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A dual function for 4-methoxybenzaldehyde in Petasites fragrans? : Pollinator-attractant and ant-repellent
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dc.contributor.author | Pattrick, Jonathan Gilson | |
dc.contributor.author | Shepherd, Tom | |
dc.contributor.author | Hoppitt, Will | |
dc.contributor.author | Plowman, Nichola S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Willmer, Pat | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-20T16:30:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-20T16:30:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-10 | |
dc.identifier | 249738836 | |
dc.identifier | d9bab6d7-3824-4c46-8d15-103b266bfc3a | |
dc.identifier | 85017615145 | |
dc.identifier | 000411103100001 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Pattrick , J G , Shepherd , T , Hoppitt , W , Plowman , N S & Willmer , P 2017 , ' A dual function for 4-methoxybenzaldehyde in Petasites fragrans ? Pollinator-attractant and ant-repellent ' , Arthropod-Plant Interactions , vol. 11 , no. 5 , pp. 623-627 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-017-9519-3 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1872-8855 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/10633 | |
dc.description | JGP was jointly funded by a Natural Environment Research Council studentship, Grant number NE/H524930/1, and the University of St Andrews. Part of this work was funded by the Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services Division of the Scottish Government. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Ant-repellent floral volatiles offer one method through which plants can mediate the detrimental effects of ants on flowers. Although the repellence itself is well-documented, the volatiles involved are less well explored. Here we investigated the floral bouquet of ant-repellent male flowers of Petasites fragrans, identifying 4-methoxybenzaldehyde as the main component. 4-methoxybenzaldehyde significantly repelled ants when presented in isolation in an olfactometer and thus is the likely source of the repellent effect. As 4-methoxybenzaldehyde has previously been shown to attract pollinators, it may therefore have a dual function in P. fragrans, pollinator-attractant and ant-repellent. Additionally, 4-methoxybenzaldehyde is particularly interesting as an ant-repellent as it has been observed in the bouquets of other plant species with specific ant interactions. | |
dc.format.extent | 5 | |
dc.format.extent | 353466 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Arthropod-Plant Interactions | en |
dc.subject | Petasites fragrans | en |
dc.subject | Ant-repellent floral volatiles | en |
dc.subject | 4-methoxybenzaldehyde | en |
dc.subject | p-anisaldehyde | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject | QK Botany | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QK | en |
dc.title | A dual function for 4-methoxybenzaldehyde in Petasites fragrans? : Pollinator-attractant and ant-repellent | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Biology | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Behavioural and Neural Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11829-017-9519-3 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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