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Victoria Luizzi

Amherst College
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Floral trait variation in evening primroses (Onagraceae) (2016)
Ecology, Genetics, Population Biology, Reproductive Biology

How does floral scent influence the attraction of the hawkmoth pollinator and herbivore Hyles lineata to the evening primrose Oenothera harringtonii? Specifically, do hawkmoths prefer to oviposit on plants that produce the scent compound linalool or plants that do not?