Efficiency of insect capture by Sarracenia purpurea (Sarraceniaceae), the northern pitcher plant

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-91

  Newell, Sandra J ^a   Nastase, Anthony J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Carnivorous plant; Carnivory; Pitcher plants; Predator prey; Sarracenia; Sarraceniaceae

Indexed keywords

ANT; CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; NORTHERN PITCHER PLANT; PREY CAPTURE;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; SARRACENIA PURPUREA;

EID: 0031834223     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446558     Document Type: Article

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