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A novel insight into the cost–benefit model for the evolution of botanical carnivory

Author(s) -

Andrej Pavlovič,

Michaela Saganová

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcv050

Subject(s) - biology , carnivorous plant , photosynthesis , ecology , range (aeronautics) , biological evolution , predation , botany , genetics , materials science , composite material

The cost-benefit model for the evolution of botanical carnivory provides a conceptual framework for interpreting a wide range of comparative and experimental studies on carnivorous plants. This model assumes that the modified leaves called traps represent a significant cost for the plant, and this cost is outweighed by the benefits from increased nutrient uptake from prey, in terms of enhancing the rate of photosynthesis per unit leaf mass or area (AN) in the microsites inhabited by carnivorous plants.

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