An unusual tricosatriene is crucial for male fungus gnat attraction and exploitation by sexually deceptive Pterostylis orchids
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Hayashi, Tobias; Bohman, Bjorn; Scaffidi, Adrian; Peakall, Rod; Flematti, Gavin R
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Cross-kingdom mimicry of female insect sex pheromones by sexually deceptive orchids has evolved multiple times.1 Fungus gnats (Diptera) are predicted to be pollinators of hundreds of sexually deceptive orchids,2-4 yet unlike orchids that sexually attract bees and wasps (Hymenoptera),5-11 the chemistry of fungus gnat-pollinated orchids remains unknown. Furthermore, despite the importance of fungus gnats as pollinators, pests, and decomposers of organic material, and evidence for sex pheromones...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2021 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/262831 |
Source: | Current biology : CB |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cub.2021.01.095 |
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