Ecophysiological traits of terrestrial and aquatic carnivorous plants: Are the costs and benefits the same?

Oikos

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1721-1731

  Ellison, Aaron M ^a   Adamec, Lubomír ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; CARNIVORY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 80055086244     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19604.x     Document Type: Article

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