Touch-sensitive glandular trichomes: a mode of defence against herbivorous arthropods in the Carboniferous

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2002-01-01Author
Krings, Michael
Taylor, Thomas N.
Kellogg, Derek W.
Publisher
Evolutionary Ecology
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Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/issues/v04n05/mmar1431.pdfMetadata
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We present evidence that the capitate glandular trichomes of Blanzyopteris praedentata, a lianescent seed fern from the Upper Carboniferous of France, possessed a specialized, touchsensitive mechanism that triggered the opening of the secretory cell by contact. The trichomes are interpreted as functionally similar to those of some modern flowering plants, which release a sticky exudate when touched and ruptured that functions to disable plant-feeding arthropods.
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1522-0613Collections
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Krings, Michael; Taylor, Thomas N.; Kellogg, D. W. (2002). "Touch-sensitive glandular trichomes: a mode of defence against herbivorous arthropods in the Carboniferous." Evolutionary Ecology Research, 4(5):779-786. http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/issues/v04n05/mmar1431.pdf.
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