Understanding intraspecific variation of floral scent in light of evolutionary ecology.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Among the various floral traits involved in pollinator attraction and potentially under selection mediated by pollinators, floral scent/fragrance has been less investigated than other components of floral phenotype. Whether or not pollinator-mediated selection impacts floral scents depends on the heritability of scent/fragrance and the occurrence of some variation within species. Although most studies have investigated how scent varies among species, growing amounts of data are available on variation at the intraspecific level.

Methods

The results of 81 studies investigating intraspecific variation of floral scents in 132 taxa were reviewed. For each study, whether variation was found in either identity, proportion or absolute quantities of volatile organ

SUBMITTER: Delle-Vedove R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5737645 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature