History
Charles Darwin believed that nectar robbing always had a negative impact on the plant and his assumption was unquestioned by the late twentieth century. Now it is fairly well known that the impact of nectar robbing on plants is not as straightforward as assumed. Only one third of the studies of nectar robbing have revealed a negative impact on the plant, while others have shown either neutral or positive effect.
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