Floral Volatiles in a Sapromyiophilous Plant and Their Importance in Attracting House Fly Pollinators

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 340-349

  Zito, Pietro ^a   Dötterl, Stefan ^b   Sajeva, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Apocynaceae; Behavior; Electrophysiology; Floral scent; Musca domestica; Muscidae; Periploca; Pollination; Sapromyophilous

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ANTENNA (ORGAN); APOCYNACEAE; CHEMISTRY; HOUSE FLY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; OLFACTOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; SMELLING;

ANIMALS; APOCYNACEAE; ARTHROPOD ANTENNAE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOUSEFLIES; OLFACTOMETRY; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; POLLINATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84937763124     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-015-0568-8     Document Type: Article

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