Cycad-Weevil Pollination Symbiosis Is Characterized by Rapidly Evolving and Highly Specific Plant-Insect Chemical Communication [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Coevolution between plants and insects is thought to be responsible for generating biodiversity. Extensive research has focused largely on antagonistic herbivorous relationships, but mutualistic pollination systems also likely contribute to ...
Shayla Salzman +6 more
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Chemical ecology of symbioses in cycads, an ancient plant lineage. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary Cycads are an ancient lineage of gymnosperms that maintain a plethora of symbiotic associations from across the tree of life. They have myriad morphological, structural, physiological, chemical, and behavioral adaptations that position them as a unique system to study the evolution, ecology, and mechanism of symbiosis.
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EDIS, 2007 This publication provides a comprehensive overview of the coontie plant, a native Florida species also known as Zamia pumila. The document details the plant’s characteristics, including its feather-like, leathery foliage that emerges from a large ...
Edward Gilman
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Revisiting recent Ostracod type material from Ishizaki with insights into species distribution and taxonomic reassessment [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIshizaki’s work is among the most significant taxonomic studies of recent Ostracods in Japan. However, limited access to scanning electron microscopes at that time led to several misidentifications, causing confusion in biogeographical interpretations ...
Gengo Tanaka, Sota Niiyama
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Changes in the Carotenoids of Zamia dressleri Leaves during Development [PDF]
PlantsIt has been observed that the leaves of some Zamia species undergo a kind of “reverse ripening”; that is, they change from their original brown color to green during development.
Enrique Murillo +4 more
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of endangered Cycads Zamia fischeri Miq. ex Lem [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018 The whole chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of Zamia fischeri has been characterized. The cp genome length was 164,767 bp in length, with a GC content of 39.7%, containing a large single copy (LSC) of 90,226 bp, a small single copy (SSC) of 23,223 bp, and
Jin-Yan Lei +2 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Microcycas calocoma (Miq.) A. DC. (Zamiaceae, Cycadales) and evolution in Cycadales [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Cycadales is an extant group of seed plants occurring in subtropical and tropical regions comprising putatively three families and 10 genera. At least one complete plastid genome sequence has been reported for all of the 10 genera except Microcycas ...
Aimee Caye G. Chang +7 more
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Assessing the extinction risk of Veracruz cycads [PDF]
Cambridge Prisms: ExtinctionCycads, an ancient lineage, face a higher threat of extinction than any other plant group. To address this urgent issue, a more comprehensive method for assessing extinction threat, the Conservation and Prioritization Index (CPI), is proposed and tested ...
Jorge Antonio Gómez Díaz
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Unraveling Biogeographic Boundaries Within the Sierra Madre Oriental, México: An Endemicity Analysis Using a Taxonomically Diverse Dataset. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe provide boundaries of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico through a multi‐taxa endemicity analysis. ABSTRACT The Sierra Madre Oriental (SMO) is a significant mountain range and one of Mexico's 14 biogeographical provinces. Its delimitation has been debated.
Goyenechea Mayer-Goyenechea I +5 more
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Zamia furfuracea Cardboard Plant, Cardboard Cycad
EDIS, 2007 The publication provides detailed information about the cardboard plant, also known as Zamia furfuracea. This plant features rigid, woody, medium-green foliage that forms a loose, symmetrical rosette. It is well-suited for tropical landscapes, container
Edward Gilman
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