US EditionThe Secret of a Plant's Sexual Attraction Is Betrayed by the Shadow of Its Scent
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The Secret of a Plant's Sexual Attraction Is Betrayed by the Shadow of Its Scent
Phillips and colleagues have found that an orchid may be using some sophisticated chemistry to sexually entice male wasps. What is surprising is that the plant isn’t producing sex pheromones. Instead it produces pro-pheromones, what you get before pheromones. And the result is very potent. The Cryptostylis ovata orchid produces chemicals called alkenes, which do not attract the wasps. But these are unusual alkenes, with double-bonds on even numb…
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