Red flowers have a 'magic trait' to attract birds and keep bees away

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...
Nature

Bird–flower visitation networks in the Galápagos unveil a widespread interaction release

Owing to food scarcity and to the high densities that vertebrates often reach on islands, typical insect- and seed-eaters widen their feeding niche and interact with a greater fraction of species than ...
The Conversation

Colourful language – it’s how Aussie birds and flowers ‘speak’

Martin Burd was involved in the study mentioned in the article. In Australia, honeyeaters are far and away the most abundant and important nectar-feeding birds, so also the most important avian ...