Postpollination changes in floral odor in Silene latifolia: Adaptive mechanisms for seed-predator avoidance?

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1855-1860

  Muhlemann, Joëlle K ^a   Waelti, Marc O ^a   Widmer, Alex ^a   Schiestl, Florian P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Floral scent; Lilac aldehydes; Postpollination; Seed predation; Silene latifolia; Veratrole

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FLORA; FLOWER; HERBIVORE; ODOR; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PREDATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; FLOWER; MOTH; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SILENE;

ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; FLOWERS; MOTHS; ODORS; REPRODUCTION; SILENE;

HADENA BICRURIS; SILENE; SILENE LATIFOLIA;

EID: 33747085177     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9113-0     Document Type: Article

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