Working towards a holistic view on flower traits-how floral scents mediate plant-animal interactions in concert with other floral characters

Journal of the Indian Institute of Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-67

  Junker, Robert R ^a   Parachnowitsch, Amy L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antagonists; Behaviour; Morphology; Mutualism; Pollination; Rewards; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; ODORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANTAGONISTS; BEHAVIOUR; MUTUALISM; POLLINATION; REWARDS;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 84920410125     PISSN: 09704140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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