Buzz pollination

• Title

  Buzz pollination

• Definition

  A type of pollination in which bees vibrate their indirect flight muscles to cause the release of pollen, usually from poricidal anthers; e.g., in many species of Solanum (Solanaceae).

• Related Terms

  Apical pore

  Poricidal anther dehiscence

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