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The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): Critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Abstract Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana var. mangostana) is a popular tropical fruit, yet many aspects of its biology and evolutionary history are little known. Its origin remains contentious, although recent findings suggest G. mangostana L. var. malaccensis (Hook. f.) Nazre (synonym: G. malaccensis Hook. f.) as the sole progenitor.
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2023., 2023 In this study, we use whole‐genome sequencing (WGS) of two closely related primate species that have experienced introgression in their history, the rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and cynomolgus (Macaca fascicularis) macaques, to identify genes exhibiting a pattern of reproductive character displacement consistent with reinforcement speciation. Using windowed
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EMI (English‐medium instruction) in Indonesian higher education
World Englishes, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 424-446, September 2023., 2023 Abstract This article reports on the investigation of English‐medium instruction (EMI) in Indonesian higher education. Two separate but related studies were carried out. In Phase One, a mixed method approach using a questionnaire and interviews was used at a private university in Jakarta in order to gauge the responses of undergraduates studying a ...
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Ethnic politics and ambivalent imaginaries of the future at the Melaka Straits
Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, Volume 44, Issue 1, Page 44-57, January 2023., 2023 This article examines the ambivalent relationship between members of the Portuguese‐Melakan Kristang minority and the state from the 1940s to the present day through the lens of ethnic politics. It reveals how ambivalent imaginaries of the future have shaped the politics of community members and what strategies they have used to assert their place ...
Monika Arnez
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Macau as Method: Recombinant Urbanism in Post‐Socialist China
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In ‘Asia as Method’, Chen Kuan‐Hsing argues for the value of an indigenous inter‐Asian approach to analysing the effects of European imperialism on the countries and citizens of Asia. This article mobilises both Chen's inter‐Asian referencing strategy and the city‐state of Macau to explore Macau's role in China's engagements with global ...
Tim Simpson
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Colonial origins of agglomeration: Evidence from Malayan rail stations
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 221-246, February 2026.Abstract This study examines how historical rail stations condition long‐run development using Colonial Malaya as a laboratory. By constructing novel historical data on rail stations, agglomeration centres, tin mines, and rubber plantations dating back a century and matching contemporary data on economic activity at the 1‐km cell level, we find that ...
Yit Wey Liew +2 more
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Jurnal Sejarah Citra Lekha, 2023 This article examines the continuity and changes of the Timorese slave trade network from the traditional era to the late nineteenth-century Dutch colonial state. Archival records, newspapers, and other literature were used extensively to reconstruct the
Fanada Sholihah +2 more
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A Green Energy Frontier Long in the Making: From Tin to Solar Power in the Riau Islands, Indonesia
Antipode, Volume 57, Issue 6, Page 2508-2532, November 2025.Abstract The Riau Islands in Indonesia, Southeast Asia are an emerging green energy frontier. This paper shows the long‐term making of this frontier. Through qualitative research, I trace colonial machinations for the capture of agrarian and mineral resources, postcolonial Cold War manoeuvres for the procurement of oil, and the contemporary quest for ...
Nikita Sud
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Slavery, Family and Childhood in the Portuguese Diaspora in Southeast Asia, 16th-17th Centuries
Ler HistóriaThe Portuguese communities in Asia were mainly concerned with maritime commerce, which required long periods on board. The families of most of these merchants resided on land, in cities such as Goa, Cochin, Malacca and Macao, and included numerous slaves
Isabel dos Guimarães Sá
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Labour Mobility and Colonial and Forced Labour Regimes in Indonesia: A Long‐Term View
Journal of Agrarian Change, Volume 25, Issue 4, October 2025.ABSTRACT Incorporated into the global economy to provide the commodities for core capitalist countries, Indonesia experienced a variety of predominantly unfree labour regimes that connected local societies to global markets. These regimes varied from slavery, coerced labour imposed by colonial authorities, to extensive patterns of leverage employers ...
Ulbe Bosma
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