Hydrocarbons mediate seed dispersal: a new mechanism of vespicochory | |
Chen, Gao; Wang, Zheng-Wei; Wen, Ping2; Wei, Wei3; Chen, Ya4; Ai, Hui4; Sun, Wei-Bang | |
刊名 | NEW PHYTOLOGIST |
2018 | |
卷号 | 220期号:3页码:714-725 |
关键词 | Elaiosome Myrmecochory Seed Dispersal Stemona Vespa Vespicochory |
ISSN号 | 0028-646X |
DOI | 10.1111/nph.15166 |
英文摘要 | Vespicochory, seed dispersal by hornets, is an uncommon seed dispersal pattern in angiosperms. To date, this phenomenon has been recorded in only four families. Because of its rarity, the causes and consequences of vespicochory remain unclear. Hence, this seed dispersal syndrome is often regarded as anecdotal. Through field investigations, chemical analyses, electrophysiological tests, identification of chemosensory proteins from the antennae of hornets, and behavioral assays, we investigated whether olfactory and/or visual cues of the diaspores of Stemona tuberosa mediate the behavior of the social hornets and maintain their mutualism. This study demonstrated that the elaiosome of S. tuberosa emits hydrocarbons, which are attractive to hornets. However, these compounds, which induce responses in the antennae of naive hornets, are ubiquitous substances on insect cuticle surfaces. Innate preference and experienced foraging behavior of hornets can increase their seed dispersal efficiency. This is the first example in which hydrocarbons have been identified as a diaspore odour involved in the attraction of hornets. Given that the ubiquity of hornets, and the communication function of hydrocarbons in insects, we predict that this rare seed dispersal mechanism may be an overlooked mechanism of insect-plant mutualism. |
学科主题 | Plant Sciences |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000447417300009 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://ir.xtbg.org.cn/handle/353005/11080] |
专题 | 西双版纳热带植物园_2012年后新成立研究组 |
作者单位 | 1.Yunnan Key Lab Integrat Conservat Plant Species E, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Key Lab Plant Div & Biogeog East Asia, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Trop Forest Ecol, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Chem Ecol Grp, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Zool, State Key Lab Integrated Management Pest Insects, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 5.Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Life Sci, Hubei Key Lab Genet Regulat & Integrat Biol, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Chen, Gao,Wang, Zheng-Wei,Wen, Ping,et al. Hydrocarbons mediate seed dispersal: a new mechanism of vespicochory[J]. NEW PHYTOLOGIST,2018,220(3):714-725. |
APA | Chen, Gao.,Wang, Zheng-Wei.,Wen, Ping.,Wei, Wei.,Chen, Ya.,...&Sun, Wei-Bang.(2018).Hydrocarbons mediate seed dispersal: a new mechanism of vespicochory.NEW PHYTOLOGIST,220(3),714-725. |
MLA | Chen, Gao,et al."Hydrocarbons mediate seed dispersal: a new mechanism of vespicochory".NEW PHYTOLOGIST 220.3(2018):714-725. |
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