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Enric Torres-Roig, Jordi Agusti, Pere Bover, Josep Antoni Alcover
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(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jonathan M. Flowers, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Ziyi Mo, Konstantina Koutroumpa, Andreas Perrakis, Sylvie Ferrand, Hussam S. M. Khierallah, Dorian Q. Fuller, Frederique Aberlenc, Christini Fournaraki, Michael D. Purugganan
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Guillaume Besnard, Gautier Sarah, Yan Holtz, Julie Leclercq, Sylvain Santoni, Daniel Wegmann, Sylvain Glemin, Bouchaib Khadari
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Juan C. Rando, Josep A. Alcover, Harald Pieper, Storrs L. Olson, C. Nayra Hernandez, L. Felipe Lopez-Jurado
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2020)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Khaled M. Hazzouri, Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Jonathan M. Flowers, Dario Copetti, Alain Lemansour, Marc Lebrun, Khaled Masmoudi, Sylvie Ferrand, Michael Dhar, Zoe A. Fresquez, Ulises Rosas, Jianwei Zhang, Jayson Talag, Seunghee Lee, David Kudrna, Robyn F. Powell, Ilia J. Leitch, Robert R. Krueger, Rod A. Wing, Khaled M. A. Amiri, Michael D. Purugganan
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2019)
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Evolutionary Biology
Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Vincent Battesti, Sarah Ivorra, Laure Paradis, Frederique Aberlenc, Oumarou Zango, Salwa Zehdi-Azouzi, Souhila Moussouni, Summar Abbas Naqvi, Claire Newton, Jean-Frederic Terral
EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS
(2020)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah Sallon, Emira Cherif, Nathalie Chabrillange, Elaine Solowey, Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Sarah Ivorra, Jean-Frederic Terral, Markus Egli, Frederique Aberlenc
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Jonathan M. Flowers, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Sylvie Ferrand, Frederique Aberlenc, Sarah Sallon, Michael D. Purugganan
Summary: Researchers recovered seven date palm seeds from archaeological sites in the Southern Levant, dating from the fourth century BCE to the second century CE, which were germinated to yield viable plants. Whole-genome sequencing of these ancient samples showed genetic relationships between the ancient Judean date palms and modern West Asian and North African date palm varieties. These findings provide insights into crop evolution and the introgression of genetic features from the Cretan palm Phoenix theophrasti into modern North African date palm populations.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
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Ornithology
Maria Alho, Jose Pedro Granadeiro, Juan Carlos Rando, Pedro Geraldes, Paulo Catry
Summary: This study characterizes the extinct seabird colony of Santa Luzia, suggesting that the colony likely went extinct during the first half of the twentieth century due to the arrival of humans and their introduced alien species. The potential for seabird restoration on Santa Luzia is significant following feral cat eradication.
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Ecology
Margarita Florencio, Jairo Patino, Sandra Nogue, Anna Traveset, Paulo A. V. Borges, Hanno Schaefer, Isabel R. Amorim, Miquel Arnedo, Sergio P. Avila, Pedro Cardoso, Lea de Nascimento, Jose Maria Fernandez-Palacios, Sofia I. Gabriel, Artur Gil, Vitor Goncalves, Ricardo Haroun, Juan Carlos Illera, Marta Lopez-Darias, Alejandro Martinez, Gustavo M. Martins, Ana I. Neto, Manuel Nogales, Pedro Oromi, Juan Carlos Rando, Pedro M. Raposeiro, Francois Rigal, Maria M. Romeiras, Luis Silva, Alfredo Valido, Alain Vanderpoorten, Raquel Vasconcelos, Ana M. C. Santos
Summary: Research in Macaronesia has made significant progress in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology, revealing that the flora and fauna in this region are mainly composed of young lineages of European origin. Despite being home to numerous threatened species and invasive alien plants and animals, innovative conservation and management actions are being implemented to protect the biodiversity in Macaronesia. The Macaronesian Islands are a unique field of study for island ecology and evolution research, offering valuable insights into macroecological patterns and interaction networks on islands.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Jonathan M. Flowers, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Alain Lemansour, Tiago Capote, Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Sylvie Ferrand, Marc Lebrun, Khaled M. A. Amiri, Michael D. Purugganan
Summary: This study examines the diversity of flavor-related traits in date palms, including volatile organic compounds, organic acids, and sugars, and discovers new volatile compounds previously unknown in date palms. The correlations between volatile composition and sugar and moisture content suggest that differences in these traits among fruits may be a result of system-wide differences in fruit metabolism. Utilizing date palm clones, the study estimates the broad-sense heritabilities of volatiles and demonstrates that some of the volatile diversity has a genetic basis.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Zoology
Manuela Gomez-Alceste, Juan Carlos Rando
Summary: Cats introduced on islands pose a major threat to native wildlife. A study conducted in a National Park on Tenerife, Canary Islands analyzed 301 cat scats to study their diet. The results revealed a shift in the cat's diet over the past 35 years, with a decrease in rabbit consumption and an increase in reptiles and native birds.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Muriel Gros-Balthazard, Vincent Battesti, Jonathan M. Flowers, Sylvie Ferrand, Matthieu Breil, Sarah Ivorra, Jean-Frederic Terral, Michael D. Purugganan, Rod A. Wing, Nahed Mohammed, Yann Bourgeois
Summary: This article discusses the impact of development in the al-'Ula oasis on local agriculture and date palm cultivation in Saudi Arabia. The research shows that the barni date palm is propagated clonally and shares genetic characteristics with other West Asian date palms. Understanding local agrobiodiversity and promoting sustainable development is crucial.
PLANTS PEOPLE PLANET
(2023)
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Biology
Pere Renom, Toni de-Dios, Sergi Civit, Laia Llovera, Alejandro Sanchez-Gracia, Esther Lizano, Juan Carlos Rando, Tomas Marques-Bonet, Gael J. Kergoat, Isaac Casanovas-Vilar, Carles Lalueza-Fox
Summary: Evolution of vertebrate endemics in oceanic islands follows a predictable pattern, known as the island rule, with gigantism and dwarfism occurring in originally small and large species respectively. Canariomys bravoi is placed within the African grass rat clade, with island endemic rodents showing faster evolutionary rates compared to non-insular mammals.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Brooke Erin Crowley, Yurena Yanes, Stella Grace Mosher, Juan Carlos Rando