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The effects of co-invasion by three Asteraceae invasive alien species on plant taxonomic and functional diversity in herbaceous ruderal communities in southern Jiangsu, China
Invasive alien species can affect plant taxonomic and functional diversity. Multiple invasive alien species can co-invade the same plant community. However, the effects of such co-invasion on plant taxonomic a...
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Prediction of the potential geographic distribution of golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in Yuhe National Nature Reserve by Maxent
The golden snub-nosed monkey (GSNM), Rhinopithecus roxellana, is an endangered species on the IUCN Red List, and the Yuhe National Nature Reserve in Gansu is one of its principal habitats. The GSNM’s protection a...
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Pack-ice seals contribute to biological transfers of iron in the Southern Ocean
The contribution of animals to biological transfers of essential nutrients in ecosystems is increasingly recognised as a significant component of ecosystem functioning. In the Southern Ocean (SO), primary prod...
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Photosynthetic capacity of Erigeron canadensis L. may be more critical to its growth performance than photosynthetic area
Light acquisition and utilization may be vital to the successful invasion of invasive plants. Photosynthetic area and photosynthetic capacity are the two key indicators affecting light acquisition and utilizat...
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Impacts of climate change on the global distribution of Cyclocarya paliurus
Climate change is significantly affecting the distribution of plants worldwide. Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Il**sk. (Juglandaceae), a rare deciduous tree, is a traditional nutraceutical tea owing to its health ...
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Suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid induced microspore embryogenesis and promoted plantlet regeneration in ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
Isolated Microspore Culture (IMC) is an efficient method to obtain the homozygous strain; however, it is difficult to apply in ornamental kale due to its low rate of microspore embryogenesis. Histone acetylati...
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Polyamines conjugated to deoxyribonucleic acid-protein in cell nucleus from filling grain embryos were involved in tolerance of wheat to drought
Deoxyribonucleic acid-protein (DNAP) of the cell nucleus was purified from develo** wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) embryo cells under drought stress, with two cultivars differing in drought tolerance as experimen...
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Effects of oxidative stress caused by iron overload on arachidonic acid metabolites in MES23.5 cells
Iron overload can induce oxidative stress, thereby inducing cell peroxidation. Arachidonic acid (ARA) is widely expressed in mammalian cells and esterified to membrane phospholipids. To explore the effect of i...
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The Predominance of Nongrowing Season Emissions to the Annual Methane Budget of a Semiarid Alpine Meadow on the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
The terrestrial methane budget varies between different vegetation types and soil conditions and is highly uncertain for alpine grasslands. This work used eddy covariance techniques to continuously measure CH4 fl...
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Open AccessResponse mechanism of ♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂ Epinephelus lanceolatus under low-temperature and waterless stresses using TMT proteomic analysis
♀Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂Epinephelus lanceolatus, a hybrid grouper created from artificial breeding, has been widely developed over the past decades. However, the study focusing on lukewarm high-protein-cont...
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A SNP in Cathepsin L is associated with carapace length trait in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, is one of the major cultivated crustacean species in China. In recent years, a slow growth syndrome (SGS) has severely influenced the production, and the exact c...
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High-throughput sequencing revealed the expression profile and potential key molecules of the circular RNAs involved in the process of hypoxic adaptation in Tibetan chickens
The Tibetan chicken (Gallus gallus) provides high quality protein and iron for humans, which shows many phenotypic adaptations to the low oxygen. Study of the genetic mechanisms of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in hyp...
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Relationship between polyamines conjugated to mitochondrion membrane and mitochondrion conformation from develo** wheat embryos under drought stress
The mitochondrion conformation and the contents of conjugated polyamines were investigated using the embryos of develo** wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grains of two cultivars differing in drought tolerance as ex...
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Differences in the fecal microbiota due to the sexual niche segregation of captive Gentoo penguins Pygoscelis papua
The Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) is the most abundant penguin species in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic islands due to its generalist foraging ecology. Previous studies indicate that the broad diet in Gent...
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater fish Acrossocheilus longipinnis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): genome characterization and phylogenetic analysis
The genus Acrossocheilus is composed of small- to medium-sized barbine species and is distributed in Laos, Vietnam, Hainan, Taiwan and mainland China. To verify the molecular phylogeny of the genus Acrossocheilus
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A predicted protein functional network aids in novel gene mining for characteristic secondary metabolites in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
Modeling a protein functional network in concerned species is an efficient approach for identifying novel genes in certain biological pathways. Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is an important commercial crop abunda...
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Effects of amygdalin on type II collagen-induced arthritis in rats
Amygdalin is the active ingredient of Semen Armeniacae Amarum and has anti-inflammatory effects. However, the role of amygdalin in type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is still unknown. In this study, a rat m...
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miR-4417 suppresses keloid fibrosis growth by inhibiting CyclinD1
Mounting evidence has reported that microRNAs (miRNAs) play irreplaceable roles in the development of keloid fibrosis. miR-4417 has been reported to contribute to nickel chloride-promoted lung epithelial cell ...
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Biochemical characterization and expression analysis of lignification in two pear (Pyrus ussuriensis Maxim.) varieties with contrasting stone cell content
As lignified stone cells reduce fruit quality, we investigated lignin deposition, phenolic metabolites, and expression of lignin biosynthetic genes during fruit development to elucidate the molecular mechanism...
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Selection and validation of reference genes for quantitative gene expression analyses in persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) using real-time quantitative PCR
Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) is an economically important fruit tree species with complex flowering characteristics. To obtain accurate expression pattern analysis results, it is vital to select a reliable gene for...
