The relationship between prey capture and characteristics of the carnivorous pitcher Plant, Sarracenia alata Wood

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 424-431

  Green, Michelle L ^a   Horner, John D ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COLOR; CORRELATION; DICOTYLEDON; NECTAR; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREY CAPTURE; SUGAR;

SARRACENIA ALATA; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 36049001798     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2007)158[424:TRBPCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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