The role of cone volatiles and thermogenesis in the pollination of Encephalartos cycads with particular reference to E.villosus

Pollination systems of cycads usually involve obligate mutualisms in which the cycad taxa depend on between one and three insect pollinators. Generally, the pollination periods of many cycad taxa are characterised by odour emissions in pollen shedding (male) and receptive (female) cones usually accompanied by heat production. The emission of cone odours and heat production coincide with periods of insect activity on the cones...

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Suinyuy, Terence Nkwanwir

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Donaldson, John Sidney

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12020

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12020