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Curr Opin Insect Sci

Title:		Olfaction in context-sources of nuance in plant-pollinator communication
Author(s):		Rusch C; Broadhead GT; Raguso RA; Riffell JA;
Address:		"Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States. Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States. Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, United States. Electronic address: rar229@cornell.edu. Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States. Electronic address: jriffell@uw.edu"
Journal Title:		Curr Opin Insect Sci
Year:		2016
Volume:		20160319
Issue:
Page Number:		53 - 60
DOI:		10.1016/j.cois.2016.03.007
ISSN/ISBN:		2214-5753 (Electronic)
Abstract:		"Floral scents act as long-distance signals to attract pollinators, but volatiles emitted from the vegetation and neighboring plant community may modify this mutualistic communication system. What impact does the olfactory background have on pollination systems and their evolution? We consider recent behavioral studies that address the context of when and where volatile backgrounds influence a pollinator's perception of floral blends. In parallel, we review neurophysiological studies that show the importance of blend composition and background in modifying the representation of floral blends in the pollinator brain, as well as experience-dependent plasticity in increasing the representation of a rewarding odor. Here, we suggest that the efficacy of the floral blend in different environments may be an important selective force shaping differences in pollinator olfactory receptor expression and underlying neural mechanisms that mediate flower visitation and plant reproductive isolation"
Keywords:		"Animals Flowers/*chemistry Insecta/*physiology Plants/chemistry Pollination/*physiology Receptors, Odorant/metabolism Reproductive Isolation Smell/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineRusch, Claire Broadhead, Geoffrey T Raguso, Robert A Riffell, Jeffrey A eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review Netherlands 2016/07/21 Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2016 Jun; 15:53-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.03.007. Epub 2016 Mar 19"