Variation in floral volatiles across time, sexes, and populations of wind-pollinated Schiedea globosa.

John M PowersAnn K SakaiStephen G WellerDiane R Campbell

Published in: American journal of botany (2022)

Schiedea globosa exhibits diel and sex-based variation in floral scent despite wind pollination and presumed loss of biotic pollination. In males, interpopulation scent differences are correlated with genetic differences, suggesting that scent evolved with dispersal within and across islands.

Keyphrases

genome wide
gas chromatography mass spectrometry
gene expression
copy number
dna methylation
high resolution
tandem mass spectrometry
solid phase extraction