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The Chemistry of Sexual Deception in an Orchid-Wasp Pollination System

Florian P. Schiestl, Rod Peakall, Jim Mant, Fernando Ibarra, Claudia Schulz, Stephan Franke, Wittko Francke

Science · 2003 · 337 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

The "sexually deceptive" orchid Chiloglottis trapeziformis attracts males of its pollinator species, the thynnine wasp Neozeleboria cryptoides, by emitting a unique volatile compound, 2-ethyl-5-propylcyclohexan-1,3-dione, which is also produced by female wasps as a male-attracting sex pheromone.

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Orchid pollination by sexual swindle

Florian P. Schiestl, Manfred Ayasse, Hannes F. Paulus et al. · Nature · 1999 · 444 citations

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Pollinator attraction in a sexually deceptive orchid by means of unconventional chemicals

Manfred Ayasse, Florian P. Schiestl, Hannes F. Paulus et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2003 · 269 citations · Full text

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Rotting smell of dead-horse arum florets

Marcus C. Stensmyr, Isabella Urru, Ignazio Collu et al. · Nature · 2002 · 242 citations

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Sex pheromone mimicry in the early spider orchid ( Ophrys sphegodes ): patterns of hydrocarbons as the key mechanism for pollination by sexual deception

Florian P. Schiestl, Manfred Ayasse, H. F. Paulus et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology A · 2000 · 194 citations

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