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Wiley, Journal of Animal Ecology, 2(85), p. 315-317, 2016

DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12454

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Getting the smell of it – odour cues structure pollinator networks

Journal article published in 2016 by Peter A. Hambäck ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

In Focus: Larue, A.-A.C., Raguso, R.A. & Junker, R.R. (2015) Experimental manipulation of floral scent bouquets restructures flower–visitor interactions in the field. Journal of Animal Ecology, 85, 396–408. Pollinators use multiple cues to locate suitable flowers, and recent studies argue that flower volatiles are more important than previously believed. However, the role of volatiles is seldom separated from other cues. Larue, Raguso & Junker (2015) manipulated the volatile profile of two plants that are normally visited by different pollinators. Achillea millefolium is normally not visited by honeybees and bumblebees, but these pollinator groups did visit plants that were sprayed with volatiles from Cirsium arvense. Cirsium arvense, on the other hand, was less visited by honeybees and bumblebees when sprayed with volatiles from A. millefolium. These findings highlight the potential role of volatiles in structuring pollinator communities on plants.