Mammal pollinators lured by the scent of a parasitic plant

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1716, 2011, Pages 2303-2310

  Johnson, Steven D ^a   Burgoyne, Priscilla M ^b,c   Harder, Lawrence D ^d   Dötterl, Stefan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytinaceae; Cytinus visseri; Dioecy; Floral syndrome; Nectar; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL CUE; DIOECY; INNATE BEHAVIOR; KETONE; NECTAR; PARASITIC PLANT; POLLINATOR; RODENT; TERPENE; ZOOPHILY;

ANIMALIA; CYTINACEAE; CYTINUS; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 79956122299     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2175     Document Type: Article

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