“POLLEN GRAINS can be transported over long distances by wind or animal pollinators, are mostly tolerant of desiccation, and are capable of generating a long tube that grows deeply into the maternal tissues of the ovary that harbor the protected female gametes (egg and central cell). These structural innovations likely exerted a significant influence on the evolution of communication mechanisms in sexual reproduction.”
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674205214608996
linkedin post 2022-06-29 05:12:48
Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022