New Phytologist, Volume 251, Issue 4, Page 2237-2247, August 2026.Hummingbird pollination is a hallmark of American plant diversity and has long been thought to evolve in tropical mountains due to declining bee activity. Using sister species of Costus specialized on bees (C. kuntzei) and hummingbirds (C. wilsonii), we show that this shift is not driven by reduced bee visitation with elevation, but by greater ...
Pedro Juárez +7 more
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Innovations in Silicon Transport Shaped the Rise of Biosilicification and Skeletal Evolution in Sponges. [PDF]
Mol Biol EvolLeria L, Maldonado M.
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Unfolding Plant Defence: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Signalling at the Plant‐Pathogen Interface
Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 8, Page 4799-4822, August 2026.ABSTRACT The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response, a conserved proteostasis network, has emerged as a central hub that reprograms plant immunity during pathogen attack. This review synthesises how plants harness ER‐stress signalling to mount multilayered defences and how pathogens have evolved counterstrategies to subvert these pathways.
Zhe Meng +8 more
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Mexico as a hotspot for plant virus evolution: eco-evolutionary regimes shaping viral emergence. [PDF]
Front Plant SciAlcántar-Aguirre FC +5 more
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Plant, Cell &Environment, Volume 49, Issue 8, Page 5267-5282, August 2026.ABSTRACT Surface immune receptors such as flagellin‐sensitive 2 (FLS2) are critical for plant defence, and their accumulation at the plasma membrane is tightly controlled by the endomembrane system. Here, we identify the Arabidopsis thaliana prenylated Rab acceptor PRA1.F3 as a positive regulator required for efficient accumulation of FLS2 at the ...
Sung Hee Jo +4 more
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From manganese mineral evolution history to atmospheric oxygen reconstruction. [PDF]
Natl Sci RevLi Y +13 more
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The immunity paradox: how do plants survive without adaptive immunity?
The Plant Journal, Volume 127, Issue 3, August 2026.SUMMARY Higher plants and mammals exist in similar microbial environments and face similar challenges from microbial pathogens. Both taxonomic groups encode proteins capable of recognizing and triggering responses to pathogens; however, their recognitional capacities differ substantially.
Peter Balint‐Kurti
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Causes of delayed angiosperm diversification: The photosynthetic revolution, increased opportunity costs of anti-herbivore defenses, selection for qualitative toxins, and acceleration of plant-herbivore coevolution. [PDF]
Am J BotGivnish TJ.
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 14, 28 July 2026.Abstract Understanding how surface energy partitioning varies with soil water content (SWC) is crucial to land–atmosphere (LA) coupling. This study evaluates monthly variations in SWC and surface energy budget components across CONUS using in situ observations (OBS) and model‐derived products, including reanalyses (MERRA2 and ERA5) and two CESM ...
Sungyoon Kim +4 more
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Experimental evolution toward extinction in a molecular host-parasite system. [PDF]
Mol Biol EvolYukawa K +3 more
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