Trick or Treat? Pollinator attraction in Vanilla pompona (Orchidaceae)
C. Watteyn, D. Scaccabarozzi, B. Muys, N. Van der Schueren, K. Van Meerbeek, M. F. Guizar Amador, J. D. Ackerman, M. V. Cedeno Fonseca, I. F. Chinchilla Alvarado, B. Reubens, R. Pillco Huarcaya, S. Cozzolino, A. P. Karremans
The paper investigates pollinator attraction in Vanilla pompona, identifying Eulaema cingulata as a pollinator and hypothesizing dual attraction through fragrance and food deception.
bioRxiv · Aug 30, 2021Plant Biology