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Variation of the floral traits and sexual allocation patterns of Clematis tangutica to the altitudinal gradient of the eastern Qinghai- Tibet Plateau
The floral traits and sexual allocation of plants were malleable to the environment. To explore the adaptation strategies of floral traits and sexual...
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Optimal chemical defence allocation in roots: where, why and how?
Plants produce a range of volatile and non-volatile plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) to increase their resistance to biotic threats. The optimal...
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Genetic variation and morphogenetic determinants of root-shoot allocation in two perennial forage legumes
Background and aimsRoot phenoty** and breeding for desirable root traits have been limited in small seed forage species. The objectives of this...
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An Overview of Reproductive Allocation and Reproductive Costs in Bryophytes: Challenges and Prospects
Reproductive allocation and cost play a crucial role in the survival of organisms, but research on these traits in bryophytes has been limited and...
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Coexistence Desert Plants Respond to Soil Phosphorus Availability by Altering the Allocation Patterns of Foliar Phosphorus Fractions and Acquiring Different forms of Soil Phosphorus
Coexisting plants can enhance soil phosphorus (P) availability and plant-P acquisition. However, whether plants growing in P-impoverished desert...
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Reduced belowground allocation of freshly assimilated C contributes to negative plant-soil feedback in successive winter wheat rotations
AimsSuccessive winter wheat (WW) rotations are associated with yield reduction, often attributed to the unfavorable soil microbes that persist in the...
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A teosinte and modern maize hybrid use different carbon allocation strategies in response to cover crop residue nitrogen
Background and aimWith a growing focus on soil health, modern agroecosystems have begun to emphasize greater reliance on organic nitrogen (N) sources...
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A dynamic state variable model suggests a stronger effect of age than individual energetic state on reproductive allocation in burying beetles
Evolutionary fitness is determined by how an organism allocates energy, or other limited resources, to reproduction during its lifetime. For...
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Coupling of environmental factors and growth stages in simulation of maize biomass allocation
PurposeThe patterns of biomass allocation are particularly important because it is related to crop yield, plant growth rate and plant survival in a...
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No coordination required for resources allocation during colony fission in a social insect? An individual-based model reproduces empirical patterns
Social insects are classic examples of cooperation and coordination. For instance, laboratory studies of colony relocation, or house-hunting, have...
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Exploring grazing intensity effects: nitrogen uptake in grassland species and soil carbon allocation
Background and aimsGrazing drives carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics of grasslands through livestock trampling, defoliation, and excretion. Still,...
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Disentangling the dynamics of energy allocation to develop a proxy for robustness of fattening pigs
BackgroundThere is a growing need to improve robustness of fattening pigs, but this trait is difficult to phenotype. Our first objective was to...
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Spatial characteristics of nutrient allocation for Picea crassifolia in soil and plants on the eastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
BackgroundUnderstanding the stoichiometric characteristics and nutrient allocation strategies of dominant tree species in montane forest systems can...
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Size-dependent analyses provide insights into the reproductive allocation and plasticity of invasive and native Typha
Invasive species increasingly threaten ecosystems worldwide making it important to better understand the traits, including sexual reproductive...
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Dynamic changes to signal allocation rules in response to variable social environments in house mice
Urine marking is central to mouse social behavior. Males use depletable and costly urine marks in intrasexual competition and mate attraction. We...
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Allocation patterns of nonstructural carbohydrates in response to CO2 elevation and nitrogen deposition in Cunninghamia lanceolata saplings
Stored nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC) indicate a balance between photosynthetic carbon (C) assimilation and growth investment or loss through...
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Early growth evaluation and biomass allocation difference between clones and families in Cupressus funebris
Evaluation of growth differences between clones and families has rarely been studied in slow-growing Cupressus funebris species, and whether such...
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Who holds the reins? Context-dependent resource allocation in the mutualism between fig trees and their fig wasp pollinators
Mutualisms are consumer–resource interactions, in which goods and services are exchanged. Biological market theory states that exchanges should be...
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Phosphorus Availability Mediates Grazing Impacts on Resorption and Allocation of Foliar Nitrogen and Phosphorus by Dominant Species in Semiarid Grasslands
Nutrient resorption and relative allocation of nutrient to younger leaves are important mechanisms of resource conservation and utilization for...
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Sex-specific Resource Allocation in Juvenile and Adult Salix myrtillacea
Dioecious plants are ideal models for studying resource allocation. In Salicaceae, most previous studies have focused on juvenile trees, but it is...
