Suction Flows Generated by the Carnivorous Bladderwort <i>Utricularia</i>—Comparing Experiments with Mechanical and Mathematical Models

Suction Flows Generated by the Carnivorous Bladderwort <i>Utricularia</i>—Comparing Experiments with Mechanical and Mathematical Models

Suction feeding is a well-understood feeding mode among macroscopic aquatic organisms. The little we know about small suction feeders from larval fish suggests that small suction feeders are not effective. Yet bladderworts, an aquatic carnivorous plant with microscopic underwater traps, have strong...

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Main Authors: Krizma Singh, Roberto C. Reyes, Gabriel Campa, Matthew D. Brown, Fatima Hidalgo, Otto Berg, Ulrike K. Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Fluids
Subjects:
suction feeding
bladderwort
flow visualization
inlet flows
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/5/1/33

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