Effects of supplementary feeding on growth and reproduction of three carnivorous plant species in a subarctic environment

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 501-510

  Thorén, L Magnus ^a   Karlsson, P Staffan ^b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ABISKO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH STATION   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Capital breeder; Carnivorous plant; Income breeder; Nutrients; Pinguicula; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEEDING; FLOWERING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CARNIVOROUS PLANT; GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SUBARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILIDAE; PINGUICULA ALPINA; PINGUICULA VILLOSA; PINGUICULA VULGARIS;

EID: 0031850983     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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