Chemical ecology on the flowers pollinated by moths.

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  • 蛾による送粉系における化学生態学
  • ガ ニヨル ソウフンケイ ニ オケル カガク セイタイガク

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Chemical aspects of flowers pollinated by moths, especially by the Sphingidae and Noctuidae, were reviewed. Although there is a then dency among the sphingophilous flowers to posssess scents, no volatile compounds have yet been demonstrated to have the ability to attract hawkmoths. However, in noctuophilous flowers, several compounds have been identified as attractants. Methods for assaying the biological activity of volatile compounds on pollinators were reviewed. Possible improvements to the two prevailing methods, electrophysiological assay and wind-tunnel assay, were described and discussed. Evolutionary and ecological aspects of floral scents in relation to pollination and future research were discussed.

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