The aculeate wasps are one of the most diverse and speciose insect taxa; they are
omnipresent across ecosystems and exhibit diverse co‐evolutionary and exploitative …

Medicinal plants and their bioactive molecules are integral components of nature and have
supported the health of human societies for millennia. However, the prevailing view of …

Floral scent plays a crucial role in the reproductive process of many plants. Humans have
been fascinated by floral scents throughout history, and have transported and traded floral …

Sexual mimicry is a complex multimodal strategy used by some plants to lure insects to
flowers for pollination. 1–4 It is notable for being highly species-specific and is typically …

Flowering plants have evolved extraordinarily diverse metabolites that underpin the floral
visual and olfactory signals enabling plant–pollinator interactions. In some cases, these …

Gene co-option, the redeployment of an existing gene in an unrelated developmental
context, is an important mechanism underlying the evolution of morphological novelty. In …

The genus Varicosavirus is one of six genera of plant-infecting rhabdoviruses.
Varicosaviruses have non-enveloped, flexuous, rod-shaped virions and a negative-sense …

Cross-kingdom mimicry of female insect sex pheromones by sexually deceptive orchids has
evolved multiple times. 1 Fungus gnats (Diptera) are predicted to be pollinators of hundreds …

Ophioviruses (genus Ophiovirus, family Aspiviridae) are plant-infecting viruses with non-
enveloped, filamentous, naked nucleocapsid virions. Members of the genus Ophiovirus …

Background Although grapes accumulate diverse groups of volatile compounds, their
genetic regulation in different cultivars remains unelucidated. Therefore, this study …