Carnivorous plant traps help scientists explain the evolution of complex 'composite' traits

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Jan 5, 2024, 10:09 am208 pts
An international team of researchers led by Dr. Ulrike Bauer from the University of Bristol investigated two tropical pitcher plant species separated by 4,000 km of open ocean: The Slender Pitcher Plant (Nepenthes gracilis) found in Borneo, and Nepenthes pervillei from the Seychelles islands off the East coast…

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