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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Pitcher Plant"”.
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Taxonomic and Phylogenetic Diversity of Pitcher Plant Bogs in Georgia's Coastal Plain
… and potential community assembly patterns. Pitcher plant bogs are highly diverse, highly understudied habitats that contain numerous listed and at-risk plant and animal species of Georgia.</p> <p>In this study I investigated the taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of pitcher plant bogs by …
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Ecological Interactions Between Spiders and the Purple Pitcher Plant, <i>Sarracenia purpurea</i>
… by or reside upon the carnivorous purple pitcher plant, <em>Sarracenia purpurea</em>. Although spiders and harvestmen are often known to be prey of <em>S. purpurea</em>, other ecological interactions between these arthropods and the plant are poorly understood. Studies were undertaken at …
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Storage and Utilization of Hexamerin Proteins in the Pitcher Plant Mosquito, Wyomyia Smithii
The acquisition of hexamerin proteins in the pitcher plant mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii shows a North-South cline in the southeastern United States. Adult female W. smithii in North Carolina are completely autogenous and larger in size (based on wing length). They are anautogenous in Florida and …
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Characterization of winter microbial communities in the purple pitcher plant (<i>sarracenia purpurea</i>)
<p>Carnivorous pitcher plants trap insects in cone-shaped leaves and digest them to gain vital nutrients. For digestion to occur, plants in the genus <em>Sarracenia</em> require mutualistic microorganisms living in their leaves. Few studies have examined how these communities change over time. This …
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Effects of Water Table Depth and Edaphic Characteristics on Plant Diversity in a Southern Mississippi Pitcher Plant Bog
… table depth and soil characteristics have on plant species richness and species composition within pitcher plant bogs across seasons. Eight piezometers were installed at random distances to monitor long-term water table depth and pressure fluctuations along a ~710-meter line transect …
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Ecological and Genetic Status of the Purple Pitcher Plant, <i>Sarracenia purpurea</i> L., in Maryland and Virginia
<p><em>Sarracenia purpurea</em> is a rare wetland plant in Virginia and a threatened species in Maryland, with two potential subspecies in the region. I utilized restriction fragments from the intron of the chalcone synthase gene to compare <em>S. purpurea</em> populations and determine whether the …
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Phenology of a Relict Population Of The Pitcher Plant Mosquito, Wyeomyia Smithii (Diptera: Culicidae), in Tattnall Co., Ga
… smithii</em> Coquillett lives only within the pitchers of the purple pitcher plant, <em>Sarracenia purpurea</em> L. An isolated population of <em>Wy. smithii</em> occurs in Tattnall Co., GA isolated from other populations by over 300 km in all directions. In order to monitor the stability, …
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Interactions of <i>EXYRA RIDINGSII</i>, Riding's Pitcherplant Looper Moth and <i>SARRACENIA FLAVA </i>, the Yellow Pitcher Plant
… cycle in the fire dependent Sarracenia flava pitcher plant. <em>Sarracenia flava </em>requires acidic, moist soil that undergoes frequent burns. 2. Habitat selection and the effects of fire as well as other habitat characteristics were examined for <em>E. ridingsii </em>during this study. 3. …
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A comparative study of carnivorous leaves in the genus Sarracenia
<p>The carnivorous pitcher plant genus, <em>Sarracenia</em>, has modified leaves adapted to lure, trap, and digest insect prey. Little is known about surface microstructural ornamentation and variation throughout the genus. Four zones of the leaf were examined in four species throughout the range …
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Finite element analysis of adhesive contact interface in continuous 3D printing
… slippery water layer on the peristome surface of pitcher plant. This hydrophobic layer provides an effective shield to solid adhesion due to its low adhesive energy, and attracting force between fabricated part and UV curing interface is significantly reduced. The introduction of this new …
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Studies on Corrosion, Fouling and Durability of Advanced Functional Nonwetting Surfaces
… pond skater legs, butterfly wings, and Nepenthes pitcher plant. This dissertation focuses on fabrication and in depth study of bioinspired functional metallic surfaces for applications such as power plant condensers and marine applications. Toward that, first, facile and scalable methods are …
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Fluid mechanics of liquid drops and thin-films
… of biological fluid secreted by N. rafflesiana pitcher plant. The values of pitcher fluid surface tension is found to be significantly lower than water. In parallel, experiments performed by our collaborators on insect drowning inside pitcher fluid and water indicated that insects find it …
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Biological adhesion in wet environments: adaptations and mechanisms
… properties of sticky secretions from carnivorous pitcher plants (Nepenthes) that help to capture, retain, and digest insects. I show that the viscoelastic pitcher fluid readily adheres to but not easily dewets from insect cuticle, and forms stable filaments as the insect attempts to escape that …
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Ultrastructure and functional morphology of adhesive organs and anti-adhesive plant surfaces
… of substrates during locomotion. But some plant surfaces have evolved structures that hamper the attachment of animals. Knowledge of morphology, ultra-structure, surface structure and physical properties such as stiffness and elasticity are essential for understanding both of these two …