Insect Entrapment by Plants in Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary, India

• Published in: National Academy science letters Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 269 - 270
• Main Authors: Ravi Kiran, A., Franklin Benjamin, J. H., Kabeer, K. A. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.06.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cerastium indicum; Climatic conditions; Desmodium uncinatum; Entrapment; Forest floor; History of Science; Humanities and Social Sciences; Insects; Interactions; multidisciplinary; Plants; Pollinators; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Short Communication; Trichomes; Wildlife; Wildlife refuges; India; Trichomes; Insects; Wildlife Sanctuary; Phenology; Pollinating agents

The present study focused on plant–insect interactions between arthropod insects and herbs at shola forest floor such as Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC.—Fabaceae and Cerastium indicum (L.) Wight & Arn.—Caryophyllaceae. The morphological characters such as ciliate, puberulous and villous nature o...