that pollinations of E. foeminea do not in general coincide with the full moon.

摘要

有人认为，麻黄（Ephedra foeminea）的授粉时间与7月的满月相吻合。这意味着该植物可以通过光或重力检测到满月，并且这一特性是一种进化适应，有助于授粉昆虫导航。在这里，我们表明没有足够的数据来支持这一说法，并且我们预测麻黄的授粉通常与满月并不吻合。