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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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Gayana: Botanica, 2004 Este estudio analiza la variación y sincronización en la producción de semillas de especies arbóreas en dos sitios ubicados en la Cordillera de la Costa, X Región de Chile. Se utilizan los datos publicados por Donoso (1993) y Donoso et al.
Marco Rosas +3 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a prevalent chronic condition that significantly impacts patients' quality of life and poses challenges to effective management. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers a holistic approach, emphasizing syndrome differentiation, individualized care, and natural treatment strategies.
Qin‐Wei Fu +74 more
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Flower color evolution: The rise and fall of a new noncoding gene
Ornamental Plant Research, 2023 Baoqing Ding
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Gayana: Botanica, 2011 We report some aspects of the floral biology ofEchinopsis chiloensis ssp. chiloensis in a population near to the northern limit of its distribution. Anthesis is strictly diurnal and flowers remain open during 492 min on the average. Echinopsis chiloensis
CARMEN G OSSA, RODRIGO MEDEL
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Variation and evolution of herkogamy in Exochaenium (Gentianaceae): implications for the evolution of distyly [PDF]
, 2017 Backgrounds and Aims The spatial separation of stigmas and anthers (herkogamy) in flowering plants functions to reduce self-pollination and avoid interference between pollen dispersal and receipt.
Barrett, Spencer C. H. +1 more
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Allergy, EarlyView.This study assessed the prevalence, quantitative IgE levels, co‐sensitization patterns, and clinical significance of IgE reactivity to two TLPs—Act d 2 (kiwi) and Mal d 2 (apple)—in a large Italian allergic cohort. Thaumatin‐like protein (TLP) sensitization was uncommon (1.9%) and usually clinically silent when isolated.
Enrico Scala +8 more
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Wildfires and Atopic Diseases: A Review
Allergy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Wildfire smoke is a major environmental health threat that has increased in frequency and severity in recent years. A hazardous component of wildfire smoke is particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5). There is evidence to suggest that exposure to wildfire PM2.5 may increase the risk of developing or exacerbating atopic diseases, such as asthma ...
Alex Ha, John R. Balmes, Maria L. Wei
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Allergy, EarlyView.A prospective, systematic and cross‐sectional population study was performed involving 1000 adult subjects from five centers representing different climatic areas of Türkiye (Turkey). Molecular IgE profiling demonstrated substantial interregional variation and identified a hypoallergenic region in the easternmost area with a continental climate.
Alp Kazancioglu +22 more
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Vascular flora in dry-shrub and wet grassland Cerrado seven years after a fire, Federal District, Brasil [PDF]
, 2013 Studies of temporal dynamics for grassland sites report that fire suppression plays a crucial role in floristic changes. The objective of this study was to verify whrther after seven years without fire, communities showed variations in terms of ...
Amaral, Aryanne Gonçalves +3 more
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