Pitchers of Nepenthes rajah collect faecal droppings from both diurnal and nocturnal small mammals and emit fruity odour

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-353

  Wells, Konstans ^a,b   Lakim, Maklarin B ^b   Schulz, Stefan ^c   Ayasse, Manfred ^d  

^a BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE BIK F   (Germany)

^b Sabah Parks ^*  (Malaysia)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

carnivorous plants; extrafloral nectaries; plant animal interaction; Rattus baluensis; Tupaia montana

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; FLOWER; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NECTARIVORY; NECTARY; ODOR; RODENT; VIDEOGRAPHY; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

BORNEO;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; NEPENTHES RAJAH; RATTUS; RATTUS BALUENSIS; SCANDENTIA; SQUAMATA; TUPAIA MONTANA; TUPAIIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79959284760     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467411000162     Document Type: Article

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