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Plant Sciences
Akihiro Nishimura, Koji Takayama
Summary: This study reports the first record of birds visiting the genus Orobanche, indicating a pollinator shift in the Bonin Islands. Orobanche boninsimae may be pollinated by birds and can produce seeds through automatic self-pollination/apomixis.
PLANT SPECIES BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
D. Wang, H. Yu, G. Chen
Summary: This study reveals the pollination biology of Cynomorium songaricum, a root holoparasite with a distinctive and putrid floral odour. The plant is pollinated by various Diptera attracted by its malodorous volatiles. This new example contributes to the understanding of fly-pollinated, carrion mimicking plants.
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Microbiology
Yang Wang, Li-Ying Wang, Dan Dai, Zheng-Xiang Qi, Zhen-Hao Zhang, Ya-Jie Liu, Jia-Jun Hu, Peng Zhang, Yu Li, Bo Zhang
Summary: This study introduces three new taxa and one new record of Boletaceae from China, providing morphological descriptions, color photographs, phylogenetic trees, and comparisons with allied taxa. Hemilanmaoa is a unique genus in the Pulveroboletus group, Porphyrellus pseudocyaneotinctus is characterized by its pileipellis consisting of broadly concatenated cells and thin-walled caulocystidia, and Phylloporus biyangensis can be distinguished by its hymenophores that change to blue when injured and yellow basal mycelium. Lanmaoa angustispora is reported for the first time in Northern China. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted using ITS, 28S rDNA, tef1-alpha, rpb1, and rpb2.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Mathew T. Sharples, Philip C. Bentz, Erin A. Manzitto-Tripp
Summary: Apetaly, the absence of petals, is common in distantly related lineages of flowering plants and is associated with self-pollination. The genus Stellaria has many lineages that have lost petals, and apetalous species of Stellaria tend to exhibit higher levels of selfing. Field experiments show that petal loss in Stellaria may be linked with self-pollination worldwide.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Enrico Sanjust, Andrea C. Rinaldi
Summary: Cytinaceae is a small group of holoparasites, with Cytinus as the main representative genus, which although does not attack important crops, is paradigmatic among parasitic plants. Recent research has revealed many aspects of host-parasite interactions and reproductive biology of Cytinus, showing a wide range of adaptive traits to attract animal pollinators.
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Plant Sciences
Ko Mochizuki, Tomoko Okamoto, Kai-Hsiu Chen, Chun-Neng Wang, Matthew Evans, Andrea T. Kramer, Atsushi Kawakita
Summary: Fungus gnats play a crucial role in the pollination of Euonymus species, with red flowers, short stamens, and acetoin emission being the key features associated with fungus gnat pollination. This combination of floral characters forms a pollination syndrome.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ryo Murakami, Ryo Ushima, Ryoma Sugimoto, Daisuke Tamaoki, Ichirou Karahara, Yuko Hanba, Tatsuya Wakasugi, Tsutomu Tsuchida
Summary: Insect-induced galls serve as microhabitats that offer improved nutrients, defense, and other unique features for inhabitants, but studying these systems is challenging due to their formation on trees. A new model insect, Smicronyx madaranus, was proposed for studying gall formation mechanisms, forming spherical galls on the shoots of parasitic plant Cuscuta campestris. By establishing a stable breeding system in the laboratory, detailed analyses revealed that the gall-inducing weevils enhance photosynthetic activity in the plant tissue, creating a nutrient-rich shelter for themselves.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mary Knowles, Xun Li, Carlos Lehnebach, Philip Lester, Julia Kasper
Summary: Historic pollination networks are important for understanding interactions between different plant and pollinator species and the causes and consequences of present insect population decline. This study reconstructed the historic pollination networks of bumble bees in New Zealand using pollen samples collected from museum specimens, revealing their foraging on a variety of native plants.
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Plant Sciences
Marcela More, Florencia Soteras, Ana C. Ibanez, Stefan Dotterl, Andrea A. Cocucci, Robert A. Raguso
Summary: This study explores the interspecific variation of floral scent composition in Jaborosa Juss. and looks into the influence of environmental variables and phylogenetic relationships on the variation. The results suggest two major evolutionary patterns, with different clades emitting distinct fragrances influenced by their pollination mode and geoclimatic context. The ability of these plants to colonize new habitats during Andean orogeny was linked to transitions in flower scent composition triggering specific odor-driven behaviors in their pollinators.
