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The 175 pages that link to Pollination, each with the reason it gives.

• BiodiversityRelated: Diverse pollinator communities support plant reproduction and food production.

• Ecosystem serviceBroader topic: Pollination supports crop production and wild plant reproduction.

• BirdRelated: Some birds transfer pollen while feeding on nectar.

• ArthropodRelated: Insects and other arthropods pollinate many flowering plants.

• NocturnalityRelated: Night-flying animals pollinate flowers adapted to nighttime visitors.

• ConiferNarrower topic: Conifer pollination transfers pollen to exposed ovules on seed cones.

• InsectRelated: Bees and other insects pollinate many wild plants and crops.

• FlowerRelated: Pollination places pollen where it can participate in the flower's reproductive process.

• FruitRelated: It commonly precedes the fertilization that triggers fruit development.

• MutualismBroader topic: Pollinators gain food while plants gain pollen transfer.

• Forest fragmentationRelated: Isolation and altered animal movement can disrupt pollination in fragmented forest plants.

• HorticultureRelated: Many fruit and seed crops depend on successful pollination for harvests.

• LocomotionRelated: Flying and crawling animals transport pollen between flowers as they move.

• Wind pollinationNarrower topic: Wind pollination is a particular means of accomplishing this transfer.

• GymnospermRelated: Pollen reaches exposed ovules by wind or, in some groups, animal vectors.

• PollenRelated: This transfer places pollen where fertilization can begin.

• DioecyRelated: Pollen must travel from male plants to female plants for dioecious species to reproduce.

• AsteraceaeRelated: A head’s many florets can attract pollinators while presenting numerous reproductive units.

• Plant propagationRelated: It is a step toward seed formation in many flowering plants.

• BerryRelated: Pollination can initiate the reproductive sequence that leads to berry development.

• Flowering plantRelated: Pollen transfer enables fertilization in flowering plants.

• Honey beeNarrower topic: Foragers transfer pollen between flowers while collecting food.

• OvuleRelated: Pollen must reach the flower’s stigma before a pollen tube can approach an ovule.

• Seed plantRelated: Pollination brings the male gametophyte to the ovule-bearing structure.

• AnimalRelated: Many animals, especially insects, transfer pollen while feeding on flowers.

• LepidopteraRelated: Adult moths and butterflies transfer pollen while feeding on flowers.

• ArecaceaeRelated: Palm flowers use varied pollination systems, including insects, wind, and other animals.

• Insect flightRelated: Flight lets insect pollinators travel between flowers and plant populations.

• Seed coneRelated: Wind-borne pollen reaches ovules through openings in the cone scales.

• Conifer coneRelated: Wind commonly carries conifer pollen from pollen cones to ovules.

• Date palmRelated: Date growers often transfer pollen by hand to improve fruit set.

• Pollinator declineNarrower topic: Pollinator decline can reduce animal-mediated pollen transfer, though many plants also use wind or self-pollination.

• Insect declineRelated: Declines among pollinating insects can reduce reproduction in wild plants and some crops.

• Agricultural biodiversityRelated: Pollinators support reproduction in many crops and wild plants on farms.

• ButterflyRelated: Adult butterflies can transfer pollen while feeding, though they are not the principal pollinators for most plants.

• CarpelRelated: Pollen must reach the stigma before fertilization can proceed.

• ParthenocarpyCompared with: Some parthenocarpic fruit growth begins without the pollination that usually precedes fertilization.

• PollinatorNarrower topic: Pollinators are animal agents of this broader process.

• NectarNarrower topic: Nectar attracts visitors whose movement between flowers can transfer pollen.

• DefaunationRelated: Declines in animal pollinators can impair reproduction in dependent plants.

• MothRelated: Nectar-feeding moths pollinate plants, including species with night-opening flowers.

• PeanutRelated: Fertilization of peanut flowers triggers the peg’s growth and the start of pod development.

• Self-incompatibilityNarrower topic: The incompatibility response modifies the usual path from pollination to fertilization.

• DipteraRelated: Many flies pollinate plants, including species that attract few bees.

• Pine coneRelated: Pine pollination usually occurs when wind deposits pollen near ovules.

• BeeswaxRelated: Beeswax is one product of colonies whose broader ecological effects include pollination.

• PancrustaceaRelated: Many insect pancrustaceans pollinate crops and wild plants.

• PetalNarrower topic: Petals can help bring pollinators that transfer pollen between flowers.

• StamenRelated: Pollen released by stamens must reach a receptive surface.

• ArthropodaRelated: Bees and other arthropods pollinate many crops and wild plants.