Furthermore, the individual flower structure is similar to " Banksia attenuata ", for which the honey possum ( " Tarsipes rostratus " ) is a major pollinator.
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A 1985-86 field study in the Fitzgerald River National Park found it to be the main summertime food source for the nectar-feeding honey possum ( " Tarsipes rostratus " ).
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Grey, a keen naturalist, sent a skin of a honey possum, together with a description, to the Zoological Society of London, suggesting that it be named " Tarsipes spenserae ", after his wife.
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This in turn will impact on animals reliant on these plants for food and shelter, such as the southwestern pygmy possum ( " Cercartetus concinnus " ) and the honey possum ( " Tarsipes rostratus " ).
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The stigma is not receptive until about twelve days . The flowers are pollinated by a host of birds and small mammals including the white-fronted honeyeater ( " Phildonyris albifrons " ) and the honey possum ( " Tarsipes rostratus " ),
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"Adenanthos obovatus " has been recorded as a source of nectar for the honey possum ( " Tarsipes rostratus " ) in winter and spring ( early June to September ), from field studies in the Scott National Park, replaced by " A . meisneri " in late spring and summer ( late October to February ).
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Good per WP : SEASON that winter is defined, but why not summer for consistency ? " " Adenanthos obovatus " has been recorded as a source of nectar for the Honey Possum ( " Tarsipes rostratus " ) in winter and spring ( June to September ), from field studies in the Scott National Park, replaced by " Talk ) 01 : 06, 22 January 2011 ( UTC)
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