Post-pollination emission of a repellent compound in a sexually deceptive orchid: A new mechanism for maximising reproductive success?

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 531-534

  Schiestl, Florian P ^a,b   Ayasse, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Andrena nigroaenea; Farnesyl hexanoate; Ophrys sphegodes; Pollinator behavior; Post pollination odor changes

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING PLANT; ODOR; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANDRENA NIGROAENEA; ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OPHRYS SPHEGODES; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 0035031757     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000552     Document Type: Article

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