Sun-Tracking Solar Furnaces in High Arctic Flowers: Significance for Pollination and Insects

Heliotropic flowers ( Dryas integrifolia , Papaver radicatum ) act, in sunshine, as solar reflectors, their corollas focusing heat on the sporophylls. Considerable intrafloral temperatures are generated. Winds above 3.8 meters per second and cloud abolish the effect. Insects that bask in the flowers...

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Published in:Science
Main Author: Kevan, Peter G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1975
Subjects:
Arctic
Papaver radicatum
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.189.4204.723
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.189.4204.723
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.189.4204.723 2024-09-30T14:30:14+00:00 Sun-Tracking Solar Furnaces in High Arctic Flowers: Significance for Pollination and Insects Kevan, Peter G. 1975 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.189.4204.723 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.189.4204.723 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 189, issue 4204, page 723-726 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 1975 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.189.4204.723 2024-09-05T04:00:52Z Heliotropic flowers ( Dryas integrifolia , Papaver radicatum ) act, in sunshine, as solar reflectors, their corollas focusing heat on the sporophylls. Considerable intrafloral temperatures are generated. Winds above 3.8 meters per second and cloud abolish the effect. Insects that bask in the flowers also gain heat. The phenomena are important in maximizing the small heat budget. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Papaver radicatum AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Arctic Science 189 4204 723 726
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description Heliotropic flowers ( Dryas integrifolia , Papaver radicatum ) act, in sunshine, as solar reflectors, their corollas focusing heat on the sporophylls. Considerable intrafloral temperatures are generated. Winds above 3.8 meters per second and cloud abolish the effect. Insects that bask in the flowers also gain heat. The phenomena are important in maximizing the small heat budget.
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title Sun-Tracking Solar Furnaces in High Arctic Flowers: Significance for Pollination and Insects
title_short Sun-Tracking Solar Furnaces in High Arctic Flowers: Significance for Pollination and Insects
title_full Sun-Tracking Solar Furnaces in High Arctic Flowers: Significance for Pollination and Insects
title_fullStr Sun-Tracking Solar Furnaces in High Arctic Flowers: Significance for Pollination and Insects
title_full_unstemmed Sun-Tracking Solar Furnaces in High Arctic Flowers: Significance for Pollination and Insects
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