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Sentient Nature of Plants: Memory and Awareness
From the previous chapters in this volume, it is evident that plants have developed very subtle molecular mechanisms to perceive ever-changing...
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The effect of light quality on the pro-/antioxidant balance, activity of photosystem II, and expression of light-dependent genes in Eutrema salsugineum callus cells
The antioxidant balance, photochemical activity of photosystem II (PSII), and photosynthetic pigment content, as well as the expression of genes...
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Dynamic polyhedral actomyosin lattices remodel micron-scale curved membranes during exocytosis in live mice
Actomyosin networks, the cell’s major force production machineries, remodel cellular membranes during myriad dynamic processes
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Colour preferences of Tetragonula carbonaria Sm. stingless bees for colour morphs of the Australian native orchid Caladenia carnea
Innate colour preferences promote the capacity of pollinators to find flowers, although currently there is a paucity of data on how preferences apply...
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Gas stunning with CO2 affected meat color, lipid peroxidation, oxidative stress, and gene expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases, glutathione S-transferases, and Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase in the skeletal muscles of broilers
BackgroundMeat color and lipid peroxidation are important traits related to meat quality. CO 2 concentration is a critical factor that can affect...
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Fighting fish love robots: mate discrimination in males of a highly territorial fish by using female-mimicking robotic cues
Among territorial animals, several species are characterized by males showing the same initial behaviours towards both sexes, leading to significant...
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Heat or cold priming-induced cross-tolerance to abiotic stresses in plants: key regulators and possible mechanisms
Plants growing under field conditions are constantly exposed, either simultaneously or sequentially, to more than one abiotic stress factor. Plants...
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Thermal dependence of signalling: do polymorphic wall lizards compensate for morph-specific differences in conspicuousness?
AbstractSelection for signal efficacy (detectability) is an important factor driving the evolution of chromatic signals. Communication theory...
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Colour polymorphic lures exploit innate preferences for spectral versus luminance cues in dipteran prey
BackgroundTheory predicts that colour polymorphism may be favored by variation in the visual context under which signals are perceived. The context...
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Super-resolution microscopy reveals that disruption of ciliary transition-zone architecture causes Joubert syndrome
Ciliopathies, including nephronophthisis (NPHP), Meckel syndrome (MKS) and Joubert syndrome (JBTS), can be caused by mutations affecting components...
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The effect of growth rate and ageing on colour variation of European pond turtles
Many chelonians have colourful dots, patches and stripes throughout their body that are made up, at least in part, of carotenoids. Therefore, turtles...
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Stem Cells and Cancer
The plasticity of cancer stem cells (CSCs) is one of the greatest challenges in cancer therapeutics. CSCs not only foster tumour development, but...
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Pathogen-induced changes in floral scent may increase honeybee-mediated dispersal of Erwinia amylovora
Honeybees are well recognised for their key role in plant reproduction as pollinators. On the other hand, their activity may vector some pathogens,...
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A comparative analysis of colour preferences in temperate and tropical social bees
The spontaneous occurrence of colour preferences without learning has been demonstrated in several insect species; however, the underlying mechanisms...
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Techniques for detecting protein-protein interactions in living cells: principles, limitations, and recent progress
Detecting protein-protein interactions (PPIs) provides fundamental information for understanding biochemical processes such as the transduction of...
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Myosin-Va is required for preciliary vesicle transportation to the mother centriole during ciliogenesis
Primary cilia play essential roles in signal transduction and development. The docking of preciliary vesicles at the distal appendages of a mother...
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A salamander’s toxic arsenal: review of skin poison diversity and function in true salamanders, genus Salamandra
Terrestrial salamanders of the genus Salamandra represent one of the most prominent groups of amphibians. They are mainly distributed across Europe...
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A first study on the effect of dietary soya levels and crystalline isoflavones on growth, gonad development and gonad histology of farmed abalone, Haliotis midae
Soya in formulated diets for abalone, Haliotis midae , can improve somatic growth. However, it may also influence gonad development, thereby limiting...
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Plumage colour predicts dispersal propensity in male pied flycatchers
AbstractMelanin-based colouration of tegument structures may be related to variability in the expression of certain strategies or behaviours within a...
