Evidence of protocarnivory in triggerplants (Stylidium spp.; Stylidiaceae)

Plant Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 805-812

  Darnowski, D W ^a   Carroll, D M ^b   Plachno B ^c   Kabanoff, E ^d   Cinnamon, E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Carnivorous; Drosera; Insectivorous; Protease activity; Protocarnivorous; Stylidium; Triggerplant

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

CARNIVOROUS PLANT; DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEEDING MECHANISM; INHIBITOR; INSECTIVORY; MUCILAGE;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT EPIDERMIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; FLOWERS; INSECTS; LATEX; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EPIDERMIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

BYBLIS; DROSERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; STYLIDIACEAE; STYLIDIUM;

EID: 33846245601     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924472     Document Type: Conference Paper

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