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The Chemistry of Sexual Deception in an Orchid-Wasp Pollination System
- Source :
- Science
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- The "sexually deceptive" orchid Chiloglottis trapeziformis attracts males of its pollinator species, the thynnine wasp Neozeleboria cryptoides, by emitting a unique volatile compound, 2-ethyl-5-propylcyclohexan-1,3-dione, which is also produced by female
Details
- Database :
- OAIster
- Journal :
- Science
- Publication Type :
- Electronic Resource
- Accession number :
- edsoai.on1291813874
- Document Type :
- Electronic Resource