Signalling receptivity: Comparison of the emission of volatile compounds by figs of Ficus hispida before, during and after the phase of receptivity to pollinators

Symbiosis

Volumn 45, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Proffit, Magali ^a   Schatz, Bertrand ^a   Bessière, Jean Marie ^b   Chen, Chun ^c   Soler, Catherine ^a   Hossaert McKey, Martine ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT CHARLES GERHARDT   (France)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical mediation; Fig fig wasp mutualism; Temporal variation; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMISSION; MUTUALISM; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SIGNALING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASP;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS HISPIDA;

EID: 41549167022     PISSN: 03345114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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