TY - JOUR
T1 - Trick or treat? Pollinator attraction in Vanilla pompona (Orchidaceae)
AU - Watteyn, Charlotte
AU - Scaccabarozzi, Daniela
AU - Muys, Bart
AU - Van Der Schueren, Nele
AU - Van Meerbeek, Koenraad
AU - Guizar Amador, Maria F.
AU - Ackerman, James D.
AU - Cedeño Fonseca, Marco V.
AU - Chinchilla Alvarado, Isler F.
AU - Reubens, Bert
AU - Pillco Huarcaya, Ruthmery
AU - Cozzolino, Salvatore
AU - Karremans, Adam
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Natural pollination of Vanilla species remains poorly understood. Our research aimed at better understanding the pollinator attraction mechanism of the Neotropical species Vanilla pompona. Based on our results, we hypothesize that the identified pollinator Eulaema cingulata is attracted via a dual mechanism combining floral fragrance rewards and food deception.
AB - Natural pollination of Vanilla species remains poorly understood. Our research aimed at better understanding the pollinator attraction mechanism of the Neotropical species Vanilla pompona. Based on our results, we hypothesize that the identified pollinator Eulaema cingulata is attracted via a dual mechanism combining floral fragrance rewards and food deception.
KW - Eulaema
KW - Vanilla pompona Schiede
KW - crop wild relatives
KW - floral fragrances
KW - food deception
KW - neotropics
KW - orchidaceae
KW - pollination
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/9e34ac00-975a-3754-a929-f38af044a281/
U2 - 10.1111/btp.13034
DO - 10.1111/btp.13034
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
VL - 54
SP - 268
EP - 274
JO - Biotropica
JF - Biotropica
IS - 1
ER -