Flowers and fungi use scents to mimic each other

Science

Volumn 311, Issue 5762, 2006, Pages 806-807

  Kaiser, Roman ^a  

^a GIVAUDAN SCHWEIZ AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCES; INSECT CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLOWERS; FUNGAL SPORES; PLANT INFECTIONS;

FUNGI;

FLOWER; FUNGUS;

FLOWER; FRUITING BODY; FUNGAL PLANT DISEASE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; INSECT; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

AGARICALES; ANGIOSPERMS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FLOWERS; ODORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PIGMENTATION; PLANT LEAVES; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; VOLATILIZATION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 32444432365     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1119499     Document Type: Review

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15. I thank R. Honegger for provisional identification of the fungi species, valuable discussions, and critical reading of the manuscript.