Effective prey attraction in the rare Drosophyllum lusitanicum , a flypaper-trap carnivorous plant
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Red trap colour of the carnivorous plant Drosera rotundifolia does not serve a prey attraction or camouflage function.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Botany
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0002-9122
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400544