The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae
The aim of this study was to determine if feeding Hooker’s pitcher (Nepenthes × hookeriana) with blowfly larvae (Calliphora vicina Rob-Desvoidy) or ants (Formica fusca L.) affected the plant’s biometric and biochemical parameters. The research included measurements of length and width of the lam...
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| author | Wróbel, Jacek Wróbel, Mariola Przybylska, Urszula Telesiński, Arkadiusz |
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| description | The aim of this study was to determine if feeding Hooker’s pitcher (Nepenthes × hookeriana) with blowfly larvae
(Calliphora vicina Rob-Desvoidy) or ants (Formica fusca L.) affected the plant’s biometric and biochemical
parameters. The research included measurements of length and width of the laminae and pitchers, and the total
contents of the ash, assimilation pigments, polyphenols, and flavonoids. These parameters were measured 30 days after
the last feeding. This study demonstrated that feeding the plants with blowfly larvae resulted in increases in the lengths
and widths of both the laminae and pitchers. Moreover, the laminae had reduced carotenoid content after feeding with
blowfly larvae and ants whereas the pitchers of Hooker’s pitcher had increased chlorophyll and carotenoid content after
feeding with blowfly larvae. Feeding Hooker’s pitcher plants with blowfly larvae also resulted in a reduction of the total
polyphenol content in the laminae whereas the total flavonoid content increased in both the laminae and pitchers of
Hooker’s pitcher. Feeding Nepenthes × hookeriana with insects ensures that their nutritional needs are met and leads
to pitchers with good physiological condition. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:163922021-04-13T03:13:38Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16392/ The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae Wróbel, Jacek Wróbel, Mariola Przybylska, Urszula Telesiński, Arkadiusz The aim of this study was to determine if feeding Hooker’s pitcher (Nepenthes × hookeriana) with blowfly larvae (Calliphora vicina Rob-Desvoidy) or ants (Formica fusca L.) affected the plant’s biometric and biochemical parameters. The research included measurements of length and width of the laminae and pitchers, and the total contents of the ash, assimilation pigments, polyphenols, and flavonoids. These parameters were measured 30 days after the last feeding. This study demonstrated that feeding the plants with blowfly larvae resulted in increases in the lengths and widths of both the laminae and pitchers. Moreover, the laminae had reduced carotenoid content after feeding with blowfly larvae and ants whereas the pitchers of Hooker’s pitcher had increased chlorophyll and carotenoid content after feeding with blowfly larvae. Feeding Hooker’s pitcher plants with blowfly larvae also resulted in a reduction of the total polyphenol content in the laminae whereas the total flavonoid content increased in both the laminae and pitchers of Hooker’s pitcher. Feeding Nepenthes × hookeriana with insects ensures that their nutritional needs are met and leads to pitchers with good physiological condition. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16392/1/7.pdf Wróbel, Jacek and Wróbel, Mariola and Przybylska, Urszula and Telesiński, Arkadiusz (2021) The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae. Sains Malaysiana, 50 (1). pp. 63-72. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid50bil1_2021/KandunganJilid50Bil1_2021.html |
| spellingShingle | Wróbel, Jacek Wróbel, Mariola Przybylska, Urszula Telesiński, Arkadiusz The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae |
| title | The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae |
| title_full | The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae |
| title_fullStr | The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae |
| title_full_unstemmed | The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae |
| title_short | The morphological and biochemical effects of feeding Hooker’s pitcher with Formica fusca or Calliphora vicina Larvae |
| title_sort | morphological and biochemical effects of feeding hooker’s pitcher with formica fusca or calliphora vicina larvae |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16392/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16392/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16392/1/7.pdf |