Flowers of Deceptive Aristolochia microstoma Are Pollinated by Phorid Flies and Emit Volatiles Known From Invertebrate Carrion
Deceptive flowers decoy pollinators by advertising a reward, which finally is not provided.Numerous deceptive plants are pollinated by Diptera, but the attractive cues and deceptive strategies are only identified in a few cases.A typical fly-deceptive plant genus is Aristolochia, which evolved sophisticated trap flowers to temporarily capture polli