Arachidonic and eicosapentaenoic acids in Araucariaceae, a unique feature among seed plants [PDF]
It is generally admitted that seed plants (spermaphytes) are unable to synthesize either arachidonic or eicosapentaenoic acids (AA and EPA), the classic essential fatty acids in animals.
Wolff Robert L. +6 more
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Insect herbivore and fungal communities on Agathis (Araucariaceae) from the latest Cretaceous to Recent [PDF]
Agathis (Araucariaceae) is a genus of broadleaved conifers that today inhabits lowland to upper montane rainforests of Australasia and Southeast Asia.
Michael P. Donovan +4 more
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Phylogenetic analysis of fossil stems in Yiwu Jurassic Forest, Hami, Xinjiang, Northwest China [PDF]
Background Permineralized fossil wood is frequently found in the Jurassic deposits of China. Many studies of fossil stems are based on anatomical descriptions, yet phylogenetic analyses could provide important insights for systematics studies of fossil ...
Xu-Dong Gou, Yu Jiang, Min-Jiao Liu
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[PROVISIONAL] Araucaria angustifolia chloroplast genome sequence and its relation to other Araucariaceae [PDF]
Araucaria angustifolia is endemic from southern Brazil. Known as Brazilian pine, A. angustifolia is the only native conifer species with economic/social relevance in this country.
José Henrique S. G. Brandão +4 more
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Gas production of Araucariaceae spp.
Araucariaceae spp. were collected in Australia in 2007 (Gee, unpubl. data). (TIF)
Carole T. Gee (17655646) +3 more
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Parameters for the fermentation of Araucariaceae spp.
Araucariaceae spp. were collected from naturally growing forest trees by CTG from Northern Queensland, Australia, in 2007. For each species, cumulative gas production up to 72 h and fermentative parameters in which a + b is maximum gas production (ml/200
Carole T. Gee (17655646) +3 more
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Identification of selected CITES-protected Araucariaceae using DART TOFMS [PDF]
Determining the species source of logs and planks suspected of being Araucaria araucana (Molina) K.Koch (CITES Appendix I) using traditional wood anatomy has been difficult, because its anatomical features are not diagnostic.
Voin, Doina +6 more
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Novel and Conserved miRNAs Among Brazilian Pine and Other Gymnosperms
The knowledge about plant miRNAs has increased exponentially, with thousands of miRNAs been reported in different plant taxa using high throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatic tools.
José Henrique Galdino +5 more
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Revealing the diversity of amber source plants from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, Brazil
Background Amber has been reported from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, as isolated clasts or within plant tissues. Undescribed cones of uncertain gymnosperm affinity have also been recovered with amber preserved in situ.
Leyla J. Seyfullah +7 more
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Evolutionary diversification of new Caledonian Araucaria.
New Caledonia is a global biodiversity hotspot. Hypotheses for its biotic richness suggest either that the island is a 'museum' for an old Gondwana biota or alternatively it has developed following relatively recent long distance dispersal and in situ ...
Mai Lan Kranitz +11 more
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