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J Chem Ecol


Title:"Headspace volatiles from 52 oak species advertise induction, species identity, and evolution, but not defense"
Author(s):Pearse IS; Gee WS; Beck JJ;
Address:"Department Entomology, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA. ianspearse@gmail.com"
Journal Title:J Chem Ecol
Year:2013
Volume:20121222
Issue:1
Page Number:90 - 100
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0224-5
ISSN/ISBN:1573-1561 (Electronic) 0098-0331 (Linking)
Abstract:"Leaf volatiles convey information about a plant to other organisms in their proximity. Despite increasing interest in understanding the relevance of volatile emissions for particular ecological interactions, there has been relatively little effort to assess generally what information volatile profiles transmit. We surveyed the volatile profiles of wounded and unwounded leaves of 52 oak (Quercus) species. We used phylogenetic comparison and multivariate techniques to assess in what circumstances oak individuals advertised their species identity, evolutionary history, direct defenses, or damage. We found that both species identity and evolutionary history were advertised when leaves were wounded, but species could not be differentiated by odor when leaves were not wounded. Various fatty-acid derivative compounds showed the strongest phylogenetic signal suggesting that they may best disclose taxonomic affiliations in oaks. We tested whether oak volatile composition or diversity advertised high defensive investment, but we found no evidence for this. Wounded leaves disclose much about an oak species' identity and taxonomic affiliation, but unwounded leaves do not. This is consistent with the idea that volatile information is targeted toward natural enemy recruitment"
Keywords:Biological Evolution Fatty Acids/analysis Herbivory Phylogeny Plant Leaves/*chemistry Quercus/*physiology Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis;
Notes:"MedlinePearse, Ian S Gee, Wai S Beck, John J eng 2012/12/25 J Chem Ecol. 2013 Jan; 39(1):90-100. doi: 10.1007/s10886-012-0224-5. Epub 2012 Dec 22"

 
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