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Environmental Sciences
Yun-Pei Wang, Jing Yang, Ta-Jen Chu, Jia-Ying Liu
Summary: The research identified 47 specimens of Echinogorgia coral among 928 samples collected in Xiamen Bay, including 15 species, some of which are newly recorded species in Chinese waters. This study increases the species diversity records in China and contributes to new geographical distribution information of Echinogorgia worldwide.
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Biology
Steven D. Johnson, Keeveshnee Govender
Summary: This study aimed to identify compounds that attract rodents to flowers. The results showed that aliphatic ketones and esters play a key role in attracting rodents.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Ali Reza Yousefi, Asadollah Ahmadikhah, Reza Fotovat, Leila Rohani, Foad Soheily, Daniela Letizia Uberti, Andrea Mastinu
Summary: A new ecotype of Orobanche parasitic plant on spiny cocklebur was discovered in Iran and analyzed using molecular techniques. The isolate was closely related to Orobanche aegyptiaca from China, but had a unique nucleotide substitution pattern, suggesting it is a distinct ecotype.
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Zoology
Xi Chen, Yong-Qiang Xu, Zhong Peng
Summary: This study provides new taxonomic and faunistic data for two species of the genus Acidota from China. A new species, A. dawai Peng & Chen, sp. nov., from Xizang (Linzhi) is described and illustrated. Additional data and photographs of type specimens of taxa described from Japan and Taiwan are also provided. Moreover, the first record of Acidota crenata (Fabricius, 1792) from Heilongjiang is reported.
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Zoology
Nantasak Pinkaew, Sopita Muadsub
Summary: This paper introduces a new species of Hiroshiinoueana genus recorded in Thailand, as well as describes a new species H. partita. Additionally, the genus Atsusina is treated as a junior synonym of Hiroshiinoueana, and the previously unknown female of H. curiosissima is described for the first time. Illustrations of adults and genitalia are provided, increasing the known species of Hiroshiinoueana worldwide to 6.
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Zoology
Yuan Xu, Wenxuan Bi, Hongbin Liang
Summary: After a century since the establishment of the genus Manipuria from India, its type species M. dohertyi Jacoby was discovered in Yunnan Province of China, while a new Manipuria species, M. yuae sp. nov., was found and described from Tibet and Yunnan, China. The new species differs from M. dohertyi by its larger size, unicolored elytra, and absence of a tooth-like prolongation in front of the mandible. Additional data on M. dohertyi is provided based on new material from China.
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Ecology
Megan R. Welsford, Nina Hobbhahn, Jeremy J. Midgley, Steven D. Johnson
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Plant Sciences
N. Hobbhahn, S. D. Johnson
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2015)
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Ecology
Nina Hobbhahn, Steven D. Johnson, Lawrence D. Harder
ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
(2017)
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Plant Sciences
N. Hobbhahn, S. -L. Steenhuisen, T. Olsen, J. J. Midgley, S. D. Johnson
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Plant Sciences
Nina Hobbhahn, Steven D. Johnson, Benny Bytebier, Edward C. Yeung, Lawrence D. Harder
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Biology
Steven D. Johnson, Nina Hobbhahn, Benny Bytebier
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Ecology
Lawrence D. Harder, Nina Hobbhahn, Shane A. Richards
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Plant Sciences
S. D. Johnson, N. Hobbhahn
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2010)
Meeting Abstract
Plant Sciences
N. Hobbhahn, B. Bytebier, S. D. Johnson, L. D. Harder
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2012)
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Plant Sciences
N. Hobbhahn, H. Kuechmeister, S. Porembski
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Plant Sciences
Anaswara Rani, Sneha Asha, Minsa Mini, Pooja P. Rajan, Merin Tomy, Ashita Jose, Xavier Ts, Praveen Kumar
Summary: This study focuses on the eco-friendly synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using Centra-therum punctatum leaf extract. The synthesized nanoparticles showed potent antimicrobial activity and effectively inhibited biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These findings demonstrate the potential of copper oxide nanoparticles for environmentally friendly synthesis and applications.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2024)
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Plant Sciences
Bruno Fagundes dos Santos, Talita Oliveira de Arauja, Camilla Oliveira Rios, Advanio Inacio Siqueira-Silva, Eduardo Gusmao Pereira
Summary: This study investigated the interaction between iron excess and phosphorus deficiency in Paspalum densum. The results showed that iron excess decreased phosphorus concentration in roots, while phosphorus deficiency increased iron concentration in leaves. Stomatal limitation was the main cause of decreased photosynthesis due to iron excess. Phosphorus deficiency contributed to higher phosphorus use efficiency and biomass.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2024)
