Plant chemicals are more important in carnivory than previously thought
Plant carnivory, at the metabolic level, likely evolved from at least two distinct functions–attraction and defence.
Plant Science from Cell Biology to Ecosystems
Plant carnivory, at the metabolic level, likely evolved from at least two distinct functions–attraction and defence.
The research contributes to the understanding of a complex, fast and reversible underwater plant movement
Diethyl ether renders flytraps unable to close their traps or respond to wounding using a mechanism with parallels in animals.
Some spiders go after the same prey that pitcher plants want. What happens when the two compete?
The bladderwort has a trap faster than the blink of an eye. It uses powerful suction to snatch its prey but how can a plant can suck so much?
This study concludes that traps have lower rates of photosynthesis than leaves, and that leaves have higher rates of photosynthesis after feeding.
Results indicate the potential for metabolic profiling as a tool for examining plant–plant interactions.
Fluid from pitchers of four Nepenthes species is studied to determine retention capacity and time-to-kill for different species of ants and flies.
Measurements of nuclear genome sizes from cultivated plant material for a comprehensive taxon sampling that includes nearly half of all species in Genlisea.