Carotenoids are isoprenoid compounds synthesized by all photosynthetic and some non‐
photosynthetic organisms. They are essential for photosynthesis and contribute to many …

Because most plants rely on animals for pollination, insights from animal sensory ecology
and behavior are essential for understanding the evolution of flowers. In this review, we …

Floral scent constitutes an ancient and important channel of communication between
flowering plants, their pollinators, and enemies. Fragrance is a highly complex component of …

β-Ionone is a natural plant volatile compound, and it is the 9, 10 and 9′, 10′ cleavage
product of β-carotene by the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase. β-Ionone is widely …

This chapter provides a general survey of the literature of floral fragrance chemistry in
relation to pollinator type and presents a tentative effort to uncover possible associations …

Flowers produce a plethora of secondary metabolites but only nectar sugars, floral pigments
and headspace volatiles have been examined in the context of pollinator behavior. We …

Winner of the 2005 Klinger Book Award Presented by The Society for Economic Botany.
Florida Ethnobotany provides a cross-cultural examination of how the state s native plants …

Flowers recruit floral visitors for pollination services by emitting fragrances. These scent
signals can be intercepted by antagonists such as florivores to locate host plants. Hence, as …

Plants produce and emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds that play key roles in
interactions with abiotic and biotic environments. One of these roles is the attraction of …

We investigated scent composition and pollinator attraction in two closely related orchids,
Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R. Br. sl and Gymnadenia odoratissima (L.) Rich. in four …