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Les orchidées comestibles chez le peuple Bagam, au Cameroun [PDF]
Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2011 Edible orchids by the Bagam tribe in Cameroon. In the Zambezian region of Africa, tuber orchids are renowned for their food, medicinal and economic values.
Menzepoh, SB.
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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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Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology, 2016 Introduction: Epiphytic orchids are an integral component of forest ecosystems that contributes to a high proportion of plant diversity. Host trees are a natural habitat requirement of epiphytic orchids on which the orchids live on.
Siti Nurfadilah
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Changes in the Abundance of Danish Orchids over the Past 30 Years
Diversity, 2020 Orchid abundance data collected over the past 30 years (1987–2016) from 440 sites within the National Orchid Monitoring Program were analyzed to quantify the population trends of orchids in Denmark, and the underlying reasons for the observed population ...
Christian Damgaard +2 more
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Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney [PDF]
, 2013 In early January 1994 wildfires burned areas of bushland in northern Sydney (lat 33° 45’ S, long 151° 05’ E) in coastal south-eastern Australia. This paper reports observations of the fire responses for 828 species of bushland plants – 576 native species
Kubiak, P. J.
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Bat Tongues and Foraging: Linking Morphology to Hunting Strategies
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.We linked the bat tongue's mediodorsal lobe (MDL), a muscular prominence, to foraging strategies. Aerial hawkers exhibit tall MDLs and prominent forward‐pointing papillae. The MDL may function as a barrier or filter, preventing unintentional ingestion of non‐food material, aiding in prey handling, and controlling food access during fast flight ...
Danilo Russo +6 more
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, 2011 Hybridized fruit trees, grafted orchids on shiny, reflective aluminum pedestals, fluorescent lights placed vertically on stands, and sheets of silver Mylar create a lush and somewhat disorienting space in contemporary artist Sam Van Aken’s most recent ...
Egan, Shannon
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The Evolution of Diversity [PDF]
, 2017 Since the beginning of time, the pre-biological and the biological world have seen a steady increase in complexity of form and function based on a process of combination and re-combination.
Beckley, Colin, Bonillas, Ute
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) network of protected areas is one of the main tools for area‐based conservation in the European Union (EU), yet its role in preserving plant biodiversity requires better understanding. We examined data kept in the European Vegetation Archive from over 1.2 million vegetation plots and obtained over 14.2 million plant ...
Michele Di Musciano +41 more
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Diversity of Orchidaceae plants in Shennongjia National Park
Guangxi ZhiwuThis study systematically investigated and analyzed the orchids(Orchidaceae plants)resources in Shennongjia National Park, aiming to provide a robust scientific foundation for the conservation and sustainable utilization of orchids biodiversity in the ...
ZHANG Cheng1, RAO Wenhui1, JIANG Zhiguo 2,3, JIN Jiaojiao2,3, YU Huiliang 2,3, DUAN Xiaojuan1, LI Jian1, CHEN Jianbing1, WANG Meina1*
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