Effects of light and microcrustacean prey on growth and investment in carnivory in Utricularia vulgaris

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 786-794

  Englund, Göran ^a   Harms, Sabine ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carnivorous plant; Growth; Investment; Light limitation; Nutrient limitation

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; CARNIVORY; GROWTH; LIGHT EFFECT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ANIMALIA; UTRICULARIA; UTRICULARIA VULGARIS;

EID: 0037883454     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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