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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jing Gao, Ran Liu, Min Luo, Guangzhi Wang
Summary: This study investigated the clonal growth of Aconitum carmichaelii Debx. through anatomical and morphological changes. The research revealed the development process of rhizomes and adventitious roots, providing insights into the regulatory mechanisms underlying adventitious root development in A. carmichaelii.
PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR
(2022)
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Forestry
Xiao-Xiao Cao, Wei Xue, Ning-Fei Lei, Fei-Hai Yu
Summary: Clonal integration can alter the foraging response of clonal plants in heterogeneous environments, but the effect is species-specific.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Megan O'Connell, Zachariah Jordan, Erin McGilvray, Hamutahl Cohen, Heidi Liere, Brenda B. Lin, Stacy M. Philpott, Shalene Jha
Summary: This study found that urban gardens with greater plant species richness and higher levels of urbanization impact bee pollen collection behavior, with bees preferring ornamental plants over crops. Landscapes supporting plant diversity have a positive effect on within-garden pollen collection in urban gardens.
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Ecology
Dorothy A. Christopher, Jeffrey D. Karron, Wendy R. Semski, Patrick A. Smallwood, Dorset W. Trapnell, Randall J. Mitchell
Summary: The selfing rate in 13 natural populations of Mimulus ringens wildflowers varies significantly, with selfing strongly influenced by floral display and pollinator visitation but not correlated with floral morphology. The study identifies mechanisms involving pollinator visitation and floral display that may play a role in maintaining selfing rate variation among populations.
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Evolutionary Biology
Han-Wen Xiao, Yan-Bo Huang, Qing-Shan Liu, Regine Classen-Bockhoff, Ru-Nan Tian, Yu-Kun Wei
Summary: In this study, we compared several species of East Asian salvia and found that degraded-lever types can significantly reduce pollinator foraging time, but have little effect on pollination efficiency. These species have a mixed mating pattern, high seed set, and no pollen or pollinator limitations.
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rebecca Nagel, Sina Mews, Timo Adam, Claire Stainfield, Cameron Fox-Clarke, Camille Toscani, Roland Langrock, Jaume Forcada, Joseph I. Hoffman
Summary: Tracking studies of Antarctic fur seal pups found that their movement behavior is characterized by central place exploration, with active movement away from and return to inactivity. Factors such as sex, body condition, and temperature did not affect directed exploration probability. Pups born in low-density colonies were more active, increased activity with age, and transitioned earlier to tussock grass for protection.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Ecology
Kathryn J. Montovan, Natasha Tigreros, Jennifer S. Thaler
Summary: Prey species make choices on predator avoidance behaviors based on size and growth. Prey generally forage when small and hide when large, depending on mortality risks and growth rates. The model also predicts differences in risk-reducing behaviors between cannibal and non-cannibal larvae.
THEORETICAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Syuan-You Lin, Shinsuke Agehara
Summary: This study found that defoliants are not effective alternatives to HC for bud dormancy-breaking, and that HC and ZS have different modes of action in inducing blueberry budbreak. The high efficacy of HC in breaking dormancy may be due to its ability to reduce ABA concentrations, and the accumulation of JA is suggested to be involved in blueberry budbreak induction.
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Plant Sciences
Wei-Ning Bai, Peng-Cheng Yan, Bo-Wen Zhang, Keith E. Woeste, Kui Lin, Da-Yong Zhang
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Ecology
Shuai Yuan, Spencer C. H. Barrett, Cehong Li, Xiaojie Li, Kongping Xie, Dianxiang Zhang
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Plant Sciences
Lei Li, Spencer C. H. Barrett, Zhiping Song, Jiakuan Chen
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2019)
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Plant Sciences
Xinjia Wang, Li Zhong, Zhikun Wu, Huaying Sun, Hong Wang, Dezhu Li, Spencer C. H. Barrett, Wei Zhou
APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES
(2019)
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Plant Sciences
Ai-Ying Wang, Yan-Qiong Peng, Lawrence D. Harder, Jian-Feng Huang, Da-Rong Yang, Da-Yong Zhang, Wan-Jin Liao
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Plant Sciences
Xing-Yue M. Ge, Han-Shu Lu, Hao Tian, Yue Wu, Da-Yong Zhang, Wan-Jin Liao
Summary: The study examined the association of flowering phenology and inflorescence position with temporal sex allocation and reproductive success in Aconitum kusnezoffii. It found that male functions were positively correlated with flowering phenology, while female reproductive success was negatively correlated with flowering phenology and inflorescence position. Resource limitation was identified as the key mechanism underlying the differentiated pattern observed, with late-blooming lateral inflorescences specializing in male function and experiencing constrained female reproductive success.
