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  • noun Plural form of pollinator.

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Examples

  • The main pollinators of the agave plants from which sotol is distilled are thought to be long-nosed bats and other nectar eating bat species.

    Lloyd Mexico Economic Report January 2004 2006

  • The main pollinators of the agave plants from which sotol is distilled are thought to be long-nosed bats and other nectar eating bat species.

    Lloyd Mexico Economic Report January 2004 2006

  • The intimate relationship between flowers and their pollinators is a lovely example of what is called co-evolution – evolution together.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • The intimate relationship between flowers and their pollinators is a lovely example of what is called co-evolution – evolution together.

    THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009

  • (Media-Newswire. com) - Plants and their pollinators are the focus of ground-breaking research by Dr Heather Whitney, recently appointed Lloyds Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences.

    Media Newswire 2009

  • Moreover, many keystone species, such as pollinators died off within a short time.

    Biosphere 2009

  • 38.6 Mutualism benefits both populations  Mutualism - symbiotic relationship in which both members benefit  Example: Bacteria that reside in the human intestinal tract acquire food, but they also provide us with vitamins, molecules we are unable to synthesize for ourselves  Relationship between plants and their pollinators is a good example of mutualism 

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Moreover, many keystone species, such as pollinators died off within a short time.

    Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2010

  • Moreover, many keystone species, such as pollinators died off within a short time.

    Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth 2009

  • Berenbaum says people can also help the honey bee by planting more flowers and becoming more tolerant of weeds, some of which offer food for pollinators like bees.

    Bee Expert Honored with Tyler Environmental Prize 2011

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