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The Chemistry of Sexual Deception in an Orchid-Wasp Pollination System

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2003

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Schiestl, Florian
Peakall, Rodney
Mant, J
Ibarra, Fernando
Schulz, Claudia
Franke, Stephan
Francke, Wittko

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

Abstract

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

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Keywords: Hormones; Natural sciences; Volatile organic compounds; Pollination; Biodiversity; 2 ethyl 5 propylcyclohexan 1,3 dione; sex pheromone; unclassified drug; article; copulation; gas chromatography; infrared spectroscopy; molecular dynamics; nonhuman; nuclea

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85897

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ANU Research Publications

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Science

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10.1126/science.1087835

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