The consumption of animal flesh.
A plant family of the order Nepenthales.
Family of the suborder HAPLORHINI (Anthropoidea) comprising bipedal primate MAMMALS. It includes modern man (HOMO SAPIENS) and the great apes: gorillas (GORILLA GORILLA), chimpanzees (PAN PANISCUS and PAN TROGLODYTES), and orangutans (PONGO PYGMAEUS).
Members of the group of vascular plants which bear flowers. They are differentiated from GYMNOSPERMS by their production of seeds within a closed chamber (OVARY, PLANT). The Angiosperms division is composed of two classes, the monocotyledons (Liliopsida) and dicotyledons (Magnoliopsida). Angiosperms represent approximately 80% of all known living plants.
The process of cumulative change over successive generations through which organisms acquire their distinguishing morphological and physiological characteristics.

Functional characterization of a class III acid endochitinase from the traps of the carnivorous pitcher plant genus, Nepenthes. (1/34)

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Fear of darkness, the full moon and the nocturnal ecology of African lions. (2/34)

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Invasive fire ants reduce reproductive success and alter the reproductive strategies of a native vertebrate insectivore. (3/34)

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Quite a few reasons for calling carnivores 'the most wonderful plants in the world'. (4/34)

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The effects of biting and pulling on the forces generated during feeding in the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis). (5/34)

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Rise of dinosaurs reveals major body-size transitions are driven by passive processes of trait evolution. (6/34)

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Testing strength of biotic resistance against an introduced fish: inter-specific competition or predation through facultative piscivory? (7/34)

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Major taste loss in carnivorous mammals. (8/34)

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Carnivory refers to a diet that consists primarily or exclusively of animal tissue, including meat, fish, and poultry. In the context of human health, carnivory is not typically used as a medical term, but rather a dietary one. However, in zoology, the term "obligate carnivore" is used to describe animals that require meat to meet their nutritional needs and cannot survive on a vegetarian or herbivorous diet.

It's worth noting that while a carnivorous diet can provide certain nutrients, such as protein, iron, and vitamin B12, it may also be associated with health risks if not properly balanced. For example, diets high in red and processed meats have been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, and certain types of cancer. Therefore, it's important to consult with a healthcare provider or registered dietitian before making any significant changes to your diet.

Sarraceniaceae is a family of carnivorous plants that includes the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora. These plants are characterized by their passive pitcher-shaped traps, which they use to capture insects as a source of nutrients.

* Sarracenia species, also known as North American pitcher plants, have tubular or funnel-shaped leaves that trap insects in a pool of water at the bottom. The walls of the trap are slippery and often have downward-pointing hairs that prevent the prey from escaping.
* Darlingtonia californica, also known as the cobra lily, has a unique hooded pitcher shape with a forked "tongue" that attracts and traps insects. The lid of the pitcher is perforated, allowing rainwater to enter and drown the prey.
* Heliamphora species, also known as sun pitchers or marsh pitcher plants, are found in South America and have tall, slender pitchers with a wide mouth that trap insects on a slippery surface. The traps contain a digestive fluid that helps break down the captured prey.

Sarraceniaceae plants are native to North and South America and are found in wet, nutrient-poor habitats where they have adapted to supplement their diet with insects.

Hominidae, also known as the "great apes," is a family of primates that includes humans (Homo sapiens), orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), gorillas (Gorilla gorilla and Gorilla beringei), bonobos (Pan paniscus), and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). This family is characterized by their upright walking ability, although not all members exhibit this trait. Hominidae species are known for their high intelligence, complex social structures, and expressive facial features. They share a common ancestor with the Old World monkeys, and fossil records suggest that this split occurred around 25 million years ago.

Angiosperms, also known as flowering plants, are a group of plants that produce seeds enclosed within an ovary. The term "angiosperm" comes from the Greek words "angeion," meaning "case" or "capsule," and "sperma," meaning "seed." This group includes the majority of plant species, with over 300,000 known species.

Angiosperms are characterized by their reproductive structures, which consist of flowers. The flower contains male and female reproductive organs, including stamens (which produce pollen) and carpels (which contain the ovules). After fertilization, the ovule develops into a seed, while the ovary matures into a fruit, which provides protection and nutrition for the developing embryo.

Angiosperms are further divided into two main groups: monocots and eudicots. Monocots have one cotyledon or embryonic leaf, while eudicots have two. Examples of monocots include grasses, lilies, and orchids, while examples of eudicots include roses, sunflowers, and legumes.

Angiosperms are ecologically and economically important, providing food, shelter, and other resources for many organisms, including humans. They have evolved a wide range of adaptations to different environments, from the desert to the ocean floor, making them one of the most diverse and successful groups of plants on Earth.

Biological evolution is the change in the genetic composition of populations of organisms over time, from one generation to the next. It is a process that results in descendants differing genetically from their ancestors. Biological evolution can be driven by several mechanisms, including natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow, and mutation. These processes can lead to changes in the frequency of alleles (variants of a gene) within populations, resulting in the development of new species and the extinction of others over long periods of time. Biological evolution provides a unifying explanation for the diversity of life on Earth and is supported by extensive evidence from many different fields of science, including genetics, paleontology, comparative anatomy, and biogeography.

