Prey availability directly affects physiology, growth, nutrient allocation and scaling relationships among leaf traits in 10 carnivorous plant species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 213-221

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

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivorous plants; Fluorescence; Leaf production; N : P ratio; Nutrients; Photosynthesis; Sarracenia; Stoichiometry; Universal spectrum of leaf traits

Indexed keywords

CARNIVOROUS PLANT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; LEAF AREA; NUTRIENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

PHYLLODES; SARRACENIA;

EID: 37149056859     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01313.x     Document Type: Article

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