The challenge of attracting pollinators while evading floral herbivores: Patterns of fragrance emission in Cirsium arvense and Cirsium repandum (Asteraceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 587-601

  Theis, Nina ^a,d   Lerdau, Manuel ^a,b   Raguso, Robert A ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada thistle; Florivory; Herbivory; Plant volatiles; Pollination; Sandhill thistle

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIEL VARIATION; FIELD SURVEY; HERB; HERBIVORY; MATURATION; ONTOGENY; POLLINATOR; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ASTERACEAE; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; CIRSIUM REPANDUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34249779831     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513481     Document Type: Article

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