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Carnivory only pays off when the nutrient stress is high and where light is abundant. When these conditions are not met, some ... Part-time carnivory in Triphyophyllum peltatum may be due to an unusually high need for potassium at a certain point in the ... Carnivory rarely pays, so even carnivorous plants avoid it when there is too little light or an easier source of nutrients, and ... For carnivory, the trait could only evolve if the increase in nutrients from capturing prey exceeded the cost of investment in ...
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Carnivory in plants appears to have evolved independently in four major angiosperm lineages and five orders: Poales, ... One common trait found in several Lamiales families that may have led to carnivory is the secretion of proteinase mucilage ... "Evolution of Carnivory in Lentibulariaceae and the Lamiales". Plant Biology (Stuttgart). 6 (4): 477-490. doi:10.1055/s-2004- ... nutrients may have increased fitness of plants growing in low-nutrient habitats which eventually caused an embrace of carnivory ...
"Did the thylacine violate the costs of carnivory? Body mass and sexual dimorphism of an iconic Australian marsupial". ...
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posted in New Phytologist, the carnivory of the Drosera rotundifolia was tested against growing conditions where the plant's ... "Resource availability affects investment in carnivory in Drosera rotundifolia". New Phytologist. 159 (2): 507-511. doi:10.1046/ ... results revealed the ability of the plant to utilize the nutrients over the normal prey which caused the reduction in carnivory ...
Either would be exceptional evidence of carnivory among ornithischians. There are a few prevailing theories for ankylosaurid ...
The pattern of carnivory among Heliamphora species, combined with habitat data, indicates that carnivory in this genus evolved ... Carnivory in Pitcher Plants of the Genus Heliamphora (Sarraceniaceae). New Phytologist, 122(4): 733-744. (First page available ...
The origin of post-Fall carnivory, as seen in snakes. ...
And so carnivory should evolve when the energetic benefits through enhanced photosynthesis exceed the costs of carnivory. And ... Its only the 12th lineage in which carnivory has been discovered in plants. By lineage I mean all the plants descended from ... the conclusion is simply put that carnivory should evolve when nutrients and nutrients alone are limiting. ...
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Carnivore: An organism that feeds on animals (noun); same as zoophage; also noun carnivory and adjective carnivorous. ...
There are lots of predatory mammals, but specialized carnivory is uncommon. Thats when vertebrate prey is the primary energy ...
Carnivory and predation are a part of this sin-cursed world. Therefore animals need to be able to camouflage themselves lest ...
Initially carnivory indirectly links the mastery of some humans over others. We see this first in the repeated cuts between the ... As Huggan and Tiffin as well as Carol Adams argue, carnivory is "ultimately an expression of power over others" (25). Most ... Initially in Van Diemens Land, carnivory is conspicuously the domain of representatives of the penal system and the exercising ... The abjection experienced in viewing the officer eating and the slippage implied visually between cannibalism and carnivory ...
Carnivory on demand: phosphorus deficiency induces glandular leaves in the African liana Triphyophyllum peltatum. New ... new findings are a breakthrough because they allow future molecular analyses that will help understand the origins of carnivory ...
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A Review of Carnivory in the Botanical World. [Rice, B.A.] -- PART 8: OUTLOOK AND SUMMARY -- Summary, Final Comments and ... Ecophysiological Look at Plant Carnivory: Why are Plants Carnivorous? [Adamec L.] -- Reversing the Roles of Predator and Prey: ...
One, Cyrtopeltis modestus, is much like the Pameridea bugs that live on Roridula (and facilitate that plants carnivory). ... Could these insects be facilitating carnivory in Ibicella lutea?. An interesting feature of this plant is that the stigmatic ...
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Carnivory has enabled these plants to survive in very nutrient poor environments where other plants cannot. Carnivorous plants ... It is the underwater sister of the venus fly trap, and is the only underwater plant to have evolved snap-trap carnivory. ... Evolving in nutrient poor conditions is why it has developed carnivory. However the small ecological niche that it inhabits has ... Aquatic carnivorous plants have evolved in low nutrient environments, and so have evolved carnivory to supplement the low ...
Some Omaliinae have evolved toward eating floral parts of plants, and others toward carnivory. Saprophagy has evolved toward ... carnivory in other subfamilies (many Tachyporinae, most Aleocharinae, Pselaphinae, Euaesthetinae, Steninae, Paederinae, and ...
Even if carnivory is not representative of The Paleo Diet(TM) as it is laid out in Cordains book and Robb Wolfs book, maybe ... Carnivory: Compatible… maybe. Representative… no.. P.S. If youre going to use a podcast as a reference, please also provide ... Your continued assertion that carnivory it is representative of the paleo diet is a gargantuan stretch. A bit in a Robb Wolf ...
For Cat Lovers: Alternatives to Carnivory, Prior to the Fall, and After the Parousia. Defenses Against Predators: Possible ...
Because carnivory often involves intraguild predation, there is the potential for enemy species to reduce carnivore populations ... we used novel isotopic approaches to measure degrees of carnivory among consumer species. We analyzed the 15N:14N ratios of ...
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