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Attraction of Pollinators to Atemoya (Magnoliales: Annonaceae) in Puerto Rico: A Synergistic Approach Using Multiple Nitidulid Lures [PDF]

Journal of Economic Entomology, 2013
Atemoya, a hybrid between Annona squamosa (L.) and A. cherimola Miller (Annonaceae), has potential to be a major fruit crop in tropical and subtropical areas. A major setback to fruit production throughout the world is low fruit-set because of inadequate pollinator visits, typically Nitidulidae beetles.
David A, Jenkins, Andrew R, Cline, Brian, Irish, Ricardo, Goenaga   +3 more
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Computational metabolomics reveals overlooked chemodiversity of alkaloid scaffolds in Piper fimbriulatum

The Plant Journal, Volume 121, Issue 5, March 2025.
SUMMARY Plant specialized metabolites play key roles in diverse physiological processes and ecological interactions. Identifying structurally novel metabolites, as well as discovering known compounds in new species, is often crucial for answering broader biological questions.
Tito Damiani, Joshua Smith, Téo Hebra, Milana Perković, Marijo Čičak, Alžběta Kadlecová, Vlastimil Rybka, Martin Dračínský, Tomáš Pluskal   +8 more
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First report of the fruit-piercing moth, Gonodonta nutrix Stoll, 1780 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) in Colombia, with notes on its morphology and biology

Revista Chilena de Entomología
In February 2023, an outbreak of lepidopteran larvae was observed on a soursop grove (Annona muricata L.; Magnoliales: Annonaceae) at the Agrosavia Palmira Research Station in Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Yenifer Campos-Patiño, Rubilma Tarazona-Velásquez, Carlos E. Sarmiento, Erika Valentina Vergara-Navarro   +3 more
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Nymphicidal effect of vegetal extracts of Annona mucosa and Anonna crassiflora (Magnoliales, Annonaceae) against rice stalk stink bug, Tibraca limbativentris (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae)

Revista Brasileira de Fruticultura, 2014
This study aimed to verify the chloroform-methanol nymphicidal action of extracts of Annona mucosa leaves and seeds and of A. crassiflora seeds on second instar nymphs of rice stalk stink bug, Tibraca limbativentris.
Diones Krinski, Angélica Massaroli
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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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Phylogenetic analysis of local-scale tree soil associations in a lowland moist tropical forest.

PLoS ONE, 2010
BackgroundLocal plant-soil associations are commonly studied at the species-level, while associations at the level of nodes within a phylogeny have been less well explored.
Laura A Schreeg, W John Kress, David L Erickson, Nathan G Swenson   +3 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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Floral traits and functional role of whorls in pollinator attraction of Magnolia grandiflora L.

Folia Oecologica
Species within the primitive genus Magnolia may often produce specialized floral traits and behaviour to grab the attention of potential pollinators from their surroundings.
Sukumaran Arun, Khanduri Vinod Prasad, Gairola Sumeet, Sharma Chandra Mohan   +3 more
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Origin of Angiosperms: Problems, Challenges, and Solutions. [PDF]

Life (Basel), 2023
Wang X.
europepmc   +1 more source