How do plant waxes cause flies to slide? Experimental tests of wax-based trapping mechanisms in three pitfall carnivorous plants

2004/01/01 by L Gaume, Laurence Gaume, P Perret +9 · 4 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Plant Parasitism and Resistance #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.asd.2003.11.005

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Citations

• Classification and terminology of plant epicuticular waxes
• Function of epidermal surfaces in the trapping efficiency of Nepenthes alata pitchers
• Attachment to Plant Surface Waxes by an Insect Predator

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• Form follows function: morphological diversification and alternative trapping strategies in carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plants
• Slippery surfaces of pitcher plants: Nepenthes wax crystals minimize insect attachment via microscopic surface roughness
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• Nepenthes × ventrata [wikipedia]