Pitcher Dimorphism, Prey Composition and the Mechanisms of Prey Attraction in the Pitcher Plant Nepenthes Rafflesiana in Borneo

1996/08/01 by Jonathan A. Moran · 25 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant Parasitism and Resistance #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

paper · doi:10.2307/2261474

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Abstract

Jonathan A. Moran, Pitcher Dimorphism, Prey Composition and the Mechanisms of Prey Attraction in the Pitcher Plant Nepenthes Rafflesiana in Borneo, Journal of Ecology, Vol. 84, No. 4 (Aug., 1996), pp. 515-525

Citations

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