The production of a key floral volatile is dependent on UV light in a sexually deceptive orchid

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plants use a diverse range of visual and olfactory cues to advertize to pollinators. Australian Chiloglottis orchids employ one to three related chemical variants, all 2,5-dialkylcyclohexane-1,3-diones or ‘chiloglottones’ to sexually attract their specific male pollinators. Here...

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Main Authors: Falara, Vasiliki, Amarasinghe, Ranamalie, Poldy, Jacqueline, Pichersky, Eran, Barrow, Russell A., Peakall, Rod
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523645/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23091095
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcs228
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