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Evolution of pyrrolizidine alkaloid biosynthesis in Apocynaceae: revisiting the defence de-escalation hypothesis. [PDF]
Summary Plants produce specialized metabolites for their defence. However, specialist herbivores adapt to these compounds and use them for their own benefit. Plants attacked predominantly by specialists may be under selection to reduce or eliminate production of co‐opted chemicals: the defence de‐escalation hypothesis.
Livshultz T +7 more
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Novedades nomenclaturales en el género Prestonia para Brasil (Apocynoideae, Echiteae)
Para continuar con la revisión del género Prestonia (Apocynoideae, Echiteae), se proponen los siguientes sinónimos: Prestonia finitima (P. annularis), P. hassleri (P. cyaniphylla), P. perplexa (P. didyma), P. lindmanii (P. lagoensis) y P.
J. Francisco Morales
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Apocynaceae (subfamilies Rauvolfioideae and Apocynoideae)
In Malesia there are 43 native genera in these two subfamilies. The largest genus in Malesia is Alyxia with 55 species, followed by Parsonsia with 27 species (one with 7 varieties), Kopsia with 18 species and 2 varieties, Alstonia with 16 species, Kibatalia with 15 species, and Anodendron and Tabernaemontana with 14 species each.
Middleton, D.J.
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A família Apocynaceae é caracterizada por possuir grande diversidade de estruturas secretoras como idioblastos, coléteres, laticíferos e nectários florais.
F.M. Martins +3 more
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A range extension for Fernaldia speciosissima (Apocynaceae, subfamily Apocynoideae)
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Williams, Justin Kirk
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Dos nuevas especies de Mandevilla (Apocynoideae, Mesechiteae) endémicas de Perú
Se describen e ilustran dos nuevas especies de Mandevilla (subgénero Mandevilla) para Perú. Mandevilla pristina se encuentra relacionada con M. assimilis, M. holosericea y M.
J. Francisco Morales
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Three New Species of Wrightia (Apocynaceae: Apocynoideae) from Thailand
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Middleton, D J
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Isolated Grauer's gorilla populations differ in diet and gut microbiome
Abstract The animal gut microbiome has been implicated in a number of key biological processes, ranging from digestion to behaviour, and has also been suggested to facilitate local adaptation. Yet studies in wild animals rarely compare multiple populations that differ ecologically, which is the level at which local adaptation may occur.
Alice Michel +14 more
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"Micrechites lancifolia (Apocynaceae: Apocynoideae), a new record for Singapore"
D.J. Middleton, H.K. Lua, P.K.F. Leong
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Heterotopic evolution of floral nectaries in Apocynaceae [PDF]
Os nectários florais em Apocynaceae podem ocupar diferentes posições, apresentar diversas estruturas e estratégias para a liberação e armazenamento do néctar, sendo um bom modelo para o estudo da evolução desta glândula em relação à diversificação da ...
Capelli, Natalie do Valle
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