The discovery of 2-hydroxymethyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)-5-methylpyrazine: A semiochemical in orchid pollination
Drakaea livida (Orchidaceae) is pollinated by sexual deception of the wasp Zaspilothynnus nigripes (Thynnidae). It is shown that the orchid emits the same compound, 2-hydroxymethyl-3-(3-methylbutyl)-5-methylpyrazine, that females emit when calling for mates. This novel pyrazine was isolated and iden...
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| Main Authors: |
Bohman, B.,
Jeffares, L.,
Flematti, G.,
Phillips, R.,
Dixon, Kingsley,
Peakall, R.,
Barrow, R. |
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| Format: | Journal Article
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| Published: |
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19642
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