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Seeing herbaria in a new light: leaf reflectance spectroscopy unlocks trait and classification modeling in plant biodiversity collections

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Reflectance spectroscopy is a rapid method for estimating traits and discriminating species. Spectral libraries from herbarium specimens represent an untapped resource for generating broad phenomic datasets across space, time, and taxa. We conducted a proof‐of‐concept study using trait data and spectra from herbarium specimens up to 179 yr old,
Dawson M. White, Jeannine Cavender‐Bares, Charles C. Davis, J. Antonio Guzmán Q., Shan Kothari, Jorge M. Robles, José Eduardo Meireles   +6 more
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Invasive plants optimize leaf nitrogen allocation in photosynthesis

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Invasive plants often outcompete co‐occurring native species by expressing acquisitive functional traits that promote high photosynthetic capacity. However, it remains unclear whether these traits are newly evolved in the introduced (‘away’) range or if invaders arrived preadapted with superior traits from their native (‘home’) range.
Robert J. Griffin‐Nolan, Lamine Bensaddek, Guillaume Decocq, Kouki Hikosaka, Thomas Kichey, Julie LeVonne, Masako Mishio, Jason D. Fridley   +7 more
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Diversity and distribution of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) at Allahabad University Campus, Prayagraj

Environment Conservation Journal
Crab spiders (family Thomisidae), particularly the genus Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805, are known for their cryptic coloration and ambush predation strategy, often utilizing flowers as hunting grounds. Despite their global diversity, local populations, like
Bharat Pandram, Cherita Devi Khangembam, Maharajan Kannan, Pradeep Chandra Sati, Geeta Devi   +4 more
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Acquisitive root exploration strategies help maintain higher peak sap flux rates during summer drought, but more root biomass does not

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Summary Roots are responsible for soil water uptake, yet little is known about how variation in fine‐root traits relates to whole‐tree water movement, particularly during periods of drought. By combining a 3‐yr dataset monitoring sap flow rates with measures of fine‐root biomass, length, and morphology across 10 tree species, we addressed hypotheses ...
Newton Tran, Marvin Lo, Meghan G. Midgley, Ray Dybzinski, Ella C. Segal, Charles H. Cannon, Chai‐Shian Kua, Christine R. Rollinson, Colleen M. Iversen, M. Luke McCormack   +9 more
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Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Reprogrammes Host Glycolysis to Facilitate Proliferation by a Phase‐Separated Co‐Aggregate of Nucleocapsid Protein and Phosphoglycerate Kinase

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Efficient viral proliferation within the host is a critical step in pathogenicity and requires adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The replication, movement and immune evasion of many plant viruses within their hosts are associated with phase separation (PS)‐derived aggregates formed by viral components.
Guangcheng Zu, Zhifu Xing, Jiao Li, Tangbing Yang, Huan Wu, Qiangsheng Ge, Yanju Wang, Baoan Song, Runjiang Song   +8 more
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Annotated Checklist of the Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of Uzbekistan [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
An updated checklist of Uzbekistan aphids (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Aphidomorpha) is presented based on literature records with the latest taxonomic and nomenclatural changes. This comprehensive checklist of aphids is the first checklist for Uzbekistan
Ikram Abdullaev, Alijon Khusanov, Nina Voronova-Bartet, Maxbuba Abdullayeva, Lola Gandjaeva, Xasanbay Jumanazarov, Bakhtiyor Kholmatov, Matnazar Rahimov, Zafar Matyakubov, Abdulla Iskandarov, Rasul Ruzmetov, Mavluda Ollaberganova, Muhammadyusuf Joraev, Manzura Doschanova   +13 more
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The Atlantic elements in the Swiss flora: distribution, diversity, and conservation status [PDF]

, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the composition, distribution, ecology, and conservation status of the Atlantic elements of the Swiss flora. About 195 Atlantic and 80 Mediterranean-Atlantic vascular plant species of the European flora have been ...
Bürcher, Sandra, Fleury, Matthieu, Huber, Fanny, Kozlowski, Gregor   +3 more
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Metabolic Enzyme MeHNL11 Regulates MeCAS1b Transcription for Cyanide Reutilization in Response to Nitrate Deficiency in Cassava

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) exhibits exceptional tolerance to infertile soils and contains abundant cyanogenic glucosides (CGs). Previous research has indicated that CGs can serve as a significant reservoir of organic nitrogen in plants.
Weitao Mai, Ruxue Bao, Xiaocheng Liu, Mengtao Li, Jinling Zhao, Huaifang Zhang, Yuan Yao, Haiyan Wang, Wenquan Wang, Changying Zeng, Xin Chen   +10 more
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The pollination ecology and mouthpart morphology of a pollen‐feeding fly Incurviseta cf. maculifrons (Diptera: Lauxaniidae) in the Australian Alpine

Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.
The Lauxaniid fly Incurviseta cf. maculifrons (Malloch, 1925) is a locally abundant but poorly understood flower visitor in the Australian Alpine. We describe the flower visitation, pollen transport, pollen diet and mouthpart morphology of I. cf. maculifrons using field observations, pollen analyses and scanning electron microscopy. I. cf.
Tomas Mitchell‐Storey, Francisco Encinas‐Viso, Joshua Botti‐Anderson, Joanne M. Bennett   +3 more
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Macronutrient composition in pollen affects development and survival in wild bees

Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.
Small carpenter bees (Ceratina calcarata) were reared on diets formulated with black poplar and dandelion pollen, while closely monitoring developmental metrics, lipid content and survival. Macronutrient analyses on both pollen types revealed dandelion pollen contained lower levels of protein, essential amino acids and several fatty acids, which ...
Khara W. Stephen, Sandra M. Rehan
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