Seed dispersal: Hungry hornets are unexpected and effective vectors

• 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.

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TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Industriell bioteknik -- Biokemikalier (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Industrial Biotechnology -- Biochemicals (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Botanik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Botany (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi -- Zoologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences -- Zoology (hsv//eng)

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