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...
Main Authors: | Ulrike Bauer, Bruno Di Giusto, Jeremy Skepper, T Ulmar Grafe, Walter Federle |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3374759?pdf=render |
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