The Key Role of 4-methyl-5-vinylthiazole in the Attraction of Scarab Beetle Pollinators: a Unique Olfactory Floral Signal Shared by Annonaceae and Araceae

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  2012

• Venue

  Journal of Chemical Ecology

• Publication date

  2012-08-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10886-012-0173-zPMID 22918609
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