Browsing by Author "Suinyuy, Terence Nkwanwir"
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- ItemOpen AccessThe role of cone volatiles and thermogenesis in the pollination of Encephalartos cycads with particular reference to E.villosus(2011) Suinyuy, Terence Nkwanwir; Donaldson, John SidneyPollination systems of cycads usually involve obligate mutualisms in which the cycad taxa depend on between one and three insect pollinators. Generally, the pollination periods of many cycad taxa are characterised by odour emissions in pollen shedding (male) and receptive (female) cones usually accompanied by heat production. The emission of cone odours and heat production coincide with periods of insect activity on the cones...