Carnivorous Utricularia: The buckling scenario [PDF]
Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2011 We review recent results about the functioning of aquatic carnivorous traps from the genus Utricularia. The use of high speed cameras has helped to elucidate the mechanism at the origin of the ultra fast capture process of Utricularia, at a millisecond time scale. As water is pumped out of the trap, pressure decreases inside the trap and elastic energy
Vincent, Olivier, Marmottant, Philippe
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Habitat-Based Predictions of Bridle Shiner (<i>Notropis bifrenatus</i>) in the Northeastern United States. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe developed local and regional models for Maine and New Hampshire that may be used to focus bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) surveys on areas with high predicted habitat suitability. This is significant because bridle shiners receive protection or concern status in thirteen states and two Canadian provinces: Limited data show that bridle shiners ...
Katz LS +4 more
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How the diversity in digestion in carnivorous plants may have evolved. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary Carnivorous plants secrete digestive enzymes for prey degradation. Although carnivorous plants have a polyphyletic origin and evolved several times independently, they surprisingly co‐opted similar digestive enzymes during convergent evolution.
Pavlovič A.
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A chromosome-scale genome of Sarracenia purpurea reveals a significant expansion of plant defense and stress response gene families following paleopolyploidization. [PDF]
Plant GenomeAbstract Plant carnivory evolved through gene co‐option and whole genome duplications (WGDs) over millions of years in at least 13 independent flowering plant lineages, but its genetic mechanisms remain largely unknown. To elucidate these mechanisms in Sarraceniaceae, we sequenced and assembled the Sarracenia purpurea genome and conducted a comparative
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The Chloroplast Genome of Utricularia reniformis Sheds Light on the Evolution of the ndh Gene Complex of Terrestrial Carnivorous Plants from the Lentibulariaceae Family. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Lentibulariaceae is the richest family of carnivorous plants spanning three genera including Pinguicula, Genlisea, and Utricularia. Utricularia is globally distributed, and, unlike Pinguicula and Genlisea, has both aquatic and terrestrial forms.
Saura R Silva +7 more
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Spontaneous firings of carnivorous aquatic Utricularia traps: temporal patterns and mechanical oscillations. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Aquatic species of Utricularia are carnivorous plants living in environments poor in nutrients. Their trapping mechanism has fascinated generations of scientists and is still debated today.
Olivier Vincent +2 more
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Utricularia breviscapa C. Wright ex Griseb. (Lentibulariaceae) documented for the first time in Suriname [PDF]
Check List, 2017 The submerged aquatic carnivorous plant Utricularia breviscapa is noted in Para District, 40 km south from Paramaribo, Suriname. This species was found in a swamp with predominantly Eleocharis sp. Utricularia breviscapa was already documented from Guyana
Sabitrie Jairam-Doerga
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Cells, 2022 Utricularia nelumbifolia is a large carnivorous plant that is endemic to Brazil. It forms an extra-ovular female gametophyte, which surpasses the entire micropylar canal and extends beyond the limit of the integument and invades the placenta tissues. Due
Bartosz J. Płachno +3 more
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Trophic Relationships of Aquatic Species Offer Valuable Insights Into Shallow Lake Ecosystem Recovery. [PDF]
Ecol EvolTrophic relationships indicated a hysteretic food web response to restoration. Plankton was the primary food source for fish and invertebrates in BYD. Aquatic plants primarily contributed to the humus formation in BYD. ABSTRACT Shallow freshwater lakes are vital for ecological and climate regulation, but many are degrading. Although restoration efforts
Qiao Y +9 more
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