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

Krings, Michael; Taylor, Thomas N.; Kellogg, Derek W.

dc.contributor.author	Krings, Michael
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, Thomas N.
dc.contributor.author	Kellogg, Derek W.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-24T21:27:25Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-24T21:27:25Z
dc.date.issued	2002-01-01
dc.identifier.citation	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.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1522-0613
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1808/16783
dc.description	This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/issues/v04n05/mmar1431.pdf.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	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.	en_US
dc.publisher	Evolutionary Ecology	en_US
dc.relation.isversionof	http://www.evolutionary-ecology.com/issues/v04n05/mmar1431.pdf	en_US
dc.subject	defence mechanism	en_US
dc.subject	glandular trichome	en_US
dc.subject	herbivory	en_US
dc.subject	seed fern	en_US
dc.subject	Upper Carboniferous	en_US
dc.title	Touch-sensitive glandular trichomes: a mode of defence against herbivorous arthropods in the Carboniferous	en_US
dc.type	Article
kusw.kuauthor	Krings, Michael
kusw.kuauthor	Taylor, Edith L.
kusw.kuauthor	Kellogg, D. W.
kusw.kudepartment	Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	en_US
kusw.oaversion	Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
kusw.oapolicy	This item does not meet KU Open Access policy criteria.
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess

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