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To move or to evolve: contrasting patterns of intercontinental connectivity and climatic niche evolution in "Terebinthaceae" (Anacardiaceae and Burseraceae). [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2014 Many angiosperm families are distributed pantropically, yet for any given continent little is known about which lineages are ancient residents or recent arrivals.
Andrea eWeeks +5 more
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Megafaunal Rodents: Behaviour and Ecological Roles of Southeast Asian Forest Porcupines. [PDF]
Ecol EvolSoutheast Asian porcupines (Malayan porcupine, Hystrix brachyura; brush‐tailed porcupine, Atherurus macrourus) performed at least four important ecological roles in a Malaysian rainforest. Burrows of both species were used in several ways by at least 22 animal species, while the soil above was potentially good sites for seedling recruitment. Porcupines
McConkey KR +9 more
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Biodiversity of the Indian Desert and it´s value [PDF]
, 2001 The state of Rajasthan is situated between 23º3 and 30º12 N latitude and 69º30 and 78º17 E longitude . The total land area of the state is about 3,24,239 km²out of which about 1,98,100 km² is arid and the rest semi arid.
Kotia, Amit, Kumar, Ashwani
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Eperua oleifera Ducke (Fabaceae) Oilresin Chemical Composition and the Isolation of a Natural Diterpenic Acid Methyl Ester. [PDF]
Chem BiodiversEperua oleifera (Fabaceae) oilresin presents not only diterpenic acids, but also diterpenic acid methyl ester. ABSTRACT Eperua oleifera Ducke, commonly known as “copaíba‐jacaré,” produces oilresins traditionally used in folk medicine for wound healing and as antifungal and antibacterial agents, similar to those of Copaifera species.
Ribeiro R +5 more
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Genome structure and evolutionary history of frankincense producing Boswellia sacra
iScience, 2022 Summary: Boswellia sacra Flueck (family Burseraceae) tree is wounded to produce frankincense. We report its de novo assembled genome (667.8 Mb) comprising 18,564 high-confidence protein-encoding genes.
Abdul Latif Khan +20 more
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Germacrene D, A Common Sesquiterpene in the Genus Bursera (Burseraceae)
Molecules, 2009 The volatile components of the leaves of five Bursera species, B. copallifera, B. exselsa, B. mirandae, B. ruticola and B. fagaroides var. purpusii were determined by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).
Koji Noge, Judith X. Becerra
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Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2006 O presente estudo analisou a diferença na produção de serapilheira entre um fragmento de floresta de terra firme e um manguezal vizinhos que ocorrem na costa da região bragantina. A queda de serapilheira foi quantificada através de 10 cestas coletoras (0,
Raquel do Espírito Santo Aguiar do Nascimento +3 more
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A taxonomic revision of Camptocerus Dejean (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) [PDF]
, 2010 The Neotropical ambrosia beetle genus Camptocerus Dejean was revised. Monophyly of the genus was tested using 66 morphological characters in a cladistic analysis. Camptocerus was recovered as monophyletic and 31 species were recognized.
Cognato, Anthony I., Smith, Sarah M.
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Molecules, 2017 The candidiasis caused by C. albicans is a public health problem. The abuse of antifungals has contributed to the development of resistance. B. morelensis has demonstrated antibacterial and antifungal activities.
C. Rebeca Rivera-Yañez +9 more
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Plant dispersal across the tropical Atlantic by wind and sea currents [PDF]
, 2004 This review brings together evidence on the monophyly and ages of angiosperm lineages ranging across the tropical Atlantic with data on the direction, strength, and speed of sea currents and wind jets across that ocean. Mainly for pragmatic reasons (data
Renner, Susanne S.
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