Floral evolution and pollinator mate choice in a sexually deceptive orchid

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-75

  Schiestl, F P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Floral evolution; Floral odor; Flower size; Mate choice behaviour; Pollination by sexual deception; Sex pheromone; Sexual selection; Thynnine wasp

Indexed keywords

SEX PHEROMONE;

ANGIOSPERM; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; MATE CHOICE; PHEROMONE; POLLINATOR; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; MALE; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYMBIOSIS; WASP;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLOWERS; MALE; ORCHIDACEAE; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SYMBIOSIS; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; CHILOGLOTTIS; CHILOGLOTTIS TRAPEZIFORMIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NEOZELEBORIA; NEOZELEBORIA CRYPTOIDES; ORCHIDACEAE; TIPHIIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0842330806     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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