Foliar Extrafloral Nectar of Humboldtia brunonis (Fabaceae), a Paleotropic Ant‐plant, is Richer than Phloem Sap and More Attractive than Honeydew

The ant‐plant Humboldtia brunonis secretes extrafloral nectar (EFN) despite the lack of antiherbivore protection from most ants. EFN was richer in composition than phloem sap and honeydew from untended Hemiptera on the plant, suggesting that EFN could potentially distract ants from honeydew, since a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biotropica 2015-01, Vol.47 (1), p.1-5
Hauptverfasser:	Chanam, Joyshree, Kasinathan, Srinivasan, Pramanik, Gautam K, Jagdeesh, Amaraja, Joshi, Kanchan A, Borges, Renee M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ant-plant interaction extrafloral nectar Fabaceae Formicidae Hemiptera honeydew Humboldtia India INSIGHTS nectar phloem phloem sap sap trophic mutualism tropical wet forest Western Ghats
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