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The Development Of A Photographic Atlas Of Plant Adaptations For Pollination, Bethany Van Dusseldorp
The Development Of A Photographic Atlas Of Plant Adaptations For Pollination, Bethany Van Dusseldorp
Honors Program Theses
Plants have biotic, abiotic, or both biotic and abiotic adaptations for pollination, depending on how they are structured and the attraction between the plant and pollinator. The main focus for this project was biotic adaptations for pollination, and how various plants are specifically structured for the insect, bird, or mammal to pick up the pollen and carry it to the next plant. Documentation, using image/focus stacking and macro photography, was done of the structures of various plants from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Botanical Center to support the reason for why plants are structured the way they are. While …