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Entomophily by a robust insect with a medium length proboscis is considered unlikely due to phenology and morphology of the flower. Omothiphily is a possibility as stem thickness correlates with previous studies investigating the correlation between stem thickness and pollination syndromes. The pollination syndrome of Erica lanuginosa remains indeterminate by I hypothesize that, due to phenology, thick supportive, stem and large quantities of nectar and close-formed flower, which needs to be manoeuvred open, its pollinator is likely a short-billed generalist-feeding bird restricted by food choice during the winter months.","abstract_html":"The flower of Erica lanuginosa has a tightly closed corolla, held in place by hinged sepals. with a dull reddish-pink colour which makes make it hard to determine a likely pollinator. Rodent trapping and pollen analysis of faecal matter showed it unlikely to be pollinated by a rodent. Flowers excluded from external pollination showed no seed set, hence it is not considered to be self-pollinated. Nectar analysis are inconclusive as an indicator of pollination syndrome. Entomophily by a robust insect with a medium length proboscis is considered unlikely due to phenology and morphology of the flower. Omothiphily is a possibility as stem thickness correlates with previous studies investigating the correlation between stem thickness and pollination syndromes. The pollination syndrome of Erica lanuginosa remains indeterminate by I hypothesize that, due to phenology, thick supportive, stem and large quantities of nectar and close-formed flower, which needs to be manoeuvred open, its pollinator is likely a short-billed generalist-feeding bird restricted by food choice during the winter months.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Mitrani, Leila Mical"],"institution":"Department of Biological Sciences","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Midgley, Jeremy J"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2010,"date_issued":"2010","date_published":"2010","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:36Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Midgley, Jeremy J"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Mitrani, Leila Mical"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2017-11-17T08:17:24Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2017-11-17T08:17:24Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2010"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Department of Biological Sciences"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of Cape Town"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Bachelor Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Honours"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["BSc (Hons)"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26380"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The flower of Erica lanuginosa has a tightly closed corolla, held in place by hinged sepals. with a dull reddish-pink colour which makes make it hard to determine a likely pollinator. 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