Dark respiration of leaves and traps of terrestrial carnivorous plants: Are there greater energetic costs in traps?

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-124

  Adamec, Lubomír ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aerobic respiration; Cephalotus; Dionaea; Drosera; Metabolic costs; Nepenthes; Sarracenia; Trap specialization

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOTUS; DIONAEA; DROSERA; NEPENTHES; SARRACENIA;

EID: 75849147655     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-009-0080-7     Document Type: Article

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