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The complete chloroplast genome of Geodorum eulophioides (Orchidaceae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
Geodorum eulophioides Schltr., is a critically Endangered orchid (IUCN). In this study, we report the first complete chloroplast (cp) genome of G. eulophioides to provide the underlying information for genetic breeding and conservation studies of this ...
Xin-Yi Wu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chinese Americans and the Borderland Experience on Golden Mountain: The Development of a Chinese American Identity in the Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, Maxine Hong Kingston tells the story of her immigrant family and their efforts to rise above their working-class status in America, which optimistic Chinese regard as the Golden Mountain.
Bucci, Diane Todd
core   +1 more source

The shared benefits of fallen fruits: A novel mechanism stabilizing a nursery pollination mutualism between Sambucus and kateretid beetles

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how cooperative interactions remain stable matters for biodiversity because many plants rely on specialist insects that can also impose reproductive costs. We studied the interaction between Sambucus sieboldiana and seed‐consuming Heterhelus beetles through detailed field observations and pollination experiments.
Suzu Kawashima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The complete chloroplast genome of Dendrobium harveyanum (Orchidaceae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Dendrobium harveyanum is an endangered species of Orchidaceae. Here we report the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence and the cp genome features of D. harveyanum. The complete cp genome sequence of D.
Zhi-Cong Huang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Orchid [PDF]

open access: yesTrends in Urology & Men's Health, 2014
AbstractMore than 43000 men are diagnosed with a male cancer every year. Orchid is the UK's leading charity dedicated to testicular, prostate and penile cancer. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons.
openaire   +1 more source

Regression Models for Estimating Fat Carcass Percentage Using Chest Measurement in Thin Tailed Lambs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of using chest measurement for subcutaneous, intermuscular, and total fat percentage in Thin Tailed Lambs.
Agung, Purnomoadi   +7 more
core  

The importance of the oil-shale Bings of West Lothian, Scotland, to local and national biodiversity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The oil-shale bings of West Lothian, Scotland, are a group of post-industrial waste sites, unique in Britain and Western Europe. The industrial exploitation of oil-bearing rocks has created a habitat with its own distinctive flora and fauna.
Harvie, Barbra
core   +1 more source

A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pollination‐related plant traits under environmental changes: Seasonal and daily mismatches produce temporal constraints

open access: yesFunctional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Pollination is a key tenet of ecosystem sustainability and food security, but it is threatened by climate change. While many studies investigated the response of plant‐pollination traits to temperature, few attempted multifactorial and integrative approaches with ...
Mathieu A. J. Leclerc   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The complete chloroplast genome of Pholidota imbricata (Orchidaceae)

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Pholidota imbricata belongs to tribe Coelogninae in Orchidaceae distributed in Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan. Here, we report the first complete chloroplast (cp) genome and the cp genome features of P. imbricata.
Wen-Hui Rao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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