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Assessment of the diet of the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) using DNA metabarcoding. [PDF]

Ecol Evol, 2023
Diet of the critically endangered northern hairy‐nosed wombat was assessed. They are generalist herbivores consuming mostly grasses followed by legumes. The northern hairy‐nosed wombat diet is significantly different across seasons and sites.
Casey F, Old JM, Stannard HJ.
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The Role of Plant Evolutionary History in Shaping the Variation in Specific Leaf Area Across China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
In this study, we analyzed the influences of climatic conditions and soil properties on the specific leaf area (SLA), calculated the phylogenetic signals of SLA, and quantified the relative contributions of evolutionary history to the spatial variation in SLA. We underscored the importance of evolutionary history in shaping the spatial variation of SLA
Si M, Zhang C, Xiang C, Jiang M, Guo L, Shao J.   +5 more
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A new, simple, highly scalable, and efficient protocol for genomic DNA extraction from diverse plant taxa. [PDF]

Appl Plant Sci, 2021
Premise Commonly used molecular techniques such as next‐generation sequencing require reliable methods to extract DNA quickly and efficiently. Secondary compounds within plant tissues make this requirement all the more challenging, often forcing researchers to test different extraction methods tailored to their particular species of interest in order ...
Mavrodiev EV, Dervinis C, Whitten WM, Gitzendanner MA, Kirst M, Kim S, Kinser TJ, Soltis PS, Soltis DE.   +8 more
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Deciphering the Sodium Sensing Mechanisms in Glycophytes and Halophytes. [PDF]

Plant Cell Environ
ABSTRACT Plants, including halophytes (salt‐tolerant) and glycophytes (salt‐sensitive), have developed diverse molecular mechanisms and morphological adaptations to survive in saline environments. The cellular components and molecular processes for salinity sensing and stress tolerance have been extensively identified in glycophytes, but not so with ...
Cheema RA, Rehman HM, Nawaz S, Ahmad S, Lam HM.   +4 more
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Hidden cargo: The impact of historical shipping trade on the recent‐past and contemporary non‐native flora of northeastern United States

American Journal of Botany, Volume 110, Issue 9, September 2023., 2023
Over 250 non‐native plants arrived on the Atlantic Coast of the United States with pre‐1900s ship ballast, and the authors show which of these species died out (as waifs or short‐lived rarities) and which still persist as local or widespread plants. Abstract Premise Understanding establishment and spread of non‐native plants is important in the face of
Ryan J. Schmidt, Megan R. King, Myla F. J. Aronson, Lena Struwe   +3 more
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A genome‐wide phylogeny and the diversification of genus Liriomyza (Diptera: Agromyzidae) inferred from anchored phylogenomics

Systematic Entomology, Volume 48, Issue 1, Page 178-197, January 2023., 2023
Phylogenetic relationships are reconstructed among the Liriomyza leafminers using phylogenomic analysis of nuclear gene loci obtained by anchored hybrid enrichment (AHE). Trees inferred using multiple data types and analysis methods are congruent and individual clade support confirms morphological species groups and relationships among them.
Jing‐Li Xuan, Sonja J. Scheffer, Owen Lonsdale, Brian K. Cassel, Matthew L. Lewis, Charles S. Eiseman, Wan‐Xue Liu, Brian M. Wiegmann   +7 more
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Complete Chloroplast Genomes of 14 Mangroves: Phylogenetic and Comparative Genomic Analyses. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2020
Mangroves are a group of plant species that occupy the coastal intertidal zone and are major components of this ecologically important ecosystem. Mangroves belong to about twenty diverse families. Here, we sequenced and assembled chloroplast genomes of 14 mangrove species from eight families spanning five rosid orders and one asterid order: Fabales ...
Shi C, Han K, Li L, Seim I, Lee SM, Xu X, Yang H, Fan G, Liu X.   +8 more
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Plant–frugivore interactions across the Caribbean islands: Modularity, invader complexes and the importance of generalist species

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 28, Issue 11, Page 2361-2374, November 2022., 2022
Abstract Aim Mutualistic interactions between plants and animals are fundamental for the maintenance of natural communities and the ecosystem services they provide. However, particularly in human‐dominated island ecosystems, introduced species may alter mutualistic interactions.
Maximilian G. R. Vollstädt, Mauro Galetti, Christopher N. Kaiser‐Bunbury, Benno I. Simmons, Fernando Gonçalves, Alcides L. Morales‐Pérez, Luis Navarro, Fabio L. Tarazona‐Tubens, Spencer Schubert, Tomas Carlo, Jackeline Salazar, Michel Faife‐Cabrera, Allan Strong, Hannah Madden, Adam Mitchell, Bo Dalsgaard   +15 more
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The use of plant extracts to control tilapia reproduction: Current status and future perspectives

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 593-619, June 2022., 2022
Abstract Control of prolific reproduction is vital for a profitable tilapia aquaculture enterprise. All‐male tilapia culture is a popular method used to control prolific breeding, because the male individuals grow faster than female and mixed‐sex populations.
Ivan Abaho, Charles Masembe, Peter Akoll, Clifford L. W. Jones   +3 more
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Functional resin use in solitary bees

Ecological Entomology, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 115-136, April 2022., 2022
Overall, more than 30% of bee species depend on non‐floral resources such as resin, which is used in nesting for nest structures, chemical camouflage, defence, moisture regulation, and its anti‐microbial properties. Resin usage appears to be constrained by environmental and physiological factors and may play a major role in determining the ambient nest
Shao Xiong Chui, Alexander Keller, Sara D. Leonhardt   +2 more
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