Fluid physico-chemical properties influence capture and diet in Nepenthes pitcher plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 705-716

  Bazile, Vincent ^a   Moguédec, Gilles Le ^b   Marshall, David J ^c   Gaume, Laurence ^d  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acidity; Ant capture; Carnivorous plant; Digestive fluid; Fly capture; Insect capture; Nepenthes; Pest control; Pitcher plant; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ANT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CAPTURE METHOD; DICOTYLEDON; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES; FLY; LABORATORY METHOD; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PEST CONTROL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTODETRITUS; POLYSACCHARIDE; SECRETION; SURVIVAL; VISCOELASTICITY;

CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; NEPENTHES; NEPENTHES AMPULLARIA; NEPENTHES GRACILIS; NEPENTHES RAFFLESIANA; SARRACENIACEAE;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; BORNEO; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; ELASTICITY; FOOD CHAIN; INSECT; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISCOSITY;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; BORNEO; BRUNEI; ELASTICITY; FOOD CHAIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84930446093     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcu266     Document Type: Article

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