Lynn Carpenter F
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, 92717, Irvine, CA, USA.
Oecologia. 1978 Jan;35(2):123-132. doi: 10.1007/BF00344725.
Two species of Banksia (family Proteaceae) studied in Australia were shown to be pollinated by small, non-flying mammals rather than by birds as previously thought, and to possess several adaptations appropriate for mammal-rather than bird-pollination: odor, troughs that channel excess nectar to the ground for attraction, open inflorescence structure for nectar accessibility, hooked wiry styles for effective pollen transfer, crepuscular and nocturnal nectar and pollen presentation, and copious nectar. This apparently is the first documentation with quantified data of pollination by non-flying mammals, although many other probable examples exist.
在澳大利亚研究的两种山龙眼科山龙眼属植物被证明是由小型非飞行哺乳动物授粉,而非如之前所认为的那样由鸟类授粉,并且具有几种适合哺乳动物而非鸟类授粉的适应性特征:气味、将多余花蜜引流到地面以吸引动物的凹槽、便于获取花蜜的开放花序结构、用于有效传播花粉的钩状丝状花柱、在黄昏和夜间呈现花蜜和花粉,以及大量的花蜜。这显然是首次有关于非飞行哺乳动物授粉的量化数据记录,尽管可能还存在许多其他实例。