The chemical nature of fetid floral odours in stapeliads (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae-Ceropegieae)

New Phytologist

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 452-468

  Jürgens, Andreas ^a   Dötterl, Stefan ^b   Meve, Ulrich ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceropegieae; Floral odours; Fly pollination; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Headspace; Polysulphides; Scent mimicry; Stapeliads

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; FLY; MIMICRY; ODOR; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASCLEPIADACEAE; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; FLY; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; VOLATILIZATION;

ANIMALS; ASCLEPIADACEAE; DIPTERA; FLOWERS; ODORS; VOLATILIZATION;

APOCYNACEAE; ARACEAE; ASCLEPIADOIDEAE; CEROPEGIEAE;

EID: 33750024868     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01845.x     Document Type: Article

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