Evidence for Behavioral Attractiveness of Methoxylated Aromatics in a Dynastid Scarab Beetle-Pollinated Araceae

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1539-1543

  Dötterl, Stefan ^a,d   David, Anja ^b   Boland, Wilhelm ^b   Silberbauer Gottsberger, Ilse ^c   Gottsberger, Gerhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Araceae; Dynamic headspace; Electronic sensor and gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Flower scent; Plant pollinator interactions; Scarabaeidae

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATTRACTANT; BEETLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONOCOTYLEDON; OLFACTORY CUE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SENSOR;

ARACEAE; COLEOPTERA; DYNASTIDAE; HEXAPODA; PHILODENDRON; PHILODENDRON BIPINNATIFIDUM; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 84871721489     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0210-y     Document Type: Article

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