The importance of pitcher size in prey capture in the carnivorous plant, Sarracenia alata wood (Sarraceniaceae)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 264-272

  Bhattarai, Ganesh P ^a   Horner, John D ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; BIOMASS; CARNIVOROUS PLANT; DICOTYLEDON; INSECT; NECTAR; ODOR; PREY CAPTURE; REFLECTANCE; SIZE EFFECT; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HEXAPODA; SARRACENIA ALATA; SARRACENIACEAE;

EID: 65349186015     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-161.2.264     Document Type: Article

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