The Chemistry of Sexual Deception in an Orchid-Wasp Pollination System
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Schiestl, Florian; Peakall, Rodney; Mant, J; Ibarra, Fernando; Schulz, Claudia; Franke, Stephan; Francke, Wittko
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The "sexually deceptive" orchid Chiloglottis trapeziformis attracts males of its pollinator species, the thynnine wasp Neozeleboria cryptoides, by emitting a unique volatile compound, 2-ethyl-5-propylcyclohexan-1,3-dione, which is also produced by female
| Collections | ANU Research Publications |
|---|---|
| Date published: | 2003 |
| Type: | Journal article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85897 |
| Source: | Science |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.1087835 |
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