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Antheraea castanea Jordan, 1910, the neglected "pseudomuga" silkmoth (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae) [PDF]

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift
This study reports the first complete life history of Antheraea castanea Jordan, 1910. Samples collected from the southeastern borders of Yunnan and Tibet were reared on specific species within the family Lauraceae, confirming that A.
Zhengyang Liu, Changxiong Hu, Muyang He
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Influence of the Botanical Origin of Honey from North Western Spain in Some Antioxidant Components

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2013
Celem badań było znalezienie związku pomiędzy całkowitą zawartością fenoli i flawonoidów w miodzie oraz jego zdolnością dezaktywacji rodnika DPPH a jego pochodzeniem botanicznym.
Escuredo Olga, Fernández-González María, Rodríguez-Flores María S., Seijo-Rodríguez Ana, Seijo-Coello María C.   +4 more
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Antimicrobial Activity and Protective Effect of Tuscan Bee Pollens on Oxidative and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Different Cell-Based Models

Foods, 2021
Bee pollen is an apiary product of great interest owing to its high nutritional and therapeutic properties. This study aimed to assess the cellular antioxidant activity and the antihemolytic effect of Castanea, Rubus, and Cistus bee pollens on human ...
Morena Gabriele, Stefania Frassinetti, Laura Pucci   +2 more
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Detection of natural infection of Quercus spp. by the chestnut blight fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) in Hungary

International Journal of Horticultural Science, 2002
The chestnut blight fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr [syn.: Endothia parasitica (Murr) Anderson] caused almost total destruction of the American chestnut (Castanea dentata) and widely spread on European chestnut (Castanea saliva) in many ...
L. Radócz, I. J. Holb
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Association of functional trait variation of Quercus castanea with temperature and water availability gradients at the landscape level

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2020
Background: Phenotypic variability of tree species is often associated to environmental factors. Quercus castanea is a Mexican red oak with a wide geographical and altitudinal distribution along contrasting environments.
Libny Ingrid Lara-De La Cruz, Felipe García-Oliva, Ken Oyama, Antonio González Rodríguez   +3 more
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Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu, Pei‐yan Wang, Ya‐nan Li, Nan Hu, Yun‐yuan Li   +4 more
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Tradeoffs between brain and digestive tissues across elevations in Typhlomys daloushanensis: evidence for sexual dimorphism

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
To cope with highly stochastic and/or heterogeneous environmental conditions, animals must balance energy resource allocation across physiological processes. The digestive tract and brain exhibit structural variations under strong developmental and selective pressures that vary across environmental gradients both between and within species.
Yimei Yan, Bangqing Chen, Jifa Cui, Chris Newman, Boyu Lei, Nan Wu, Jinwei Wu, Jin Zhao, Christina D. Buesching, Youbing Zhou   +9 more
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Strong pollen limitation in genetically uniform hybrid chestnut orchards despite proximity to chestnut forests

Annals of Forest Science, 2023
Key message In arboriculture, the number and diversity of pollen donors can have a major impact on fruit production. We studied pollination insurance in hybrid chestnut orchards (C. sativa × C.
Clément Larue, Rémy J. Petit
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Feeding Management of African Rhinos (Ceratotherium simum, Diceros bicornis) in European Zoos

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
The average estimated diets (in % dry matter) of white rhinos (C. simum) and black rhinos (D. bicornis) in European zoos differ in the proportion of (pelleted) compound feed and other non‐forage items. The reason for this difference is elusive but possibly related to creating more complicated diets for browsers. ABSTRACT White rhinos (WR, Ceratotherium
Gila Sauspeter, Marcus Clauss, Sylvia Ortmann, Andrew J. Abraham, Rebecca Biddle, Lars Versteege, Marcin Przybyło   +6 more
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Castanea mollissima: Chinese Chestnut

EDIS, 2003
Chinese Chestnut reaches a height and spread of about 40 feet in a sunny, open exposure and a well-drained soil. It usually branches close to the ground making it a good candidate for a specimen or as a tree to climb.
Edward Gilman, Dennis Watson
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