Anatomical plasticity in the adult zebra finch song system. [PDF]
J Comp Neurol, 2012 AbstractIn many songbirds, vocal learning‐related cellular plasticity was thought to end following a developmental critical period. However, mounting evidence in one such species, the zebra finch, suggests that forms of plasticity common during song learning continue well into adulthood, including a reliance on auditory feedback for song maintenance ...
McDonald KS, Kirn JR.
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Habitat-driven variability in morphological and anatomical traits of Dactyloctenium aegyptium (Poaceae) in semi-arid regions [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground The ability of Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. to adapt to diverse habitats reflects its remarkable ecological plasticity. Methods This study investigates the morphological and anatomical traits of D. aegyptium across six distinct habitat
Naila Mukhtar +10 more
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Anatomical plasticity of adult brain is titrated by Nogo Receptor 1. [PDF]
Neuron, 2013 Experience rearranges anatomical connectivity in the brain, but such plasticity is suppressed in adulthood. We examined the turnover of dendritic spines and axonal varicosities in the somatosensory cortex of mice lacking Nogo Receptor 1 (NgR1). Through adolescence, the anatomy and plasticity of ngr1 null mice are indistinguishable from control, but ...
Akbik FV +4 more
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Beyond efficiency: The multi-scale architecture of robust water transport in plants [PDF]
Quantitative Plant BiologyAgronomic research has long prioritized efficiency – optimizing resource use to maximize yield under stable conditions. However, as climate variability intensifies, efficiency alone might be insufficient to sustain agricultural production in the future ...
Magdalena Julkowska +2 more
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Nogo receptor 1 limits tactile task performance independent of basal anatomical plasticity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The genes that govern how experience refines neural circuitry and alters synaptic structural plasticity are poorly understood. The nogo-66 receptor 1 gene (ngr1) is one candidate that may restrict the rate of learning as well as basal anatomical ...
Jennifer I Park +8 more
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Plasticity of the anatomical traits of Rhododendron L. (Ericaceae) leaves and its implications in adaptation to the plateau environment [PDF]
Open Life SciencesThere is a variety of Rhododendron plants in the Tibetan plateau; yet, little is known about their variations in leaf anatomical traits and the implications for environmental adaptation.
Guo Wenwen +3 more
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Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2023 The amount of solar irradiation available in the growing environment can cause significant changes in physiology and leaf anatomy that enable crops to acclimate to different light conditions.
Fernanda Andrade Leite +5 more
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Genetic control of root anatomical plasticity in maize [PDF]
The Plant Genome, 2020 Abstract Root anatomical phenes have important roles in soil resource capture and plant performance; however, their phenotypic plasticity and genetic architecture is poorly understood. We hypothesized that (a) the responses of root anatomical phenes to water deficit (stress plasticity) and different environmental ...
Hannah M. Schneider +5 more
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Two Dominant Herbaceous Species Have Different Plastic Responses to N Addition in a Desert Steppe
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Nitrogen (N) deposition rates are increasing in the temperate steppe due to human activities. Understanding the plastic responses of plant dominant species to increased N deposition through the lens of multiple traits is crucial for species selection in ...
Aixia Guo +17 more
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Ecological anatomy of Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC. (MYRTACEAE) in the restinga region,state of Ceará [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2019 The species Eugenia punicifolia (Kunth) DC. (myrtle) occurs in the coastal region of the state of Ceará and has ecological and medicinal importance. This study aimed to characterize the leaf anatomy of myrtle (E. punicifolia) in the rainy and dry seasons,
Viviane de Oliveira Thomaz Lemos +3 more
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