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Effects of Cecropia obtusifolia leaf ingestion on lung capacity, September 2003
, 2003 People in developing countries have traditionally used forests as sources of local, cheap medicines. One plant used throughout the Neotropics is Cecropia spp., most notably for asthma.
Ross, Catherine
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, 2007 In Monteverde Costa Rica there are five species of Azteca (Formicidae) that inhabit Cecropia (Cecropiaceae) in a facultative ant-plant mutualism (Longino 1989). Azteca provide Cecropia protection from herbivory while Cecropia provide a home for Azteca in
Lawyer, Eric
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, 2017 The phenolic content of the medicinal species Connarus perrottetti var. angustifolius Radlk., Connaraceae, Cecropia obtuse Trécul, Cecropia palmata Willd., Urticaceae; and Mansoa alliacea (Lam.) A.H.Gentry, Bignoniaceae, collected in three different ...
Carolina B. Dolwitsch +21 more
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Experimental studies of species-specificity in cecropia-ant relationships [PDF]
, 1997 journal articleStrict coevolution requires that interactions among organisms be speciesspecific. We assessed the relative roles of host- and habitat-specificity in determining the match between a genus of myrmecophytic trees and a guild of obligate plant-
Davidson, Diane W., Yu, Douglas W.
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Interações Planta-Inseto: Aspectos Biológicos e Ecológicos do Mutualismo Cecropia-Azteca
, 2015 Uma associação bem conhecida dentre as interações ecológicas é o mutualismo entre plantas do gênero Cecropia e formigas, na maioria das vezes pertencentes ao gênero Azteca.
Vasconcelos de Oliveira, Gabriela +2 more
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Data from: Phylogeny of Cecropieae (Urticaceae) and the evolution of an ant-plant mutualism
, 2016 Ant-plant mutualisms are abundant in the tropics and are popular models for ecological study, but investigating the origin and evolution of such systems requires a phylogenetic framework.
Romaniuc-Neto, Sergio +4 more
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Restauração ecológica de uma mata ciliar em uma fazenda produtora de Pinus taeda L. no norte do estado de Santa Catarina [PDF]
, 2006 Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia VegetalEm comunidades perturbadas, a chuva e o banco de sementes são responsáveis pela restauração ecológica.
Tres, Deisy Regina
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, 2017 The nematode involved in ant-plant symbioses have been poorly studied, and originated an area of research that is now receiving increasing attention. One example is Sclerorhabditis neotropicalis, that inhabit the nests of Azteca ants in Cecropia trees ...
Alejandro Esquivel +4 more
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Diversity in fungal patches of Cecropia-Azteca associations
, 2017 Die Cecropia-Azteca-Vergesellschaftung ist schon lange ein klassisches Modell-System für Pflanzen-Ameisen Interaktionen. Die Wirtspflanzen stellen Wohnraum in Form von hohlen Stängeln (Domatien) und nährstoffreiche Futterkörperchen (Müllersche Körperchen)
Holzer, Cornelia
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Pentacyclic triterpenes from Cecropia telenitida with immunomodulatory activity on dendritic cells
, 2013 Pentacyclic triterpenes are a large family of plant metabolites that exhibit a wide array of biological activities. The genus Cecropia, which encompasses many plant species, has been used as traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases
Sierra, Jelver A. +4 more
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