A signal-like role for floral humidity in a nocturnal pollination system

Ajinkya Dahake; Piyush Jain; Caleb C. Vogt; William Kandalaft; Abraham D. Stroock; Robert A. Raguso

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35353-8

Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

A signal-like role for floral humidity in a nocturnal pollination system

Ajinkya Dahake,
Piyush Jain,
Caleb C. Vogt,
William Kandalaft,
Abraham D. Stroock,
Robert A. Raguso

Affiliations

Ajinkya Dahake: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University
Piyush Jain: Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University
Caleb C. Vogt: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University
William Kandalaft: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University
Abraham D. Stroock: Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Robert A. Raguso: Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35353-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Flowers are well known for attracting pollinators with visual and olfactory displays. Here, the authors show that in a nocturnal, desert pollination system, flower choice by pollinators is also mediated by floral humidity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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