Sharing of pyrazine semiochemicals between genera of sexually deceptive orchids

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 701-702

  Bohman, Bjorn ^a,b,c   Phillips, Ryan D ^b,d   Flematti, Gavin ^c   Peakall, Rod ^b,c   Barrow, Russell A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caladenia; Chemical ecology; Orchid; Pollinator; Pyrazine; Sexual deception

Indexed keywords

(3,5,6 TRIMETHYLPYRAZIN 2 YL)METHYL 3 METHYLBUTANOATE; 3 (3 METHYLBUTYL) 2,5 DIMETHYLPYRAZINE; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALADENIA BARBAROSSA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DECEPTION; DRAKAEA LIVIDA; FLOWER; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; ORCHIDACEAE; POLLINATION;

CALADENIA; CALADENIA BARBAROSSA; DRAKAEA; ORCHIDACEAE; TETRA;

EID: 84886428523     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1300800605     Document Type: Article

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