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Arboreal twig-nesting ants form dominance hierarchies over nesting resources. [PDF]
, 2019 Interspecific dominance hierarchies have been widely reported across animal systems. High-ranking species are expected to monopolize more resources than low-ranking species via resource monopolization. In some ant species, dominance hierarchies have been
Philpott, Stacy M, Yitbarek, Senay
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Dieback of Pieris japonica caused by Phytophthora citrophthora
Acta Mycologica, 2014 Phytophthora citrophthora (Sm. et SM.) Leonian was mainly isolated from rotted twigs of pieris. The species used for artificial inoculation of leaf petiols and shoots of pieris, azalea and rhododendron spread very fast, especially on leaves coming from ...
Leszek B. Orlikowski, Grażyna Szkuta
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Allometric scaling models for tree saplings: Assessing potential fodder for ungulate herbivores
Trees, Forests and People, 2023 Knowledge of the quantity of twig dry mass (available fodder) of saplings is crucial for understanding tree recruitment under wild ungulate browsing pressure in forest ecosystems. Therefore, this study aimed to develop allometric equations for estimating
Aklilu Bajigo Madalcho +4 more
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Holistic Twig Joins: Optimal XML Pattern Matching [PDF]
, 2002 XML employs a tree-structured data model, and, naturally, XML queries specify patterns of selection predicates on multiple elements related by a tree structure. Finding all occurrences of such a twig pattern in an XML database is a core operation for XML
Bruno, Nicolas +2 more
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Cartan Prolongation of a Family of Curves Acquiring a Node [PDF]
, 2018 Using the monster/Semple tower construction, we study the structure of the Cartan prolongation of the family $x_1x_2 = t$ of plane curves with nodal central ...
Colley, Susan Jane, Kennedy, Gary
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Natural Product Communications, 2023 In this study, we focused on evaluating the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and tyrosinase-inhibiting properties of leaf and twig essential oils from Calocedrus macrolepis var. formosana .
Jiann-Gwo Shyu +6 more
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Sustainable use and conservation of Vitex doniana Sweet: unlocking the propagation ability using stem cuttings [PDF]
, 2015 One of the major constraints for domesticating widely used wild tree resources by local communities is the lack of adequate propagation techniques.
Achigan-Dako, E.G. +6 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 Shrublands are one of the major types of ecosystems in the desert regions of northern China, which is expected to be substantially more sensitive to global environmental changes, such as widespread nitrogen enrichment and precipitation changes, than ...
Weiwei She +4 more
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Black Twig Borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae)
EDIS, 2023 The black twig borer, Xylosandrus compactus (Eichhoff), is one of the few ambrosia beetles that infests healthy plants. In Florida, orchids (Dendrobium spp. and Cattleya spp.), and avocado (Persea americana Mill.) have sustained notable economic losses (
Wayne N. Dixon +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2015 There have been a number of studies on biogeographic patterns of plant leaf functional traits; however, the variations in traits of other plant organs such as twigs are rarely investigated. In this study, we sampled current-year twigs of 335 tree species
Fanyun Yao +5 more
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