June 30, 2014
The University of Arizona partnered with the University of Washington to research the relationship between certain background odors and pollinators, like moths. It was discovered that car and truck exhaust fumes also cause a problems for moths, covering up a flower's scent and inhibiting their ability to find certain plants. Leif Abrell assisted in the study, using mass spectrometry for the first time to provide information to explain the olfactory environment.
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