Fruit scent chemistry: adaptation to seed dispersal interactions
Linh M. N. Nguyen, Diary N. Razafimandimby, Rebekka Sontowski, Darren C. J. Wong, Jana Ebersbach, John C. D’Auria, Radoniaina R. Rafaliarison, Kim Valenta, Nicole M. van Dam, Philipp M. Schlüter, Omer Nevo
The paper investigates whether aliphatic esters in fruits serve as honest signals of quality for seed dispersers, finding they correlate with sugar content in mammal-dispersed species.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology