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

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