Hybrid floral scent novelty drives pollinator shift in sexually deceptive orchids
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Sexually deceptive orchids of the genus <it>Ophrys </it>attract their pollinators, male insects, on a highly specific basis through the emission of odour blends that mimic the female sex pheromone of the targeted species....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/103 |