Underground leaves of philcoxia trap and digest nematodes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1154-1158

  Pereira, Caio G ^a   Almenara, Daniela P ^b   Winter, Carlos E ^b   Fritsch, Peter W ^c   Lambers, Hans ^d   Oliveira, Rafael S ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Campos rupestres; Nitrogen; Plant carnivory; Plant nutrient acquisition; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CARNIVOROUS PLANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHILCOXIA TRAP; PLANT LEAF; PLANTAGINACEAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRUB;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEMATODA; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTAGO;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; NEMATODA; PHILCOXIA; PLANTAGINACEAE;

EID: 84856387612     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1114199109     Document Type: Article

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