Development of Carnivorous Pitcher Leaves

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  • FUKUSHIMA Kenji
    National Institute for Basic Biology SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies) Present Address: University of Colorado Denver
  • FUJITA Hironori
    National Institute for Basic Biology

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  • 食虫植物における形態複雑化メカニズムの解明
  • ショクチュウショクブツ ニ オケル ケイタイ フクザツカ メカニズム ノ カイメイ

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<p>Carnivorous plants produce morphologically complex leaves that serve as a trapping device. Among a variety of the trap leaves, pitcher-shaped leaves have been considered to have evolved by drastic morphological changes, since no evolutionary intermediate has been identified in both extant and extinct species. Here we review roles of organ polarity and cell division patterns in the pitcher development, as well as applications of vertex dynamics model to understand leaf development. Development and evolution of pitcher leaves are inferred from both experimental and computational approaches.</p>

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  • Seibutsu Butsuri

    Seibutsu Butsuri 56 (5), 255-261, 2016

    The Biophysical Society of Japan General Incorporated Association

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