Energetics and forces of the Dionaea muscipula trap closing

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-64

  Volkov, Alexander G ^a   Murphy, Veronica A ^a   Clemmons, Jacqueline I ^a   Curley, Michael J ^b   Markin, Vladislav S ^c  

^a OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivorous plant; Electrophysiology; Morphing structures; Plant biomechanics; Venus flytrap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; DROSERACEAE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; KINETICS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PRESSURE; STIMULATION;

BIOMECHANICS; DROSERACEAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PLANT LEAVES; PRESSURE;

DIONAEA; DIONAEA MUSCIPULA;

EID: 83355166838     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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