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View article: Variation in Manduca sexta Pollination-Related Floral Traits and Reproduction in a Wild Tobacco Plant
Variation in Manduca sexta Pollination-Related Floral Traits and Reproduction in a Wild Tobacco Plant Open
Most flowering plants depend on animal pollination for successful sexual reproduction. Floral signals such as color, shape, and odor are crucial in establishing this (often mutualistic) interaction. Plant and pollinator phenotypes can vary…
View article: Evolution of a novel and adaptive floral scent in wild tobacco
Evolution of a novel and adaptive floral scent in wild tobacco Open
Many plants emit diverse floral scents that mediate plant-environment interactions and attain reproductive success. However, how plants evolve novel adaptive floral volatiles remains unclear. Here, we show that in the wild tobacco, Nicotia…
View article: The defensive function of a pollinator‐attracting floral volatile
The defensive function of a pollinator‐attracting floral volatile Open
Benzyl acetone (4‐phenylbutan‐2‐one; BA), the dominant floral fragrance of the wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata , is known to attract night‐time pollinators, such as Manduca sexta hawkmoths. For this pollinator, BA is not only essential fo…
View article: Solar flower power
Solar flower power Open
Bumblebees use invisible temperature patterns on flowers to make foraging decisions.
View article: Jasmonate signaling makes flowers attractive to pollinators and repellant to florivores in nature
Jasmonate signaling makes flowers attractive to pollinators and repellant to florivores in nature Open
Summary Flowers are required for the Darwinian fitness of flowering plants, but flowers’ advertisements for pollination services can attract florivores. Previous glasshouse work with Nicotiana attenuata revealed the role of jasmonate (JA) …