Patrick, JG, Shepherd, T, Hoppitt, W orcid.org/0000-0003-0815-5720 et al. (2 more authors) (2017) A dual function for 4-methoxybenzaldehyde in Petasites fragrans? Pollinator-attractant and ant- repellent. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 11 (5). pp. 623-627. ISSN 1872-8855
Abstract
Ant-repellent floral volatiles offer one method through which plants can mediate the detrimental effects of ants on flowers. Although the repellence itself is well-documented, the volatiles involved are less well explored. Here we investigated the floral bouquet of ant-repellent male flowers of Petasites fragrans, identifying 4-methoxybenzaldehyde as the main component. 4- methoxybenzaldehyde significantly repelled ants when presented in isolation in an olfactometer and thus is the likely source of the repellent effect. As 4-methoxybenzaldehyde has previously been shown to attract pollinators, it may therefore have a dual function in P. fragrans, pollinator- attractant and ant-repellent. Additionally, 4-methoxybenzaldehyde is particularly interesting as an ant-repellent as it has been observed in the bouquets of other plant species with specific ant interactions.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2017. This article is an open access publication. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | Petasites fragrans; Ant-repellent floral volatiles; 4-methoxybenzaldehyde; p-anisaldehyde |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2017 10:19 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2023 22:27 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11829-017-9519-3 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:114687 |