Temporal variation of flower scent in Silene otites (Caryophyllaceae): A species with a mixed pollination system

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 447-460

  Dötterl, Stefan ^a   Jahreiß, Katrin ^a   Jhumur, Umma Salma ^b   Jürgens, Andreas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diel odour patterns; Diurnal; Dynamic headspace; Floral volatile composition; Flower visitors; GC MS; Nectar drinking mosquitoes; Nocturnal; Pollinator attraction

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DIEL VARIATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; FLOWER VISITING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOSQUITO; MOTH; NECTAR; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 84862514255     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01239.x     Document Type: Article

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