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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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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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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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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Cytisus scoparius*
Journal of Ecology, Volume 113, Issue 7, Page 1877-1933, July 2025.Broom is an attractive and common native plant across Britain, Ireland and most of Europe, and yet it is considered a harmful and invasive weed around the rest of the world. This is aided by broom thriving on poor dry soils, helped by using green stems for photosynthesis and having root nodules to fix nitrogen.
Peter A. Thomas +9 more
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Distribution of the genus Sternbergia Waldst. & Kit. (Amaryllidaceae) in Tuscany (central Italy) [PDF]
, 2009 The authors report an updated distribution of the genus Sternbergia Waldst. & Kit. (Amaryllidaceae) in Tuscany by the analysis of herbarium specimens, bibliographic references and records in the field. S.
FRIGNANI F, GERI F, GESTRI G, PERUZZI L
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Unlikely allies: Camel crickets play a role in the seed dispersal of an Asian autotrophic shrub
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 7, Issue 3, Page 494-501, May 2025.Dust seeds, which are minute and contain minimal energy reserves, are often associated with heterotrophy (plants that obtain carbon without photosynthesis). Consequently, previous studies have mainly focused on the relationships between dust seeds and heterotrophy. However, dust seeds are also found in green plants.
Kenji Suetsugu, Hirokazu Tsukaya
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New distributional records of Cleome chelidonii L.f. and Cleome rutidosperma DC. (Cleomaceae) in Madura Island [PDF]
, 2020 Calcareous soil and dry climate are characteristic of Madura Island, located on the east coast of Java, Indonesia. The group of flowering plants that adapted to these conditions is the genus Cleome L. (Cleomaceae).
Dewi, Asih Perwita +4 more
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TAXON, Volume 74, Issue 2, Page 361-385, April 2025.Abstract Malvales is a diverse order of flowering plants, economically and ecologically relevant, and it is known for its broad morphological variability. Recent phylogenomic studies have revealed a complex evolutionary history for the order, including localised phylogenetic discordances among nuclear loci.
Matheus Colli‐Silva +24 more
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Vowel-Consonant Patterns (Part 2) [PDF]
, 2002 Part 1 of the article listed V-C patterns in 7- and 8-letter words.
Thorpe, Susan
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Revisiting ecological specialization: the case of plant–frugivore interactions
Oikos, Volume 2025, Issue 3, March 2025.Understanding the extent to which organisms exhibit specialization when interacting with or relying on distinct aspects of their biotic and abiotic environment is a central tenet in ecology and evolution. Despite the relevance of the concept and theoretical advances, specialization has and continues to be ambiguously defined. Here we review the uses of
Tomás A. Carlo +7 more
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