Insectivorous Plants

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Insectivorous Plants is a scientific work by Charles Darwin that investigates and explains how certain plants capture and digest insects to obtain nutrients.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
scientific work
19thCenturyPublication true
author Charles Darwin
contributesTo understanding of carnivory in plants
understanding of plant adaptation
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
describes mechanisms of digestion in plants
mechanisms of insect capture
role of enzymes in plant digestion
examines Utricularia
surface form: "Aldrovanda"

Dionaea muscipula
Drosera
Genlisea
Pinguicula
Utricularia
field botany
evolutionary biology
plant physiology
firstEditionFormat print
focusesOn adaptations for insect capture
capture of insects by plants
digestion of insects by plants
nutrient acquisition from animals
follows The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
genre botany literature
scientific literature
hasAuthorRole Charles Darwin
hasInfluenceOn development of plant physiology as a discipline
later research on carnivorous plants
hasNotableFeature detailed experimental observations
discussion of evolutionary significance of insectivory
quantitative measurements of plant responses
hasPageCountApprox 462
investigates nutrient uptake from animal prey
physiological cost of insectivory
response of plant tissues to stimulation
language English
mainSubject carnivorous plants
plant nutrition
plant physiology
partOf Charles Darwin's scientific works
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: "London"
precedes The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom
publicationYear 1875
publisher John Murray
title Insectivorous Plants
writtenBy Charles Darwin

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The Power of Movement in Plants follows Insectivorous Plants
Insectivorous Plants title Insectivorous Plants

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