Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 01:18:58 PDT From: "Fernando Rivadavia Lopes" <fe_rivadavia@hotmail.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2466$foo@default> Subject: Byblis confirmed carnivore?
To all,
>
>OK, then I would suggest a little experiment. How about the film
>test? Stimulate secretion by a protein extract (e.g. yeast extract)
>for a few hours. Place a diapositive film with the coated surface on
>the (stimulated and unstimulated) glands, incubate overnight (or
>longer), and inspect film for holes in the coating (it should be
>holes, not only a change in colouration, which may be caused by
>humidity alone). If the secretion of the glands is able to digest
>holes into the film, it is probably able to hydrolyze the gelatine
>(i.e. animal protein), a very good hint at an important symptom of
>carnivory.
Talking about this, what about that report a while ago (I don't
remember who it was!) that Byblis may not be carnivorous after all,
using this same test? Any confirmation? Anybody try it with Ibicella and
Proboscidea?
All the best,
Fernando Rivadavia
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