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Nepenthes pitchers are CO(2)-enriched cavities, emit CO(2) to attract preys

Carnivorous plants of the genus Nepenthes supplement their nutrient deficiency by capturing arthropods or by mutualistic interactions, through their leaf-evolved biological traps (pitchers). Though there are numerous studies on these traps, mostly on their prey capture mechanisms, the gas compositio...

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Autores principales: Baby, Sabulal, Johnson, Anil John, Zachariah, Elavinamannil Jacob, Hussain, Abdul Azeez
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/PMC5595901/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28900277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-11414-7