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Flowering plants usually face selective pressure to optimise the transfer of their pollen, and this is typically reflected in the morphology of the flowers and the behaviour of the plants. Pollen may be transferred between plants via a number of 'vectors'. Some plants make use of abiotic vectors - namely wind anemophily or, much less commonly, water hydrophily. Others use biotic vectors including insects entomophily, birds ornithophily, bats chiropterophily or other animals. Some plants make use of multiple vectors, but many are highly specialised.
Flowering plants usually face selective pressure to optimise the transfer of their pollen, and this is typically reflected in the morphology of the flowers and the behaviour of the plants. Pollen may be transferred between plants via a number of 'vectors'. Some plants make use of abiotic vectors - namely wind anemophily or, much less commonly, water hydrophily. Others use biotic vectors including insects entomophily, birds ornithophily, bats chiropterophily or other animals. Some plants make use of multiple vectors, but many are highly specialised.