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Evolution of mutualistic microbiome in firebugs and cotton stainers (Hemiptera; Pyrrhocoridae): characterizing the role of bacterial symbionts in diversification and niche expansion of Pyrrhocoridae [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The gut microbial symbionts have had an enormous impact on the evolution of animals. These symbionts have been well documented to impart a vast repertoire of beneficial functions that significantly contribute to the fitness of their insect hosts ranging ...
Sudakaran, Sailendharan
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Occurrence of Shorea Roxburgh ex C. F. Gaertner (Dipterocarpaceae) in the Neogene Siwalik forests of eastern Himalaya and its biogeography during the Cenozoic of Southeast Asia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We report the occurrence of two leaf impressions and one leaf compression along with one winged fruit and two fruiting calyx lobes, resembling those of Shorea Roxburgh ex C. F.
Bera, Subir   +3 more
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Genus Cistus: a model for exploring labdane-type diterpenes' biosynthesis and a natural source of high value products with biological, aromatic and pharmacological properties

open access: yesFrontiers in Chemistry, 2014
The family Cistaceae (Angiosperm, Malvales) consists of 8 genera and 180 species, with 5 genera native of the Mediterranean area (Cistus, Fumara, Halimium, Helianthemum and Tuberaria).
Dimitra ePapaefthimiou   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geographical Distribution and New Host Associations of Rhyssomatus Subtilis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Argentina [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The genus Rhyssomatus Schoenherr, 1837 includes 176 Neotropical and Nearctic species, many of which have agricultural importance because they are phytophagous during the larval and adult stages (O’Brien & Wibmer 1982; Wibmer & O’Brien 1986; Costa et al ...
Casmuz, Augusto   +6 more
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Complete plastome sequence of Vatica mangachapoi (Dipterocarpaceae): a vulnerable (VU) plant species in Southeast Asia

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
Vatica mangachapoi is a tree up to 20 m tall with white resinous. It is distributed in China (Hainan province), Indonesia, Malaysia (N Borneo), Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. It grows in forests on hills and mountain slopes below 700 metres.
Jian-Hua Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flight attraction of Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) to cotton headspace and synthetic volatile blends

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2015
The insect olfactory system discriminates odor signals of different biological relevance, which drive innate behavior. Identification of stimuli that trigger upwind flight attraction towards host plants is a current challenge, and is essential in ...
Felipe eBorrero-Echeverry   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Floral structure and systematics in four orders of rosids, including a broad survey of floral mucilage cells [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Phylogenetic studies have greatly impacted upon the circumscription of taxa within the rosid clade, resulting in novel relationships at all systematic levels. In many cases the floral structure of these taxa has never been compared, and in some families,
Endress, P., Matthews, M.
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Dietary composition, overlap and competition between impala and domestic goat as revealed by DNA metabarcoding [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In a world with a rapidly growing human population and limited resources, it is important to understand how we interact with wildlife to ensure their conservation. In Tanzania, the human population has more than tripled over the last 50 years.
Fossum, Ingrid Aase Lingaas
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