Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. biology The derivation of metabolic energy from a combination of photosynthesis and an external energy source
Etymologies
- mixo- + -trophy (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Their results support previous hypotheses that microbial associations and mixotrophy are ancient plant traits, rather than ones that have evolved recently.”
“Taken together, these results demonstrate that the liverworts have a capacity for mixotrophic nutrition when glucose is present and that mixotrophy and/or the presence of cyanobacteria could be responsible for the stable carbon isotope values obtained from Prototaxites.”
“Warwick Vincent, director of aquatic ecosystem studies at Laval University in Quebec, Canada, says that "whilst mixotrophy has been known about for a long time, what is novel about this research is the context - that of catastrophic darkness".”
“They say their results support previous hypotheses that microbial associations and mixotrophy are ancient plant traits, rather than ones that have evolved recently.”
“whilst mixotrophy has been known about for a long time, what is novel about this research is the context - that of catastrophic darkness".”
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