WHY ARE SOME FLORAL NECTARS SCENTED

By R. Raguso. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science

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Beyond nectar sweetness: the hidden ecological role of non‐protein amino acids in nectar (2014, background): “The attractiveness of nectar as a food reward is often increased by the presence of fragrant volatiles that attract pollinators (Raguso 2004) but also repel antagonists (Kessler & Baldwin 2007).”
The evolution of floral scent: the influence of olfactory learning by insect pollinators on the honest signalling of floral rewards (2009, background): “Journal compilation 2009 British Ecological Society, Functional Ecology, 23, 841–851 times contains scent compounds as well as nutritional ones (Raguso 2004) and returning foragers can themselves become scented via contact with floral surfaces (Molet, Chittka & Raine 2008).”
Chemistry of floral rewards: intra- and interspecific variability of nectar and pollen secondary metabolites across taxa (2018, background): “For example, locally synthesized or adsorbed nectar chemicals 676 (Raguso 2004) might be less constrained by phloem chemistry relative to compounds that are 677 synthesized systemically and transported via xylem or phloem.”
Sniffing out patterns of sexual dimorphism in floral scent (2009, background): “Thus, I predict that sexual dimorphism in floral scent emission correlates with sexual dimorphism in overall flower size and ⁄ or the size of floral organs, especially those known to be the sites of volatile production such as the corolla, calyx, or stamens (Dobson & Bergstro¨ m 2000; Raguso 2004; ”
Consequences of a nectar yeast for pollinator preference and performance (2017, background): “This suggests the potential for nectar yeasts to provide an honest signal of nectar presence, and resource availability, potentially through scent (Raguso 2004).”
Start making scents: the challenge of integrating chemistry into pollination ecology (2008, background): “Several authors (Strauss, 1997; Johnson & Steiner, 2000; Raguso, 2004a,b) have been critical of the omission of chemical dimensions of floral phenotype (scent, nectar, and oil constituents) from attempts to test for syndromes.”
Spatial fragrance patterns in flowers of Silene latifolia: Lilac compounds as olfactory nectar guides? (2005, background): “In a recent work, Raguso (2004) nicely demonstrated that nectar of four out of seven tested angiosperms was scented.”