The cost of carnivory for Darlingtonia californica (Sarraceniaceae): Evidence from relationships among leaf traits

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1085-1093

  Ellison, Aaron M ^a   Farnsworth, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New England Wild Flower Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivorous plants; Darlingtonia californica; Fens; Leaf mass area; Leaf traits; Nitrogen; Photosynthesis; Serpentine

Indexed keywords

CARNIVOROUS PLANT; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PREY CAPTURE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

DARLINGTONIA (ANGIOSPERM); DARLINGTONIA CALIFORNICA; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 21344452546     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.7.1085     Document Type: Article

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