Temporal variation in floral scent emission of a woody plant and flower visiting behaviour of male and female flies

Most flowering plants rely on insects for pollination and flowers are advertised using odor and visual cues. Flower scent consists of a complex blend of volatile compounds of which the emission can vary over time (and space) within species. Pollinator foraging behaviour, such as the choice for flowers and the time spent gathering nectar and/or pollen, can also show significant intraspecific variation. Underlying variation in pollinator behaviour can be sensory or foraging-related biases among sexes or individuals. Investigating the role of temporal variation in floral volatiles on visitation behaviour of male and female pollinators is largely unexplored. We examined temporal variation in the emission of scent of yellowhorn Xanthoceras sorbifolium flowers, visitation behaviour of its main pollinators, male and female Bibio rufiventris flies, and their responses to floral volatile compounds using field experiments and controlled bioassays. Our results show significant daily fluctuations i..., , , # Temporal variation in floral scent emission of a woody plant and flower visiting behaviour of male and female flies

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.xd2547dt4](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.xd2547dt4)

## Description of the data and file structure

We collected the data of visitation behavior, floral scents, field trap in the field, and the data of Y-tube from the lab. 

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## Data of Temporal variation and sex-specific pollinator behavior

DOI:10.5061/dryad.xd2547dt4

We have submitted our raw data of abbreviation (*Abbreviation.xlsx*), floral scents (*Data_of_floral_scents.xlsx*), visitation behavior of flies (*Data_of_visitation_behavior.xlsx*), Y-tube bioassay results (*Data_of_Y_tube.xlsx*), field trap experiment results (*Data_of_field_trap.xlsx*), and R script (*Code_Temporal_variation_and_sex-specific_pollinator_behavior.R*).

### Description of the data and file structure

\###*Abbreviation.xlsx*

T: Time point, e.g. three time point: 9:00, 12:00, and 15:...