Table 1. Stamen movement depending on stimulation and abiotic factors in N. macrothyrsa.
nectarscales stimulated | duration of experiment in hours | stimulus interval in min | light | temperature in °C | n | average stamen-movement per h |
yes | 2.5 | 30 | daylight | 22 | 20 | 6.78±1.58 |
yes | 2.5 | 30 | darkness | 22 | 20 | 5.2±1.27 |
yes | 5 | 60 | daylight | 22 | 20 | 2.83±0.24 |
yes | 9 | 180 | daylight | 22 | 21 | 1.83±0.13 |
no | 2.5 | daylight | 22 | 42 | 1.54±0.14 | |
no | 13.5 | darkness | 22 | 25 | 0.81±0.31 | |
no | 13.5 | darkness | 12 | 26 | 0.025±0.42 |