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AoB PLANTS is an open-access, online journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of environmental and evolutionary biology. Published by Oxford University Press, AoB PLANTS provides a
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The discovery of new adaptations of organisms to various environments always reminds us how little we know about nature. For example, rainwater surrounding sexual organs has
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Moringa oleifera, or miracle tree, is known in many parts of the world for its multiple uses as an agroforestry crop. However, seeds of this species
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Knowledge of rangewide variation in DNA content and ploidy level may be valuable in understanding the evolutionary history of a species. A recent study of Acacia
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Mutualisms can play important roles in influencing species coexistence and determining community composition. However, few studies have tested whether mutualisms may affect species distributions by altering
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The relationship between climate and biodiversity has been long debated. In a changing environment, there is new emphasis to resolve this debate for practical reasons: to
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Plants require nitrogen to make proteins, nucleic acids and other biological molecules. It is widely accepted that plants absorb inorganic forms of nitrogen to fill their
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Intraspecific genetic variation in natural populations governs their potential to overcome challenging ecological and environmental conditions. In addition, knowledge of this variation is critical for the
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A considerable number of plants depend on structural support by other plants. To understand their diversity and ecology, it is essential to know how strongly potential
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Knowledge of a tree species’ or cultivar’s fine root distribution is important. However, the time and resource requirements of established soil core based methods where
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Populations of introduced species in their new environments are expected to differ from native populations, due to processes such as genetic drift, founder effects, and local
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Understanding which species are introduced and become invasive are central questions in invasion science. In this sense, the cactus family is an interesting case study. Only
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Variation in plant and floral size can have conflicting effects on pollination and fruit production in flowering plants. In a new study published in AoB PLANTS,