Sweet to arrive, fermented to fly: flower-insect interactions in a Mexican dry forest population of Annona macroprophyllata (Annonaceae)
Yuridia Esmeralda, Iván De‐la‐Cruz‐Chacón, Alma Rosa González‐Esquinca, Oscar Pérez Flores, Marisol Castro‐Moreno, Andrés Ernesto Ortiz-Rodríguez
This study characterizes the floral scent changes and pollinator interactions in Annona macroprophyllata, showing that female flowers attract pollinators with sweet scents while male flowers repel them with fermented odors.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2025 · PreprintEcology