Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Midgley, Jeremy J | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Mitrani, Leila Mical | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-11-17T08:17:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-11-17T08:17:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | en_ZA |
| dc.date.updated | 2017-02-01T13:16:36Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The flower of Erica lanuginosa has a tightly closed corolla, held in place by hinged sepals. with a dull reddish-pink colour which makes make it hard to determine a likely pollinator. Rodent trapping and pollen analysis of faecal matter showed it unlikely to be pollinated by a rodent. Flowers excluded from external pollination showed no seed set, hence it is not considered to be self-pollinated. Nectar analysis are inconclusive as an indicator of pollination syndrome. Entomophily by a robust insect with a medium length proboscis is considered unlikely due to phenology and morphology of the flower. Omothiphily is a possibility as stem thickness correlates with previous studies investigating the correlation between stem thickness and pollination syndromes. The pollination syndrome of Erica lanuginosa remains indeterminate by I hypothesize that, due to phenology, thick supportive, stem and large quantities of nectar and close-formed flower, which needs to be manoeuvred open, its pollinator is likely a short-billed generalist-feeding bird restricted by food choice during the winter months. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Mitrani, L. M. (2010). <i>Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Mitrani, Leila Mical. <i>"Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mitrani, L. 2010. Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa. University of Cape Town. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mitrani, Leila Mical AB - The flower of Erica lanuginosa has a tightly closed corolla, held in place by hinged sepals. with a dull reddish-pink colour which makes make it hard to determine a likely pollinator. Rodent trapping and pollen analysis of faecal matter showed it unlikely to be pollinated by a rodent. Flowers excluded from external pollination showed no seed set, hence it is not considered to be self-pollinated. Nectar analysis are inconclusive as an indicator of pollination syndrome. Entomophily by a robust insect with a medium length proboscis is considered unlikely due to phenology and morphology of the flower. Omothiphily is a possibility as stem thickness correlates with previous studies investigating the correlation between stem thickness and pollination syndromes. The pollination syndrome of Erica lanuginosa remains indeterminate by I hypothesize that, due to phenology, thick supportive, stem and large quantities of nectar and close-formed flower, which needs to be manoeuvred open, its pollinator is likely a short-billed generalist-feeding bird restricted by food choice during the winter months. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa TI - Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Mitrani LM. Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Biological Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject.other | Botany | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Certain syndrome or complex conundrum? : the pollination of Erica lanuginosa | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Bachelor Thesis | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Honours | |
| dc.type.qualificationname | BSc (Hons) | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image | |
| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Thesis | en_ZA |