[PCA] Conifer study illustrates twists of evolution

[Negron-Ortiz, Vivian]

Pollination by flotation
Some conifers still have buoyant pollen that, upon contact with an emitted
droplet, float up into a downward facing ovule. The mechanism has been
evolving out of existence.

Read more:
https://news.brown.edu/articles/2015/04/conifers

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