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Biomechanical analysis of prey capture in the carnivorous Southern bladderwort (Utricularia australis)

We recorded capture events (CEs) of the daphniid Ceriodaphnia dubia by the carnivorous Southern bladderwort with suction traps (Utricularia australis). Independent to orientation and behavior during trap triggering, the animals were successfully captured within 9 ms on average and sucked in with vel...

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Autores principales: Poppinga, Simon, Daber, Lars Erik, Westermeier, Anna Sofia, Kruppert, Sebastian, Horstmann, Martin, Tollrian, Ralph, Speck, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5431978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28496168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01954-3