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flower beetles . vertebrates, mainly bats and birds, but also some non-bat mammals ( monkeys , lemurs , possums , rodents ) and some lizards pollinate certain plants. among the pollinating birds are hummingbirds , honeyeaters and sunbirds with long beaks; they pollinate a number of deep-throated flowers
with long, narrow tubes and much nectar, but are not as strongly attracted to wide flowers with little nectar and copious pollen, which are more attractive to beetles. when these characteristics are experimentally modified (altering colour, size, orientation), pollinator visitation may decline. [ ]...
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north america. their bark is thin, gray, and smooth even in older trees. beeches have alternate, simple, slender leaves that are entire or sparsely toothed, and from - centimeters (cm) long and - cm broad. the leaves typically are pale to dark green but turn golden or copper-orange in autumn. the flowers
the leaves are dark green, simple, and sparsely-toothed with small teeth, - cm long (rarely cm), with a short petiole. the winter twigs are distinctive among north american trees, being long and slender ( - mm by - mm) with two rows of overlapping scales on the buds. the tree is monoecious, with flowers...
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