The sweet smell of success: Floral scent affects pollinator attraction and seed fitness in Hesperis matronalis

Functional Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 480-487

  Majetic, Cassie J ^a   Raguso, Robert A ^b   Ashman, Tia Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatics; Natural selection; Phenotypic variation; Plant volatiles; Pollinator attraction; Syrphid flies; Terpenoids; Trait correlations

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLOR MORPH; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; FLOWER VISITING; FLY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; ODOR; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PIGMENT; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLYMORPHISM; SEED PRODUCTION; TERPENE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

HESPERIS MATRONALIS; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 59449100988     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01517.x     Document Type: Article

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