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Genome-Wide Characterization of the Von Willebrand Factor a Gene Family in Wheat: Highlights Their Functional Roles in Growth and Biotic Stress Response

Von Willebrand factor A (vWA) genes play important roles in regulating plant growth and development, as well as biotic stresses. However, limited data are available on the contributions of vWA genes to wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
Luna Tao, Zheng Yang, Chao Ma, Huanhuan Li, Wenxuan Liu, Kai Han, Yueming Ren, Qianwen Liu, Yue Zhao, Ranran Jia   +9 more
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The Response of the Associations of Grass and Epichloë Endophytes to the Increased Content of Heavy Metals in the Soil

, 2021
The rapid development of civilization increases the area of land exposed to the accumulation of toxic compounds, including heavy metals, both in water and soil.
Grzegorz Żurek, Barbara Wiewióra
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Advances in Chitosan Nanoparticles: A Comprehensive Review of Properties, Synthesis, Characterization, Multidisciplinary Applications, and Future Perspectives

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
This review highlights the synthesis of chitosan nanoparticles from natural sources, the thorough characterization of them, and use of microscopic and spectroscopic methods. It emphasizes that it has some indispensable properties such as being non‐toxic, antimicrobial, and capable of controlled drug release.
Mariam Sohail Mansoor, Nayab Raza, Furqana Bibi, Madiha Mumtaz, Asif Abbas, Farasat Haider, Basit Ali   +6 more
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Are there morpho‐acoustic patterns of adaptation in nonhuman primate ears? Testing the role of ecology and habitat in shaping ear morphology and function

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Analysis of the variation in the bony structures of the inner and middle ear provides critical insights into functional morphology, as well as adaptive morphology across primates. In this study, we investigated whether ear morphology patterns are related to the ecological characteristics of species and their habitats to test two acoustic ...
Myriam Marsot, Rémi Laffont, Émilie Steimetz, Patricia Balaresque, Sébastien Couette   +4 more
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The evolutionary ecology of aphids' immunity

Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2011
Aphids comprise 4,400 species that live in close interactions with their host-plants, the parasitoid wasps and fungi they encounter, as well as several bacteria including Buchnera aphidicola, an obligatory, nutrient-providing symbiont.
M Poirié, C Coustau
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Salicylic acid positively regulates maize defenses against lepidopteran insects

Plant Diversity
In response to insect attack, plants use intricate signaling pathways, including phytohormones, such as jasmonate (JA), ethylene (ET), and salicylic acid (SA), to activate defenses.
Yohannes Besufekad Setotaw, Jing Li, Jinfeng Qi, Canrong Ma, Mou Zhang, Cuilian Huang, Lei Wang, Jianqiang Wu   +7 more
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Using Biotic Interaction Networks for Prediction in Biodiversity and Emerging Diseases

, 2008
Networks offer a powerful tool for understanding and visualizing inter-species interactions within an ecology. Previously considered examples, such as trophic networks, are just representations of experimentally observed direct interactions.
Victor Sánchez-Cordero, Joaquin Giménez Heau, Camila González-Rosas, Carlos N. Ibarra-Cerdeña, Christopher R. Stephens   +4 more
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New Horizons in Plant–Microbe Interactions

Theophrastus, an ancient Greek philosopher known as the “Father of Botany,” was among the first to document plant diseases, establishing an understanding of plant biotic interactions some 2300 years ago [...
Veronika Hýsková, Martin Cerny
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Biotic interactions and plant invasions [PDF]

, 2020
Introduced plant populations lose interactions with enemies, mutualists and competitors from their native ranges, and gain interactions with new species, under new abiotic conditions.

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Origin, evolution and biogeographic dynamics of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Southwestern Europe

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Pleistocene is a key period for understanding the evolutionary history and palaeobiogeography of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The species was first documented in southeastern Iberia at the beginning of the Middle Pleistocene and appears to have rapidly spread throughout Southwestern Europe, where it was found in numerous ...
Maxime Pelletier
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