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Mutualism between treeshrews and pitcher plants

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Three species of Nepenthes pitcher plants from Borneo engage in a mutualistic interaction with mountain tree shrews...

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Some pitcher plants have a mutualistic relationship with treeshrews (genus Tupaia). The pitchers exude a sugary reward on their lids and provide a perch for the visitor. The treeshrews eat the exudate and drop faeces into the pitchers, supplying the plant with valuable nitrogen.

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