Capture rates of invertebrate prey by the pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea L.

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-89

  Heard, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTURE RATE; PITCHER PLANT; PREY CAPTURE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; GASTROPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; SARRACENIA PURPUREA; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 0031930363     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)139[0079:CROIPB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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