Phylogenetics and molecular evolution of Alismatales based on whole plastid genomes
, 2015 The order Alismatales is a mostly aquatic group of monocots that displays substantial morphological and life history diversity, including the seagrasses, the only land plants that have re-colonized marine environments. Past phylogenetic studies of the order have either considered a single gene with dense taxonomic sampling, or several genes with ...
Thomas Gregory Ross
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Complete organelle genomes of the threatened aquatic species Scheuchzeria palustris (Scheuchzeriaceae): Insights into adaptation and phylogenomic placement. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe organelle genomes map of Scheuchzeria palustris. Abstract Scheuchzeria palustris, the only species in the Scheuchzeriaceae family, plays a crucial role in methane production and transportation, influencing the global carbon cycle and maintaining ecosystem stability. However, it is now threatened by human activities and global warming. In this study,
He XY, Chen JM, Li ZZ.
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Plastid Phylogenomic Analyses Resolve Tofieldiaceae as the Root of the Early Diverging Monocot Order Alismatales [PDF]
Genome Biology and Evolution, 2016 The predominantly aquatic order Alismatales, which includes approximately 4,500 species within Araceae, Tofieldiaceae, and the core alismatid families, is a key group in investigating the origin and early diversification of monocots. Despite their importance, phylogenetic ambiguity regarding the root of the Alismatales tree precludes answering ...
Yang Luo +5 more
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Flora of Espírito Santo, Brazil: Alismataceae
Rodriguésia, 2022 This floristic survey of Alismataceae from the state of Espírito Santo aims to update the diversity and extinction vulnerability data for the species. The taxa here listed were obtained from Splink and Reflora Virtual Herbarium databases.
Lígia Queiroz Matias +1 more
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Chromosomal studies on Neotropical Limnocharitaceae (Alismatales) [PDF]
Aquatic Botany, 2002 Abstract The family Limnocharitaceae comprises three genera of herbaceous aquatic plants: Limnocharis and Hydrocleys, naturally found in Neotropical regions, and Butomopsis, found in Paleotropical regions. In order to analyze the karyotypic characteristics of the Neotropical genera, root tips of L. flava, L. laforestii and H.
Eliana Regina Forni-Martins +1 more
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The plastid genome of Najas flexilis: adaptation to submersed environments is accompanied by the complete loss of the NDH complex in an aquatic angiosperm. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The re-colonization of aquatic habitats by angiosperms has presented a difficult challenge to plants whose long evolutionary history primarily reflects adaptations to terrestrial conditions. Many aquatics must complete vital stages of their life cycle on
Elena L Peredo +2 more
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Herbivory Dominates the Spring Diet of American Black Bears (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) in a Wood Bison (<i>Bison bison athabascae</i>) Neonatal Range, Suggesting Minimal Bison Consumption. [PDF]
Ecol EvolIn this study, we used scat analysis and DNA metabarcoding to analyze the spring diet of black bears in the neonatal range of a small, threatened wood bison herd in northeast Alberta to assess predation risk of neonate bison. Our results suggest that consumption rates of bison are low and that predation risk to neonate wood bison, during the RLBH's ...
Sharp ME, Nielsen SE, Edwards MA.
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Phytochemistry, 2016 Seagrasses are the only higher plants living in fully marine environments; they play a significant role in coastal ecosystems. Seagrasses inhabit the coastal shelves of all continents except Antarctica and can grow in depths of up to 90 m. Because of their eminent ecological importance, innumerous studies have been dedicated to seagrasses and their ...
Christian Zidorn
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Functional trait diversity of Cyclanthaceae and its convergent evolution with Araceae in Neotropical forests [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 The Cyclanthaceae comprise a relatively small family of about 230 species and 12 genera in the Pandanales that is widespread in wet Neotropical forests.
Erin C. Riordan +2 more
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Diversity, 2023 The geographical distribution of plants is influenced by macroclimate and dispersal limitations, which have led to lineage isolation and subsequent diversification within and across various environmental gradients.
Dimitri Allastair Veldkornet
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