Seed dispersal: Hungry hornets are unexpected and effective vectors

Rod Peakall; Björn Bohman

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.092

Seed dispersal: Hungry hornets are unexpected and effective vectors

Rod Peakall^*, Björn Bohman

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A new study finds that, in the forests of tropical China, hungry hornets are lured to the fruits of Aquilaria sinensis by highly volatile compounds structurally similar to volatiles from herbivore-damaged leaves. The hornets disperse the short-lived seeds rapidly to optimal new habitats.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R836-R838
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	32
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.092
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2022

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