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Tracking the Dynamics of human Colonisation and Adaptation in Central Vanuatu: Preliminary Results From Excavation and Survey at Pangpang, East Efate

Archaeology in Oceania, Volume 61, Issue 1, Page 221-236, April 2026.
ABSTRACT In October 2022 an extensive archaeological landscape was identified by staff of the Vanuatu Cultural Centre at Pangpang on the east coast of Efate Island in central Vanuatu. It included midden deposits on the banks of the Pangpang River near the sea at Forari Bay where Lapita and Early Erueti‐style pottery sherds were recovered.
Stuart Bedford, Iarawai Phillip, Lucas Sarvanu, Edson Willie, Stuart Hawkins, Robert Henderson, Frédérique Valentin, Siri Seoule, Emily Nutman, Phillip Parton   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cycads in vitro

Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology, 2015
The Cycadales are a group of botanical and evolutionary importance; however, many species face the threat of extinction due to poaching and habitat destruction. The current investigation reviews previous work on in vitro production of cycads, which holds great potential for mass production and germplasm conservation of these unique plants ...
Songjun Zeng, Wynston Ray Woodenberg, Jaime A Teixeira Da Silva   +2 more
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A First Quantification of Plant Endemism in the Manica Highlands (Zimbabwe–Mozambique) and the Significance of Open Habitats

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
We present here the first quantitative assessment of plant endemics from the Manica Highlands (Zimbabwe‐Mozambique), totalling 216 taxa, representing over 9% of the estimated total flora. A major finding is that 173 (80%) endemic taxa are principally or entirely confined to open montane habitats such as grassland, bare rock, crags and scrub or dwarf ...
Jonathan Timberlake, Vincent Ralph Clark
wiley   +1 more source

A new species of Aulacaspis Cockerell, 1893 from China with a key to Chinese species (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Diaspididae)

ZooKeys, 2016
A new species of armored scale insect, Aulacaspis zunyiensis sp. n. is described and illustrated from collections on cycads in China. A key to the Aulacaspis species known from China is provided.
Jiufeng Wei, Xiaopeng Jing, Hufang Zhang
doaj   +3 more sources

The Bufei Nashen Pill Alleviates COPD by Targeting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Through the PERK/eIF2α Signaling Pathway

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Evidence supporting the therapeutic efficacy of Bufei Nashen pill (BFNSP) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently limited. We evaluated BFNSP's effects on COPD progression and elucidated its potential mechanisms through LC/MS analysis of its active components.
Tengfei He, Anni Zhang, Changxi Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Safeguarding China’s threatened cycads: Strategies to combat alarming habitat degradation and anthropogenic collection pressure [PDF]

Nature Conservation
Cycads (Cycas L.) are ancient plants of immense ecological and evolutionary significance, yet they now face escalating threats to their survival. Around 20 cycad species remain in China, beset with highly restricted distributions and small, fragmented ...
Chunping Xie, C. Y. Jim
doaj   +3 more sources

Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetic Analyses of New World Cycad Beetles: What They Reveal about Cycad Evolution in the New World

Diversity, 2018
Two major lineages of beetles inhabit cycad cones in the New World: weevils (Curculionoidea) in the subtribe Allocorynina, including the genera Notorhopalotria Tang and O’Brien, Parallocorynus Voss, Protocorynus O’Brien and Tang and ...
William Tang, Guang Xu, Charles W. O’Brien, Michael Calonje, Nico M. Franz, M. Andrew Johnston, Alberto Taylor, Andrew P. Vovides, Miguel Angel Pérez-Farrera, Silvia H. Salas-Morales, Julio C. Lazcano-Lara, Paul Skelley, Cristina Lopez-Gallego, Anders Lindström, Stephen Rich   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

A modification to the SCAR (Sequence Characterized Amplified Region) method provides phylogenetic insights within Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae) Una modificación al método SCAR (Sequence Characterized Amplified Region) aporta entendimiento filogenético en Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae)

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2012
Phylogenetic relationships among closely related plant species are still problematic. DNA intergenic regions often are insufficiently variable to provide desired resolution or support. In this study, a modification to the Sequence Characterized Amplified
Dolores González, Andrew P. Vovides
doaj  

Culture-based and Sanger sequencing approaches to uncover the diversity of leaf-fungal endophytes in neotropical gymnosperms

Tecnociencia
Endophytic fungi play a crucial role in the survival and adaptation of their host plants. In recent decades, unprecedented diversity of endophytic fungi has been reported in angiosperms, but knowledge about this diversity in tropical gymnosperms is ...
Omayra Meléndez, Rita Bethancourt, Ariadna Bethancourt, Lilisbeth Rodríguez–Castro, Jorge Mendieta, Armando A. Durant Archibold , Marta Vargas, Brian Sedio, Kristin Saltonstall , Juan Carlos Villarreal A.   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Las cícadas y su relación con algunas enfermedades neurodegenerativas

Neurología, 2014
Resumen: Introducción: Las cícadas son plantas que en algunas partes del mundo son empleadas como alimento fresco o materia prima para la elaboración de harina con alto valor nutricional. Sin embargo, contienen principios activos como metilazoximetanol,
E. Rivadeneyra-Domínguez, J.F. Rodríguez-Landa   +1 more
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