Abstract:Summary
Hybridization is common in flowering plants and is believed to be an important force driving adaptation and speciation. The flowers of hybrids often exhibit new trait combinations, which, theoretically, could attract new species of pollinators.
In this study, we found that the hybrids between a hummingbird‐pollinated species Mimulus cardinalis and a self‐pollinated species Mimulus parishii attract bumblebees (Bombus impatiens), a pollinator not attracted to either of the progenitor species.
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