Ecological fitting is a sufficient driver of tight interactions between sunbirds and ornithophilous plants [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 10, Issue 4, Page 1784-1793, February 2020., 2020 The interactions between African sunbirds and alien ornithophilous plants from Asia and America were studied at a local farm in Cameroon. We demonstrated a high ecological fit between actors of distinct evolutionary history. Abstract Plant–bird pollination interactions evolved independently on different continents.
Štěpán Janeček +6 more
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Notes on the ecology of rolled-leaf hispines (Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) at La Gamba (Costa Rica) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2013 A total of 301 adult hispine beetles of the genera Cephaloleia and Chelobasis were found in rolled leaves of plants of 17 species of Zingiberales (families Costaceae, Heliconiaceae, Maranthaceae, Musaceae, and Zingiberaceae) during a field study at La ...
Michael Schmitt, Meike Frank
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Influence of Bed Depth on the Development of Tropical Ornamental Plants in Subsurface Flow Treatment Wetlands for Municipal Wastewater Treatment: A Pilot-Scale Case [PDF]
PlantsThe aim of this 2-year study was to evaluate the influence of bed depth (40 and 60 cm) on the development of tropical ornamental species (Alpinia purpurata, Heliconia latispatha and Strelitzia reginae) and on the removal of different contaminants such as
Graciela Nani +5 more
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Growth–defense trade‐offs promote habitat isolation between recently‐diverged species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 7, July 2024.Growth–defense trade‐offs have long been implicated in tropical plant diversity, but how do these tradeoffs contribute to reproductive isolation? This study characterizes growth–defense trade‐offs between two recently diverged tropical plants and explore their role in maintaining strong habitat isolation.
Julia G. Harenčár +3 more
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Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Local Tissue Damage Induced by Snake Venoms: An Overview from Traditional Use to Pharmacological Evidence [PDF]
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 Snakebites are a serious problem in public health due to their high morbimortality. Most of snake venoms produce intense local tissue damage, which could lead to temporary or permanent disability in victims. The available specific treatment is the antivenom serum therapy, whose effectiveness is reduced against these effects.
Juliana Félix-Silva +4 more
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Diversity and network structure of invertebrate communities associated to Heliconia species in natural and human disturbed tropical rain forests [PDF]
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2014 We analyzed the influence of natural and anthropogenic habitat disturbance on the structure of invertebrate communities living on two species of Heliconia herbs.
Julieta Benítez-Malvido +3 more
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Nuevos registros de Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) para la región de Chajul, sur de México, y su uso potencial en plantaciones amigables de la biodiversidad [PDF]
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2009 Se registran por primera vez 4 especies de Heliconia (Heliconiaceae) para la región de Chajul, uno de los sitios más estudiados de la lacandona mexicana. Los nuevos registros son para H. champneiana Griggs cv. Maya Gold, H. latispatha Bentham cv. Orange
Bráulio A. Santos +2 more
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Ecological Research, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 313-328, March 2021., 2021 In this study, we examine whether the principle of “diversity begets diversity” applies for phorophyte‐epiphyte relationships in tropical forests, using foliicolous lichen communities as an example of a specialized epiphyte guild. Foliicolous lichens exhibited subtle phorophyte preferences, with community composition more diverging on phorophytes with ...
Paola Martínez Colín +2 more
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ESCARIFICACIÓN Y GERMINACIÓN in vitro DE SEMILLAS DE HELICONIAS
Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2014 Semillas de Heliconia bihai L., H. collinsiana Griggs, H. latispatha Bentham y H. psittacorum L. f. fueron escarificadas usando tres métodos: remoción de testa, remoción de opérculo y extracción del embrión para su posterior germinación in vitro.
FC Gómez-Merino +3 more
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Nuevos hospederos y registros de ácaros fitófagos para Costa Rica: período 2013-2018
Agronomía Costarricense, 2020 Las especies de ácaros fitófagos identificadas para Costa Rica no han sido actualizadas desde el 2013, por lo que se procedió a resumir la información disponible del 2013 al 2018 e incorporarla a la existente.
Hugo Aguilar-Piedra +1 more
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