There is increasing awareness that many terrestrial and aquatic organisms are not strictly
heterotrophic or autotrophic but rather mixotrophic. Mixotrophy is an intermediate nutritional …

Darwin's dual interests in evolution and plants formed the basis of evolutionary botany, a
field that developed following his publications on both topics. Here, we review his many …

We report the largest eukaryotic genome to date in the monocot Paris japonica
(Melanthiaceae, 1C= 152.23 pg), measured using flow cytometry. This value is 15% larger …

Carnivorous plants consume animals for mineral nutrients that enhance growth and
reproduction in nutrient-poor environments. Here, we report that Triantha occidentalis …

Past phylogenetic studies of the monocot order Alismatales left several higher‐order
relationships unresolved. We addressed these uncertainties using a nearly complete genus …

Nepenthaceae is one of the largest carnivorous plant families and features ecological and
morphological adaptations indicating an impressive adaptive radiation. However …

Background A plant is considered carnivorous if it receives any noticeable benefit from
catching small animals. The morphological and physiological adaptations to carnivorous …

The lipid-derived jasmonate phytohormones (JAs) regulate a wide spectrum of physiological
processes in plants such as growth, development, tolerance to abiotic stresses, and defence …

Background The cost–benefit model for the evolution of botanical carnivory provides a
conceptual framework for interpreting a wide range of comparative and experimental studies …

Shortlisted for the Best Book Prize from the British Society of Literature and Science
Nineteenth-century English nature was a place of experimentation, exoticism, and …