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PhytoKeys, 2012 It is shown that the concept of the Iranian endemic Lactuca polyclada in the sense of both its original author Boissier and its current use actually admixes two entirely different species, as was first noted by Beauverd a hundred years ago but has been ...
Norbert Kilian +2 more
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Plant Species Biology, Volume 41, Issue 1, January 2026.Model systems have been developed for certain mutualistic interactions, such as pollination, root nodules, and mycorrhizal symbiosis, advancing our understanding of these forms of mutualism. However, in the area of seed dispersal mutualism, a model system has been lacking. Here, we provide evidence of ant‐seed dispersal mutualism in Setaria viridis and
Ayaka Kimura +3 more
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Theligonum cynocrambe: Developmental morphology of a peculiar rubiaceous herb [PDF]
, 2018 The annual Mediterranean herbTheligonum cynocrambe shows a peculiar combination of morphological characters, e.g., switch from decussate to spiral phyllotaxis with 90-100° divergence, combined with a change from interpetiolar to lateral stipules ...
Decraene, Louis +3 more
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Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits [PDF]
, 2007 The ability of plants to disperse seeds may be critical for their survival under the current constraints of landscape fragmentation and climate change.
Engler, R., Vittoz, P.
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Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 12, December 2025.We assess the impact of human‐induced ‘downsizing’ of animal communities on plant–frugivore trait matching—the alignment between fruit size and frugivore body mass—using a global dataset on plant and animal traits and 102 ecological networks across the tropics.
Daniel Guerra +6 more
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Differences in Temperature Responses of Achene Types in Centaurea melitensis [PDF]
, 2013 Southern California has a Mediterranean climate with wet winters and hot dry summers. This type of environment is associated with irregular temperature patterns and rainfall, which can be unpredictable.
Bain, Kandee L
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A La Carte Seed Harvesting: Messor barbarus Ants Select Durum Wheat Genotypes
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.Our study shows that the harvester ant Messor barbarus exhibits genotype‐specific preferences for durum wheat, linked to a major QTL on chromosome 2A. Ant predation is also influenced by spike size, suggesting ant‐mediated selective pressure on crop traits.
Clément Plessis +5 more
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Dispersal limitation and seed predation drive rarity of a plant species at its range edge
Journal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 8, Page 2148-2159, August 2025.Contrary to the assumption that species occur at a low frequency near their range edges due to a lack of suitable habitat, we found that dispersal limitation coupled with biotic interactions can predominantly drive the rarity of Stylophorum diphyllum. Habitat suitability estimated by the species distribution model did not predict seedling emergence or ...
Emma R. Neigel +2 more
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Larger Seeds are Dispersed Farther: the Long-Distance Seed Disperser ant Aphaenogaster famelica Prefers Larger Seeds [PDF]
, 2015 Seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) is an important life phase in flowering herbs of temperate deciduous forests, and long dispersal is basically preferable in terms of plant fitness.
Itino, Takao, Takahashi, Satobu
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The distribution of ant nest (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in coastal grey dunes of Flanders (Belgium) and their relationship to myrmecochorous plants [PDF]
, 2004 During the summer of 2001, we conducted a study on the spatial distribution of ants in coastal grey dunes (Oostduinkerke, Western Flanders, Belgium). Nest locations of the most abundant ant species were analysed with multivariate techniques.
Bonte, D. +3 more
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