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Assessing safeguards against the illegal wildlife trade on AI platforms

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract AI platforms, while offering many positive applications, also present new risks to society, including the facilitation of trade in threatened and illegal wildlife. Although these platforms employ safeguards to block harmful or criminal requests, studies show such protections are imperfect and can be easily bypassed.
David L. Roberts, Jason R. C. Nurse
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The complete chloroplast genome of Paphiopedilum malipoense (Orchidaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Paphiopedilum malipoense S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi is a new orchid species found in Malipo county, Yunnan. Here we report the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence and the features of P. malipoense. Its cp genome sequence of P.
Li-Qiang Li, Jie Huang, Li-Jun Chen, Qiang-Yong Zhang, Jian-Bing Chen   +4 more
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Metabarcoding of Pollen Carried by Syrphids Reveals Novel Plant–Pollinator Interactions in a Protected Natural Area and Agricultural Sites

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
Using DNA metabarcoding, this study investigates pollen transported by syrphids (Syrphidae) in the Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park and agricultural sites in Northern Italy. The analysis reveals a high diversity of visited plant taxa, including previously undocumented plant–pollinator interactions.
Serena Magagnoli, Daniele Sommaggio, Claudio Ratti, Riccardo Baroncelli, Andrea Menicucci, Enrico Vettorazzo, Giovanni Burgio   +6 more
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Tachinidae (Diptera) as Floral Visitors and Pollinators in Natural and Managed Systems

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
We review the roles of bristle flies (Tachinidae) as pollinators in natural and managed systems. We find that most tachinid genera visit flowers and that floral‐adapted mouthparts have evolved repeatedly many times in the family. We review patterns of floral specificity and assess the efficacy of tachinids as pollinators with case studies.
John O. Stireman III, Pierfilippo Cerretti   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Litchfield Orchid Club newsletter

, 2019
This publication contains many links to external sites. These external sites may no longer be active.Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT)

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Conservation of native orchids

, 1968
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Genetic, phenotypic, and ecological differentiation indicate a new cryptic and threatened species in the orchid genus Epidendrum from Alcatrazes Island, southeastern Brazil

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
Epidendrum insularis occurs on the remote Alcatrazes Island in the southeastern Brazilian coast. The description of this new cryptic species was only possible by the joint use of molecular markers, reproductive experiments, flower morphometry, functional traits, and community analysis.
Beatriz L. Arida, Giovana N. Trotta, Beatriz C. De Marco, Iris D. P. Ribeiro, Raphael da Silva, Thales M. de Lima, Welington L. Sachetti Junior, Vitor de A. Kamimura, Gabriel P. Sabino, Bárbara S. S. Leal, Lívia Garcia, Edlley M. Pessoa, Fabio Pinheiro   +12 more
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The Black Orchid Restaurant [PDF]

Lunch and dinner ...
The Black Orchid Restaurant
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Humidity‐driven shape morphing enhances fog harvesting in porous cactus spines

New Phytologist, EarlyView.
Spine straightening and water collection during fog exposure in Turbinicarpus alonsoi. Summary Cacti develop spines instead of conventional leaves, which often serve as mechanical defence against herbivores. However, some cactus species grow porous and flexible spines, suggesting fundamentally different functions.
Jessica C. Huss, Finn Box, Qun Zhang, Martin A. Grömmer, Sebastian J. Antreich, Tofayel Ahammad Ovee, Jean‐François Louf, Jürg Schönenberger, David G. Williams, Notburga Gierlinger, Mingchao Liu, Kevin R. Hultine   +11 more
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Floral adaptation and modular trait evolution associated with a shift from bee to hummingbird pollination

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
By comparing floral trait variation, integration and modularity in two sister species of Neotropical Costus with a pollination shift, we show that, despite pollination syndrome divergence, both species exhibit low floral variation and functional modularity, consistent with pollinator‐driven selection on traits mediating pollen transfer efficiency and ...
P. Juárez, K. M. Kay
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