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Bromélias e beija-flores: um modelo observacional para testar hipóteses sobre correlações e adaptações morfológicas recíprocas

Rodriguésia
Resumo Muitas angiospermas dependem da ação de animais para sua polinização. Embora a maioria das interações entre plantas e polinizadores não aparentem ser tão peculiares,de certa forma, parecem envolver algum grau de adaptação mútua de flor e animal. A
Liana Carneiro Capucho, Suely Dalcolmo, Tiago de Holanda Formigoni, Ary Gomes da Silva   +3 more
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To converge or diverge? Phenological shifts driven by plant genome size and functional traits under nitrogen deposition and mowing

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Linkages between genome size (GS) and phenology underscore the diversification of functional traits, which are indicative of life‐history and resource acquisition strategies.
Jing Lü, Ruzhen Wang, Huanhuan Deng, Weiyi Ma, Josep Peñuelas, Haiyang Zhang, Mengjiao Bi, Liangchao Jiang, Jordi Sardans, Xingguo Han, Yong Jiang   +10 more
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Unique Jurassic Ovaries Shed a New Light on the Nature of Carpels

Plants
Enclosed ovules are a reproductive feature restricted to angiosperms. Although this feature can be used as a criterion for identifying fossil angiosperms, how ovules are enclosed and the nature of the placenta are still foci of debates.
Qiang Fu, Jie Sun, Shaolin Zheng, Xin Wang   +3 more
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Extending plant water‐use strategies to flowers: Evidence from trait correlations across plant organs

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Despite the importance of flowers to plant fitness, it remains unclear whether flowers display ecophysiological strategies and how floral traits are associated with leaf economic traits.
Dario C. Paiva, Adam B. Roddy
wiley   +1 more source

Differential effects of agricultural expansion on wild bee taxonomic and functional diversity

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Pollinators, especially bees, are in global decline, threatening biodiversity and food security. While intensive agriculture is a primary driver, its impact on bee functional diversity—particularly in the diverse Mediterranean region—remains understudied.
Manuel López‐Aliste, Camila B. García, Pablo Díaz‐Siefer, Fernanda Montero‐Silva, Angela M. Vargas‐Daza, Juan F. Betancurt‐Grisales, Michael P. D. Garratt, Luis F. Flores‐Prado, Juan L. Celis‐Diez, Francisco E. Fontúrbel   +9 more
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Using online databases to produce comprehensive accounts of the vascular plants from the Brazilian protected areas: The Parque Nacional do Itatiaia as a case study [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2020
Marina Moreira, Tatiana Carrijo, Anderson Alves-Araújo, André Amorim, Alessandro Rapini, Andrews da Silva, Braz Cosenza, Claudia Lopes, Camila Delgado, Cíntia Kameyama, Dayvid Couto, Daniel Barbosa, Daniele Monteiro, Diego Gonzaga, Eduardo Dalcin, Elsie Guimarães, Elton John de Lírio, Fernando Matos, Fátima Salimena, Felipe Oliveira, Gustavo Heiden, João Lanna, José Fernando Baumgratz, José Pastore, Juliana Oliveira, Laísa Barcelos, Lana Sylvestre, Leandro Freitas, Leandro Giacomin, Leandro Pederneiras, Leonardo Meireles, Lúcia Lohmann, Luciana Pereira, Luis Alexandre Silva, Luiz Neto, Marcelo Souza, Marcelo Trovó, Marcos Sobral, Mário Garbin, Mario Gomes, Marli Morim, Michelle Christine Mota, Paulo H Labiak, Pedro Viana, Pedro Luís de Moraes, Renato Goldenberg, Rubens Luiz Coelho, Samyra Furtado, Sebastião José da Silva-Neto, Thiago Flores, Valquíria Dutra, Vinícius Bueno, Rafaela Forzza   +52 more
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Insights on the nutritional ecology of a nocturnal pollinating insect

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Nutritional ecology examines the environmental effects on nutritional needs, food intake and foraging behaviors, and the use of nutrients ingested by animals. Among insects, Lepidoptera are often considered opportunistic foragers that visit a wide variety of available flowers, although with some preferences.
Evan Force, Caroline Suray, Charlotte Girardin, Michel B.C. Sokolowski, Matthieu Dacher   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
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Response of Fecal Bacteria and Fungi to Tannin‐Rich Diets in Sika Deer (Cervus nippon): Evidence from Both Feeding Experiments and Field Investigations

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Feeding with tannin‐rich diets altered the fecal microbial composition and increased the relative abundance of tannin‐degrading microbes. We hypothesize that fecal bacteria and fungi may play important roles in helping herbivores adapt to tannin‐rich diets but respond to different tannin concentrations varies.
Di Zhu, Feng Wu, Peiying Wen, Haiyang Gao, Xiaoran Hao, Hongfang Wang   +5 more
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Updated Chorotypes of Terrestrial Vertebrates Shed New Light on Zoogeographical Regions in China

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Chorotype represents a fundamental concept for identifying groups of species that share similar distribution patterns. However, the last comprehensive revision of animal chorotypes in China was performed more than a decade ago. Here, we update the chorotype classifications for 1040 species and propose an updated zoogeographical regionalization scheme ...
Baoming Zhang, Minghui Zhou, Zhipeng Xie, Ludan Zhang, Haoting Duan, Jiehua Yu, Jiekun He   +6 more
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