With a Flick of the Lid: A Novel Trapping Mechanism in Nepenthes gracilis Pitcher Plants

Carnivorous pitcher plants capture prey with modified leaves (pitchers), using diverse mechanisms such as ‘insect aquaplaning’ on the wet pitcher rim, slippery wax crystals on the inner pitcher wall, and viscoelastic retentive fluids. Here we describe a new trapping mechanism for Nepenthes gracilis...

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Autores principales: Bauer, Ulrike, Di Giusto, Bruno, Skepper, Jeremy, Grafe, T. Ulmar, Federle, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22719998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038951

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22719998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038951

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