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Air pollution modifies floral scent trails
Atmospheric Environment, 2008Abstract Floral hydrocarbons provide essential signals to attract pollinators. As soon as they are emitted to the atmosphere, however, hydrocarbons are destroyed by chemical reactions involving pollutants such as ozone. It is therefore likely that increased air pollution interferes with pollinator attracting hydrocarbon signals.
Quinn S. McFrederick +2 more
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2006
As with nearly all living creatures, humans have always been attracted and intrigued by floral scents. Yet, while we have been manufacturing perfumes for at least 5000 years to serve a myriad of religious, sexual, and medicinal purposes, until very recently, the limitation of our olfactory faculty has greatly hindered our capacity to clearly and ...
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As with nearly all living creatures, humans have always been attracted and intrigued by floral scents. Yet, while we have been manufacturing perfumes for at least 5000 years to serve a myriad of religious, sexual, and medicinal purposes, until very recently, the limitation of our olfactory faculty has greatly hindered our capacity to clearly and ...
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Nocturnal Bees are Attracted by Widespread Floral Scents
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2012Flower localization in darkness is a challenging task for nocturnal pollinators. Floral scents often play a crucial role in guiding them towards their hosts. Using common volatile compounds of floral scents, we trapped female nocturnal Megalopta-bees (Halictidae), thus uncovering olfactory cues involved in their search for floral resources.
Airton Torres, Carvalho +4 more
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The Chemical Diversity of Floral Scent
2006This chapter reviews the structures and abundances of the chemical compound groups reported in J. T. Knudsen et al. and discusses various aspects of variation in floral scent chemistry. Many floral scent compounds are chiral molecules with one or more asymmetric carbons.
Eran Pichersky, Natalia Dudareva
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WHY ARE SOME FLORAL NECTARS SCENTED?
Ecology, 2004Despite recent interest in the non-sugar components of floral nectar, nearly nothing is known about the ecological importance and phylogenetic distribution of scented nectar. If present, the scent of nectar would provide an honest signal to nectar-feeding animals.
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Quantitative studies of floral color and floral scent
Biodiversity Science, 2013Li Qingliang +3 more
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