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Sociobiology, 2014 A total of 16 geopropolis samples from Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela were analysed in the present study. Samples were submitted to the standard procedure used to obtain pollen grains and additional structured elements.
Ortrud Monika Barth
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Entomological CommunicationsSpecies in the genus Cecropia Loefl. (Urticaceae) are important food sources for a handful of species belonging to the insect orders Orthoptera (grasshoppers), Lepidoptera (caterpillars), Hymenoptera (leafcutter ants), and Coleoptera (beetles).
Daniel P. P. Aguiar, Matheus Bento
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Brazilian Dental Science, 2014 Objective: Oral candidiasis is the most common fungal infection of the oral cavity, and Candida albicans is the most frequently isolated species. Material and Methods: In this study, the potential antifungal effect of extracts from Gossypium hirsutum L.,
Roberta Carvalho Sthel Balliana +3 more
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Herbivores just need a calm place to feed: Ants cannot help them
Entomological Communications, 2020 Why do herbivores, like Coelomera sp., seek to consume leaf tissue of Cecropia pachystachya colonized by Azteca alfari Emery, 1893 if they are at risk of being attacked by these ants?
Antônio C. M. Queiroz +2 more
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Molecules, 2021 Promising research over the past decades has shown that some types of pentacyclic triterpenes (PTs) are associated with the prevention of type 2 diabetes (T2D), especially those found in foods.
Gustavo Gutiérrez +8 more
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Xylem anatomy underpins the capacity of trees to transport water while avoiding hydraulic failure, shaping species performance and resilience to climate change. However, the specific ways anatomical traits underpin hydraulic trade‐offs in tropical forests remain debated.
Julia Valentim Tavares +8 more
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Basic and Applied Ecology, 2021 Abstract Comprehension of the benefits involved in mutualisms is crucial to disentangle the role of interactions in the structure and functioning of populations, communities and ecosystems. In ant-plant mutualisms, benefits provided by plants to ants are immediately recognizable, but reverse benefits are less obvious, conditional and accumulate over ...
Inácio José Melo Teles Gomes +7 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Notes on Neotropical Ant-Plants. I. Cecropia angulata, sp. nov.
Botanical Gazette, 1922 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Estudo da atividade do tipo antidepressiva da Cecropia glazioui Sneth [PDF]
, 2000 Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas.Esse estudo avaliou a atividade do tipo antidepressiva do extrato aquoso (EA) e de duas frações semipurificadas, fração butanólica (Fbut) e fração aquosa (Faq)
Rocha, Fábio Fagundes da
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