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Environment-dependent and intraspecific variations in leaf and size traits of a native wild olive (Olea europaea L.) along an aridity gradient in Morocco: a functional perspective
Understanding plant adaptive strategies to aridity is crucial for ecological research, particularly in the current context of climate change and...
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Pollinator visitation patterns are influenced by floral volatile profiles
Pollinators seek high quality nectar and pollen rewards critical for their growth and reproduction. Volatile emissions from inflorescences may signal...
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Detection of bee viruses from Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Japan
Varroa mite, Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman (Acari: Varroidae), causes severe damage to honeybee colonies and facilitates the transmission of...
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Experimental parasitism of the parasitoid beetle Dastarcus longulus (Coleoptera: Bothrideridae) larvae on invasive longhorn beetle Apriona swainsoni (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) larvae
The invasive longhorn beetle Apriona swainsoni (Hope) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is a serious pest of Maackia amurensis in Fukushima Prefecture,...
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Assessing the influence of invasion of Lantana camara on vegetation attributes and soil properties across varied disturbance gradients in semi-arid forests of Aravali hills, Delhi
This study highlights the coupling effect of disturbance and Lantana camara invasion on vegetation and soil properties in the least disturbed (LD),...
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How far can it go? Tolerance of seeds and seedlings of an invasive tree to water deficit and high temperatures
The ability of non-native plant species to tolerate water scarcity and high temperatures, especially during the early stages of development, may...
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The role of tree crown on the performance of trees at individual and community levels: whole-phenotypic context matters
Functional traits offer insights into plant performance. However, linking traits to individual tree performance requires considering the overall...
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Intraspecific variation in Arabidopsis thaliana autotoxicity
Just as plants attack heterospecific competitors with allelopathic phytotoxins, they also attack conspecifics with phytotoxins to inhibit seedling...
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Effects of warming on litter decomposition and fungal communities in lake wetlands
The impact of climate warming on the decomposition of wetland plant litter has received widespread attention. We used the litter bag method to...
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De novo assembly of transcriptomes and differential gene expression analysis using short-read data from emerging model organisms – a brief guide
Many questions in biology benefit greatly from the use of a variety of model systems. High-throughput sequencing methods have been a triumph in the...
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Paternal care plasticity: males care more for early- than late-develo** embryos in an arboreal breeding treefrog
BackgroundParental care benefits offspring but comes with costs. To optimize the trade-off of costs and benefits, parents should adjust care based on...
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Grab to fill the gap: key factors influencing Reynoutria japonica germination and seedling establishment in the secondary distribution range
Reynoutria japonica (Japanese knotweed) is a highly invasive female plant that primarily reproduces through vegetative regeneration during secondary...
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Segregation of endosymbionts in complex symbiotic system of cicadas providing novel insights into microbial symbioses and evolutionary dynamics of symbiotic organs in sap-feeding insects
The most extraordinary systems of symbiosis in insects are found in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha of Hemiptera, which provide unique perspectives for...
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The impacts of inter- and intra-seasonal burns on the terrestrial orchid Pterostylis curta
Prescribed burning is a management tool used for both management of fuel loads and for ecological purposes across fire prone areas. While in...
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Range expansion risk for a newly established invasive duckweed species in Europe and Canada
Landoltia punctata is an invasive aquatic plant that has spread across the United States. Unlike native duckweeds, this species has developed...
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A new record of the fairyfly Cosmocomoidea tenuis (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) from Japan, with notes on its host associations
The fairyfly Cosmocomoidea tenuis Xu, Lin and Hu (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), which was previously known only from mainland China (Fujian) and Taiwan,...
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Allelopathic potentiality of Trianthema portulacastrum L. shoot extract and mulch on germination and growth of two summer weeds
Trianthema portulacastrum L. is an alien naturalized noxious summer weed belonging to Aizoaceae. Our field observations revealed that it was the...
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Metabolism gene expression in worker honey bees after exposure to 50Hz electric field - semi-field analysis
The investigation of the effects of artificial 50 Hz electric field (E-field) frequency on Apis mellifera is a relatively new field of research....
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Effects of successional age, plot size, and tree size on the relationship between diversity and aboveground biomass in tropical dry forests
Depending on the strength of the relationship between biodiversity and aboveground biomass (AGB), diversity loss could lead to varied declines in...
