• DOI:10.1007/s10886-006-9051-x
Corpus ID: 21222911

Fragrance of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Attracts Both Floral Herbivores and Pollinators

@article{Theis2006FragranceOC,
  title={Fragrance of Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Attracts Both Floral Herbivores and Pollinators},
  author={Nina Theis},
  journal={Journal of Chemical Ecology},
  year={2006},
  volume={32},
  pages={917-927}
}

Nina Theis

Published 2006

Biology, Medicine

Journal of Chemical Ecology

The evolution of floral scent as a plant reproductive signal is assumed to be driven by pollinator behavior, with little attention paid to other potential selective forces such as herbivores. I tested 10 out of the 13 compounds emitted by dioecious Cirsium arvense, Canada thistle, including 2-phenylethanol, methyl salicylate, p-anisaldehyde, benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, phenylacetaldehyde, linalool, furanoid linalool oxides (E and Z), and dimethyl salicylate. Single compounds (and one isomer… CONTINUE READING

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