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Fringe Science: are the corollas of Nymphoides (Menyanthaceae) flowers adapted for surface tension interactions?

机译:边缘科学:N蝶花(花ae科)的花冠是否适合表面张力相互作用?

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Attractive features of flowers are adaptations for biotic interactions, and a few floral adaptations are for interactions with the physical environment. Marginal corollar appendages of Nymphoides (Menyanthaceae) can be membranous, a fringe of trichomes, or a ruffle. Although clearly enhancing display, a fringed corollar margin might function by generating a significant upward force through surface tension, an interaction adaptive in an aquatic environment. The force needed to dunk flowers with an intact corollar fringe and those whose fringe had been trimmed showed a significant difference. The fringe added a mean of 10.4% to the floral mass, but the upward force generated increased by nearly 50%, a significant difference from the predicted change based upon buoyancy alone. A correlation between plant form and type of corolla margin supports the surface-tension hypothesis. The membranous and ruffled corollar margins were found in species whose flowers had less risk of contacting the water's surface.
机译:花的吸引人的特征是对生物相互作用的适应, ,而一些花的适应则是与物理环境相互作用的。 Nymphoides(Menyanthaceae) 的边缘花冠附属物可以是膜质的,有毛状体的边缘或皱纹。尽管 明显增强了显示效果,但有条纹的花冠边缘可能通过表面张力产生显着的向上力而发挥作用,这是一种在水生环境中自适应的相互作用。力 需要扣上完整的花冠边缘的花朵,而那些 被修剪的边缘显示出显着的差异。 边缘增加了平均值花重的10.4%,但产生的 向上的力增加了近50%,与仅基于浮力的预测变化有明显的 差异。 >植物形态与花冠边缘的类型之间的相关性 支持表面张力假说。在花 接触水面的风险较小的物种中发现了膜状和 褶皱的花冠边缘。

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