Deceived by orchids: sex, science, fiction and Darwin
@article{Endersby2016DeceivedBO, title={Deceived by orchids: sex, science, fiction and Darwin}, author={Jim Endersby}, journal={The British Journal for the History of Science}, year={2016}, volume={49}, pages={205 - 229} }
Abstract Between 1916 and 1927, botanists in several countries independently resolved three problems that had mystified earlier naturalists – including Charles Darwin: how did the many species of orchid that did not produce nectar persuade insects to pollinate them? Why did some orchid flowers seem to mimic insects? And why should a native British orchid suffer ‘attacks’ from a bee? Half a century after Darwin's death, these three mysteries were shown to be aspects of a phenomenon now known as…
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