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SUBMITTER: Lawson DA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015847 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lawson David A DA Chittka Lars L Whitney Heather M HM Rands Sean A SA
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20180601 1880
Flowers act as multisensory billboards to pollinators by using a range of sensory modalities such as visual patterns and scents. Different floral organs release differing compositions and quantities of the volatiles contributing to floral scent, suggesting that scent may be patterned within flowers. Early experiments suggested that pollinators can distinguish between the scents of differing floral regions, but little is known about how these potential scent patterns might influence pollinators. ...[more]