The olfactory basis of orchid pollination by mosquitoes
Chloé Lahondère, Clément Vinauger, Ryo P. Okubo, Gabriella Hannah Wolff, Jeremy K. Chan, Omar S. Akbari, Jeffrey A. Riffell
This paper shows that mosquitoes pollinate an orchid through scent-based attraction and neural processing in their antennal lobe, revealing the ecological and neural mechanisms behind nectar-feeding behavior.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Dec 23, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience