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Discreet but diverse and specific: Determining plant‐herbivore interactions across a species‐rich plant family in a tropical rain forest

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 1, January 2025.
We conducted a year‐long study in Ecuador's Yasuní National Park, focusing on nine understory Annonaceae species to investigate herbivory patterns and herbivore‐host associations. Our findings revealed significant temporal fluctuations in leaf damage, with Anaxagorea brevipes and Unonopsis veneficiorum experiencing higher herbivore pressure, and ...
Paola G. Santacruz Endara, Alix Lozinguez, Renato Valencia, Simon A. Queenborough, María‐José Endara, Betzabet Obando‐Tello, Thomas L. P. Couvreur   +6 more
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Evolutionary diversity impacts tropical forest biomass and productivity through disturbance‐mediated ecological pathways

Journal of Ecology, Volume 112, Issue 10, Page 2344-2358, October 2024.
By disentangling the effects of evolutionary diversity on the different components of forest biomass, this framework unveils how evolutionary diversity impacts forest productivity through different ecological mechanisms, and suggests that it plays a major role, albeit mainly negative, only soon after a disturbance. Abstract Significant research efforts
Erica Rievrs Borges, Maxime Réjou‐Méchain, Sylvie Gourlet‐Fleury, Grégoire Vincent, Frédéric Mortier, Xaxier Bry, Guillaume Cornu, Fidèle Baya, Félix Allah‐Barem, Raphaël Pélissier   +9 more
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The specialised buzz pollination syndrome poses a partial barrier to plant invasions

Journal of Ecology, Volume 112, Issue 8, Page 1686-1700, August 2024.
We found that plants that exhibit traits consistent with the buzz‐pollination syndrome are underrepresented as invasive species across the globe. Our result suggests that the specialist buzz‐pollination syndrome poses a partial barrier to plant invasions. Our review also highlighted six alternative insect behaviours that can enable invasive plants with
Laura C. Lopresti, Lori Lach, Daniel Montesinos   +2 more
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A comparative analysis of plastome evolution in autotrophic Piperales

American Journal of Botany, Volume 111, Issue 3, March 2024.
Abstract Premise Many plastomes of autotrophic Piperales have been reported to date, describing a variety of differences. Most studies focused only on a few species or a single genus, and extensive, comparative analyses have not been done. Here, we reviewed publicly available plastome reconstructions for autotrophic Piperales, reanalyzed publicly ...
Matthias Jost, Stefan Wanke
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Nuclear phylogenomics of angiosperms and insights into their relationships and evolution

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, Volume 66, Issue 3, Page 546-578, March 2024.
This review synthesizes numerous nuclear phylogenomic analyses of angiosperms (analyses that resolved the relationships of major clades, most orders, and many families and subgroups) and discusses the improved understanding of angiosperm biogeography, diversification dynamics, and character evolution.
Guojin Zhang, Hong Ma
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Comparative analysis of plastid genomes reveals rearrangements, repetitive sequence features, and phylogeny in the Annonaceae

Frontiers in Plant Science
The Annonaceae stands as the most species rich family in the Magnoliales, a basal group of angiosperms. Widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, it holds significant ecological and economic value.
Jingyao Ping, Jing Hao, Ting Wang, Yingjuan Su, Yingjuan Su   +4 more
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Late-acting self-incompatibility in Asimina triloba: implications for the evolution of self-incompatibility in angiosperms

BMC Plant Biology
Background Self-incompatibility (SI) has been reported in many angiosperm species; however, numerous SI systems remain poorly understood, particularly in early-divergent angiosperms where the molecular and genetic regulation of late-acting self ...
Cristina Ferrer-Blanco, Jorge Lora, Enrique López-Gómez, Aynhoa Gómez-Ollé, Noé Fernández-Pozo, José I. Hormaza   +5 more
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Characterization of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox) and Comparative Analysis within Magnoliids

Life
Mitochondrial genome sequencing is a valuable tool for investigating mitogenome evolution, species phylogeny, and population genetics. Chimonanthus praecox (L.) Link, also known as “La Mei” in Chinese, is a famous ornamental and medical shrub belonging ...
Xianxian Yu, Yanlei Feng, Jie Zhang
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Comparative analysis of four different solvent extracts of Annona muricata bark based on bioactive compounds and antibacterial effectiveness

Heliyon
Traditional treatment of diseases has a great impact in every era due to the non-synthetic and various beneficial effects of medicinal plants. The miraculous medicinal plant Annona muricata L. (Magnoliales: Annonaceae) contains multiple pharmacologically
Subarna Sandhani Dey, Mahci Al Bashera, Shyama Prosad Moulick, Firoz Ahmed, Md Zafar As Sadiq, Mst. Sarmina Yeasmin, G.M. Masud Rana, Trissa Saha, Musharrat Jahan Prima, Md Murshed Hasan Sarkar   +9 more
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Electrophysiological and Behavioral Responses of Thrips hawaiiensis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) to the Floral Volatiles of the Horticultural Plant Magnolia grandiflora (Magnoliales: Magnoliaceae)

Insects
Volatile cues are important in the host detection and discrimination of phytophagous insects, allowing them to find suitable hosts. Here, the electroantennography (EAG) and behavioral responses of female Thrips hawaiiensis to the floral volatiles of ...
Tao Zhang, Yuping Yang, Filippo Maggi, Feiyu Jiang, Rongrong Yuan, Lujie Huang, Xueyan Zhang, Yu Cao, Yulin Gao   +8 more
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