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Evidence for alternative trapping strategies in two forms of the pitcher plant, Nepenthes rafflesiana

Nepenthes pitchers are specialized leaves that function as insect traps. Several pitcher components may contribute to trapping, including the pitcher fluid, slippery wax crystals and downward-pointing epidermal cells on the inner pitcher wall, and the wetness-dependent pitcher rim (peristome), but t...

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Autores principales: Bauer, Ulrike, Grafe, T. Ulmar, Federle, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3130184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21459766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jxb/err082