Venus flytrap biomechanics: Forces in the Dionaea muscipula trap

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-32

  Volkov, Alexander G ^a   Harris, Shawn L ^a   Vilfranc, Chrystelle L ^a   Murphy, Veronica A ^a   Wooten, Joseph D ^a   Paulicin, Henoc ^a   Volkova, Maia I ^a   Markin, Vladislav S ^b  

^a OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; DROSERACEAE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INSECT; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PRESSURE; TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CALIBRATION; DROSERACEAE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; INSECTS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; PLANT LEAVES; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

DIONAEA; DIONAEA MUSCIPULA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84872395355     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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