Hawkmoths evaluate scenting flowers with the tip of their proboscis

Hawkmoths evaluate scenting flowers with the tip of their proboscis

Pollination by insects is essential to many ecosystems. Previously, we have shown that floral scent is important to mediate pollen transfer between plants (Kessler et al., 2015). Yet, the mechanisms by which pollinators evaluate volatiles of single flowers remained unclear. Here, Nicotiana attenuata...

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Main Authors: Alexander Haverkamp, Felipe Yon, Ian W Keesey, Christine Mißbach, Christopher Koenig, Bill S Hansson, Ian T Baldwin, Markus Knaden, Danny Kessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-05-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Manduca sexta
Nicotiana attenuata
pollination
floral scent
olfaction
proboscis
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/15039

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