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Leaf and floral heating in cold climates: do sub-Antarctic megaherbs resemble tropical alpine giants?

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High latitude and altitude floras are characterized by low-statured, small, wind-pollinated plants, which mainly reproduce by self-pollination or asexual reproduction. However, at odds with this are some sub-Antarctic islands that have plant species with giant growth forms and large, brightly coloured flowers which require insect visitation for pollination. The size, colour and shape of the inflorescences and leaves of these megaherbs suggest thermal benefits similar to giant tropical alpine ...

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2016-08-01

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Lorna Little / Pernille Bronken Eidesen / Eike Müller / Katharine J.M. Dickinson / Janice M. Lord

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Polar Research

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http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/26030/48418

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Campbell Island / flower colour / thermal imaging / Pleurophyllum speciosum. / Environmental sciences / Oceanography / Science (General)

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