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Title of Journal: Ann Bot
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Abbravation: Annals of Botany
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Authors: MORAN JONATHAN A BOOTH WEBBER E CHARLES JOSEPH K
Publish Date: 1999/05/01
Volume: 83, Issue: 5, Pages: 521-528
Abstract
JONATHAN A MORAN WEBBER E BOOTH JOSEPH K CHARLES Aspects of Pitcher Morphology and Spectral Characteristics of Six Bornean Nepenthes Pitcher Plant Species Implications for Prey Capture Annals of Botany Volume 83 Issue 5 May 1999 Pages 521–528 https//doiorg/101006/anbo19990857Pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes attract and trap invertebrate prey using nectarsecreting pitchers Pitcher morphology and spectral reflectance characteristics were investigated for six Nepenthes species from northwest Borneo N albomarginata N ampullaria N bicalcarata N gracilis N mirabilis var echinostoma and N rafflesiana Morphological measurements focused on the size of the pitcher rim or peristome the site of the major nectaries in relation to pitcher length The results show considerable interspecific variation in morphology Spectral reflectance measurements quantified the degree of colour contrast between the peristome and pitcher body from ultraviolet UV to red wavelengths The contrast maxima for each species were compared with insect visual sensitivity maxima The six species showed a wide range of reflectance patterns with pitchers of N rafflesiana possessing the greatest degree of ‘fit’ between contrast maxima and insect sensitivity maxima in the UV blue and green regions of the spectrum Based on the morphological and reflectance analyses we hypothesized that pitchers of N rafflesiana would be more attractive to anthophilous flowervisiting invertebrates than the sympatric N gracilis Analysis of prey contents generally supported the hypothesis suggesting possible interspecific resource partitioning Morphological and spectral characteristics of the other species are discussed in relation to published studies on prey capture by those species Copyright 1999 Annals of Botany Company
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