EFFECT OF NECTAR-FORAGING ANTS AND WASPS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS OF TURNERA ULMIFOLIA (TURNERACEAE) IN A COASTAL SAND DUNE IN MEXICO [PDF]
We evaluated over two years the effect of different ant species on the reproductive fitness (estimated as end-of-season fruit set per treatment) of Turnera ulmifolia. Research was done on a sand dune matorral located on the coast of Veracruz, México. The
Castillo Guevara, Citlalli +3 more
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Reconstructing the basal angiosperm phylogeny: evaluating information content of mitochondrial genes [PDF]
Three mitochondrial (atp1, matR, nad5), four chloroplast (atpB, matK, rbcL, rpoC2), and one nuclear (18S) genes from 162 seed plants, representing all major lineages of gymnosperms and angiosperms, were analyzed together in a supermatrix or in various ...
Adam M. White +130 more
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Estructura y composición florística de los estratos arbóreo y arbustivo en Villa Alegría, Valle de Tehuacán, Puebla [PDF]
Villa Alegría is a lacustrine that is part of the Biosphere Reserve TehuacánCuicatlán, Puebla-Oaxaca, dating from the Pliocene-Pleistocene, which has been little studied; therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the structure and floristic ...
ABIGAIL ELIZABETH CONDE ALONSO
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Biogeographic units in the Chihuahuan Desert: Implications for regionalization and area nomenclature [PDF]
There are several biogeographic regionalizations of the Chihuahuan Desert province, which differ in the criteria used, and the names and categories given to the different units recognized.
Jesús A. Fernández +2 more
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Especies arbóreas y arborescentes de México: gimnospermas, monocotiledóneas y helechos arborescentes [PDF]
Las plantas arbóreas o arborescentes se definen aquí en un sentido amplio como plantas perennes que se pueden sostener por sí solas, con una altura del adulto de al menos 5 m (sin considerar hojas o inflorescencias ascendentes), y con 1 o varios tallos ...
Héctor M. Hernández, Martin Ricker
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Assessment of species listing proposals for CITES CoP17. Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety [PDF]
International wildlife trade is estimated to be worth billions of dollars annually and to include hundreds of millions of plant and animal specimens. The commerce is diverse, ranging from live animals and plants, to parts of organisms and derivatives ...
Asmyhr, Maria Gulbrandsen +14 more
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Reproducción controlada de Coccoloba cowellii Britton (Polygonaceae), una especie endémica amenazada de extinción [PDF]
Contexto: Coccoloba cowellii Britton es una planta que constituye un endemismo de Camagüey, Cuba, catalogada “En Peligro Crítico” de extinción, pero estudios fitoquímicos han revelado la presencia de compuestos promisorios con actividad antioxidante.
Andrys Martínez Proenza +2 more
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Beaucarnea is a genus of pachycaul succulents, of which B. recurvata is the most commonly cultivated species. The genus has recently been expanded to include the closely related genus Calibanus, of which B. hookeri (formerly C.
Walker, Colin
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Patrones de variación espacio-temporal del matorral xerófilo en la subcuenca de Zapotitlán, Puebla [PDF]
Presentamos en este trabajo el análisis de la estabilidad (persistencia) de las comunidades vegetales del valle semiárido de Zapotitlán, Puebla, después de un periodo de 23 años (1980 – 2003).
Esther Sandoval Palacios
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Neighborhood phylodiversity affects plant performance [PDF]
8 páginas, 3 figuras, 2 tablas, 1 foto.Facilitation and competition are ecological interactions that are crucial for the organization of plant communities.
Castillo, Juan Pablo +2 more
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