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The insect-trapping rim of Nepenthes pitchers: Surface structure and function

Carnivorous pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes capture prey with a pitfall trap that relies on a micro-structured, slippery surface. The upper pitcher rim (peristome) is fully wettable and causes insects to slip by aquaplaning on a thin water film. The high wettability of the peristome is probabl...

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Autores principales: Bauer, Ulrike, Federle, Walter
Formato: Artigo
Lenguaje:Inglês
Publicado: Landes Bioscience 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819508/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20009546
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