Natural selection on floral volatile production in Penstemon digitalis: Highlighting the role of linalool

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 137-140

  Parachnowitsch, Amy L ^a   Burdon, Rosalie C F ^a   Raguso, Robert A ^b   Kessler, André ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Corolla color; Floral scent; Flower size; Linalool; Penstemon digitalis; Phenotypic selection; Pollination

Indexed keywords

LINALOOL; NECTAR; TERPENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EVOLUTION; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NECTAR; ODOR; PENSTEMON; PHENOTYPE; POLLINATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FLOWERS; MONOTERPENES; ODORS; PENSTEMON; PHENOTYPE; PLANT NECTAR; POLLINATION; SELECTION, GENETIC; STEREOISOMERISM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84873516546     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.22704     Document Type: Article

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