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'Bleeding' flowers of Ceropegia gerrardii (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae) mimic wounded insects to attract kleptoparasitic fly pollinators

Heiduk A, Brake I, Shuttleworth A and others. The New phytologist, April 2023.

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Floral ScentElectroantennographic DetectionBehavioural TrapBrachystelmaFly-pollinationHaemolymph MimicryHoney Bee Mimicry

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