Flower signals of bee- and bird-pollinated plants have converged via pollinator-mediated evolution, driven by the visual system of their respective pollinators. For bird flowers, sensory exclusion of
Source code and data for "Recurrent visitation by lycaenid butterflies and honeybees to the same individuals of flowering plant Achyranthes bidentata (Amaranthaceae)" by Y. Sato & T. Nishida.
Plants are predicted to show floral adaptation to geographic variation in the most effective pollinator, potentially leading to reproductive isolation and genetic divergence. Many sexually deceptive o