ISSN:
1423-0445
Keywords:
pollination
;
semiochemicals
;
attractants
;
aliphatic alcohols
;
aliphatic hydrocarbons
;
aliphatic methyl esters
;
linalool
;
Hymenoptera Aculeata
;
Andrena
;
Argogorytes
;
Orchidaceae
;
Ophrys
;
Osmia
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Two closely related forms ofOphrys insectifera were observed in the field to attract different pollinator species selectively.O. i. ssp.insectifera attracted males of two species ofArgogorytes (Sphecidae, Hymenoptera Aculeata) andO. i. ssp.aymoninii attractedAndrena combinata males (Andrenidae, Apoidea, Hymenoptera Aculeata). A third form,O. aff.i. ssp.insectifera, attracted none of these three species. Volatile compounds from flowers and inflorescences of the three forms (originating from Öland, Sweden, and Aveyron, France) were collected, using entrainment, enfleurage, and solvent extraction techniques, and identified by gas chromatography — mass spectrometry. Scent differences between the three forms were confirmed in the amounts of aliphatic hydrocarbons (C11–C19), methyl esters (C14–C18), short chain aliphatic 1-alcohols (C6–C12), and monoterpene alcohols (C10).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01245895
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