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Frugivory in Canopy Plants in a Western Amazonian Forest: Dispersal Systems, Phylogenetic Ensembles and Keystone Plants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Frugivory is a widespread mutualistic interaction in which frugivores obtain nutritional resources while favoring plant recruitment through their seed dispersal services.
Pablo R Stevenson +3 more
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Gossypium survey. Collecting in Peru (III), collecting in Mexico (IV), present survival of sub-spontaneous cotton [PDF]
, 1984 Ces dernières années, le CIRP a organisé avec le concours de l'Institut français de recherches du coton et textiles exotiques (IRCT) une mission en plusieurs phases pour récolter des spécimens de cotonniers subspontanés.
Ano, Georges, Schwendiman, Jacques
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Exploring the potential of ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) seed fat
Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.Abstract Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) fat is an important income source for Amazonian communities. Local businesses typically process whole seeds for fat extraction; however, seed structural integrity may influence extraction efficiency and fat quality.
Juan David Marmolejo Tascón +4 more
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RodriguésiaThe identification of Amazonian plants is still difficult for many reasons, one being the lack of collections over large areas of the region. As a consequence of the poor knowledge on the Amazonian flora, many taxonomic publications (revisions and ...
Volker Bittrich +5 more
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Exploring new avenues: Psychedelic‐assisted therapy for young people
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Rates of mental illness in young people are increasing, whereas the development of novel mental health treatments has not significantly progressed. Psychedelic‐assisted therapy, using substances such as psilocybin and 3,4‐methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), has shown potential in the treatment of mental illnesses in the adult population, including ...
Ioanna Artemis Vamvakopoulou +3 more
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GMOs, International Law and Indigenous Peoples [PDF]
, 2018 This Article sprung from a desire to discover why—despite scientific uncertainty and the oft-cited precautionary principle in international law—genetically modified organisms are still allowed to spread via international trade and natural ecological ...
Bellevue, Casandia
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Classifying avian drinking behaviour: ecological insights and implications in a changing world
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Water is a fundamental currency of life, and its availability significantly influences animal behaviour, physiology and distributions. However, our knowledge around the dependence on water for drinking and the direct and indirect mechanisms driving related behaviours remains partial in the context of changing climates. Here, we review patterns
Shannon R. Conradie, Marc T. Freeman
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Remote Sensing, 2020 Amazonian ecosystems are major biodiversity hotspots and carbon sinks that may lose species to extinction and become carbon sources due to extreme dry or warm conditions.
Antony Oswaldo Castro +8 more
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Rubber genetics and breeding at Cirad-France Country report of activities from 2007 to 2011 (AGAP research unit) [PDF]
, 2011 In Cirad and the research unit " AGAP ", the two groups EGV (Marc Seguin et al.) and BURST (Pascal Montoro et al.) work on rubber genetics and molecular physiology respectively.
Clément-Demange, André +5 more
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ChemFoodChem, EarlyView.Cassava starch films were functionalized with Ucuúba fat and cellulose nanocrystals to tailor wettability, optical, mechanical, and barrier properties. Integrating Amazonian bioresources with nanotechnology enables sustainable edible coatings with tunable performance for fresh food preservation and enhanced UV protection.
Geovana Cristina Pinto Rodrigues +4 more
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