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Flower generalization has often been viewed as a suboptimal solution to managing the needs of different visitors. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have developed a framework to examine flower-animal interactions and how different types of visitor-mediated trade-offs affect flower evolution. They found that mitigating trade-offs can lead to novel combinations of traits that enhance floral diversity. These findings could explain the discrepancy between observed flower visitors and those predicted based on a flower's traits.
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