Adaptations to foliar absorption of faeces: A pathway in plant carnivory

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 757-761

  Anderson, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Faeces; Foliar absorption; Plant carnivory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION;

HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RORIDULA;

ABSORPTION; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; METABOLISM; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAF; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABSORPTION; ANGIOSPERMS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLANT EPIDERMIS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 23244467513     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci082     Document Type: Article

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