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Fertilisation of Orchids [PDF]
Nature, 1873 MR. DARWIN, in his “Fertilisation of Orchids,” speaks of a Madagascar orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) with nectaries 11½ inches long, and supposes that these plants must be fertilised by the efforts of huge moths, with probosces capable of such expansion, to obtain the last drops of the nectar which is secreted in the lower part of these whip-like ...
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Current Biology, 2016 James O'Hanlon introduces the orchid mantis, a species of preying mantis that resembles flowers.
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Joint Routing and STDMA-based Scheduling to Minimize Delays in Grid Wireless Sensor Networks [PDF]
, 2014 In this report, we study the issue of delay optimization and energy efficiency in grid wireless sensor networks (WSNs). We focus on STDMA (Spatial Reuse TDMA)) scheduling, where a predefined cycle is repeated, and where each node has fixed transmission ...
Adjih, Cédric +2 more
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract A key feature of Orchidaceae is the production of dust‐like seeds that depend on fungal carbon during early development. Although protocorms and mature green orchids typically associate with rhizoctonia fungi, many non‐photosynthetic orchids and some photosynthetic ...
Kenji Suetsugu, Hidehito Okada
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High‐efficiency CRISPR/Cas‐based editing of Phalaenopsis orchid MADS genes
Plant Biotechnology Journal, 2019 Phalaenopsis orchids are popular potted ornamental plants around the world due to their beauty, floral diversity, and long indoor blooming period. Orchids are also important in plant research, having tiny, dust-like seeds, crassulacean acid metabolism ...
C. Tong +4 more
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Missouri Botanical Garden's cycad collection: A journey through time
Plant Species Biology, EarlyView.This article summarizes the history of the Missouri Botanical Garden's extensive cycad collection. Some of the specimens currently housed in the living collections date back well over 100 years. Cycads continue to face a myriad of threats in the wild, and their conservation in ex situ collections is of critical importance to assist in their survival ...
Benjamin E. Deloso +3 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Cymbidium changningense (Orchidaceae)
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 Cymbidium changningense is an ornamental orchid and endemic specie in China. Here, we report the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence and the cp genome features of C. changningense. The cp genome was 155,388 bp in length with a typical quadripartite
Fang Zheng +4 more
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ANALYZING THE WORD CHOICE IN RELATION TO THE SEMANTIC ADJUSTMENT IN THE ENGLISH-INDONESIAN TRANSLATION OF DISNEY’S DONALD DUCK SERIAL COMIC BOOK. [PDF]
, 2012 This paper is a qualitative study of the word choice in relation to the semantic adjustment in the Indonesian translation of a Disney’s Donald Duck serial comic book entitled “Misteri Anggrek Rawa” (Mystery of the Swamp Orchid).
Nurwanti, Dahlya Indra
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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