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Agronomy
Yue Wu, Nianxun Xi, Jacob Weiner, Da-Yong Zhang
Summary: In modern agricultural systems, modern crop cultivars with low individual competitiveness can be more vulnerable to weed interference, but by increasing crop planting density, weed growth can be effectively suppressed. Research shows that old cultivars are better at weed suppression than modern cultivars at low density, while modern cultivars can perform equally well at high density.
Letter
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Wei-Ping Zhang, Lei Cao, Xin-Rui Lin, Ya-Mei Ding, Yu Liang, Da-Yong Zhang, Er-Li Pang, Susanne S. Renner, Wei-Ning Bai
Summary: The Chinese walnut, Juglans hopeiensis, is a first-generation hybrid resulting from the hybridization between Persian walnut and Asian butternuts. Despite the presence of strong postzygotic barriers preventing sexual reproduction in hybrids and unique traits, Juglans hopeiensis does not appear to be on the path to speciation.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Hao Tian, Lawrence D. Harder, Ai-Ying Wang, Da-Yong Zhang, Wan-Jin Liao
Summary: Premise fecundity and mating outcomes can differ among plant populations occupying different environments. These differences likely reflect environmental effects on plant-pollinator interactions. Local conditions can affect plant phenotypes, which in turn influence pollinator behavior and reproductive outcomes.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
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Evolutionary Biology
Xiao-Xu Pang, Da-Yong Zhang
Summary: This study examines the impact of ghost introgression on species tree estimations and found that many results obtained for introgression between extant species can be extended to ghost introgression. The performance of summary species tree method (ASTRAL) and full-likelihood method (*BEAST) varies under different introgression scenarios. When an outgroup ghost acts as the donor of introgressed genes, the time of root divergence is generally overestimated, while ingroup introgression leads to underestimation. The accuracy of root divergence estimation is higher with stronger incomplete lineage sorting (ILS), although the topology of the species tree is more prone to be biased by introgression.
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ya-Mei Ding, Xiao-Xu Pang, Yu Cao, Wei-Ping Zhang, Susanne S. Renner, Da-Yong Zhang, Wei-Ning Bai
Summary: Using genome structural data, the study reveals the phylogenetic relationships in the walnut family and suggests that the family originated from hybridization between extinct or unsampled progenitors and closely related species.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yu Cao, Fabricio Almeida-Silva, Wei-Ping Zhang, Ya-Mei Ding, Dan Bai, Wei-Ning Bai, Bo-Wen Zhang, Yves Van de Peer, Da-Yong Zhang
Summary: Through the study of the genomes of two species, it is found that they form two specific clades that diverged around 2.09 million years ago. The study also reveals genic convergence of the calcium influx channel gene TPC1 in one of the species, potentially related to karst adaptation.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Yang Yang, Evan S. Forsythe, Ya-Mei Ding, Da-Yong Zhang, Wei-Ning Bai
Summary: In this study, the coevolution of nuclear genes with chloroplast genomes in Juglandaceae was analyzed. Over a quarter of the nuclear genes (27.97%) showed signs of coevolution, with Ycf1/2 partition having the most hits and ClpP1 partition having the fewest. These coevolving genes were found to be involved in important biological processes such as leaf development, photoperiodism, and response to abiotic stress.
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Li Zhu, Jun Xiang, Da-Yong Zhang, Wei Wang, Shuang-Guo Zhu, Bao-Zhong Wang, Li-Yuan Yang, Meng-Ying Li, You-Cai Xiong
Summary: This study found that in wheat of the same variety, old varieties allocated more biomass to stems and leaves, while modern varieties allocated more biomass to seeds. Based on a limited sample size, the results showed a trade-off between above-ground vegetative growth and crop yield. The tragedy of the commons in wheat may generally arise from genetically fixed traits in terms of growth redundancy in old varieties, rather than from the plastic behavior of individuals.
JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bi-Ru Zhu, Xiao-Meng Li, Da-Yong Zhang, Wan-Jin Liao
Summary: Field and common garden comparisons are commonly used to test the rapid evolution of increased vigor in introduced plant populations. Our study found that latitudinal clines can influence comparisons between introduced and native populations, with Chinese populations of Senecio vulgaris outperforming European populations in terms of growth and reproduction. This suggests that latitudinal clines in phenotypic traits should be considered in such comparisons when introduced populations are geographically structured.
JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
(2021)