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  • 1Department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA. terry@biology.utah.edu

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Plant reproductive organs use heat and scent to attract pollinators. This study reveals how volatile emissions and temperature changes in cycad cones dynamically influence thrips pollinators, facilitating plant reproduction.

Area of Science:

  • Plant biology
  • Entomology
  • Evolutionary biology

Background:

  • Plant reproductive organs can self-heat, emit scents, and attract pollinators.
  • Understanding these interactions is crucial, particularly in ancient gymnosperm lineages.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the pollination mutualism between Australian Macrozamia cycad and its specialist thrips pollinator, Cycadothrips chadwicki.
  • To elucidate the role of plant volatiles and thermogenesis in mediating this interaction.

Main Methods:

  • Observational studies of cycad cone behavior.
  • Behavioral and electrophysiological tests on thrips.
  • Analysis of volatile emissions (b-myrcene and ocimene) from male and female cones.

Main Results:

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  • Male cycad cones exhibit daily thermogenic phases, increasing temperature and volatile emissions, which repel thrips.
  • As thermogenesis declines, volatile emissions decrease, attracting thrips to pollinate female cones.
  • Variations in b-myrcene and ocimene emissions correlate with thrips' sequential repellence and attraction.

Conclusions:

  • Dynamic interactions between thermogenesis and volatile emissions are key to successful cycad pollination.
  • These complex adaptations may represent an evolutionary step in the development of biotic pollination.
  • The findings shed light on the intricate relationship between plants and their pollinators in gymnosperms.