Venus flytraps meet post-capture energy needs with cyclic electron transport
A switch from linear to cyclic electron transport provides the extra boost needed until energy can be taken up from the insect itself. More
Erin Zimmerman
Erin Zimmerman is a botanist turned science writer and sometimes botanical illustrator. She did her PhD at the University of Montréal and worked as a post-doctoral fellow with the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture. She was a plant morphologist, but when no one wanted to pay her to do that anymore, she started writing about them instead. Her other plant articles (and occasional essays) appear in Smithsonian Magazine, Undark, New York Magazine, Narratively, and elsewhere. Read her stuff at www.DrErinZimmerman.com. Erin can also be found talking about plants and being snarky on Twitter @DoctorZedd.
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Repetitive DNA is not behind genome size variation in Anacyclus
Plant genome size (GS) varies widely – by as much as a factor of 2500 in land plants alone. Outside of genome duplication (polyploidy), repetitive DNA is thought to be the main contributor to this variation. However, greater study of GS divergence in groups with complex evolutionary histories needs to be undertaken in order to […] More
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Wave forces decrease seedling establishment in tidal marshes
Waves lead to greater root biomass and stem flexibility, but lower stress resistance overall. More
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Sodium chloride solutions not a good experimental substitute for sea water
Simulating seawater in the lab is more complicated than just getting the salt concentration right. More
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Distribution of Veronica polyploids is influenced by both habitat differentiation and historic glaciation
Species with higher ploidy levels prefer cooler, wetter habitats than diploids. More
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Sweetcorn a better target than other maizes for Zinc biofortification
Earlier consumption and less processing makes sweetcorn a better source of dietary zinc. More
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Consider alternative designs and trait integration level for better ecosystem analysis
To fully understand how an ecosystem fits together, consider how alternate designs may achieve the same end. More
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Lichen algae remodel their cell walls in response to drying
Lichen algae respond to desiccation with both a controlled collapse of their cell walls and a bit of biochemical remodelling. More
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Anaesthetic blocks trap closure and wounding response in Venus Flytraps
Diethyl ether renders flytraps unable to close their traps or respond to wounding using a mechanism with parallels in animals. More
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A diversity of lipid composition in the seeds and fruits of the palm family
Palms are vitally important due to their high vegetable oil production, which can occur in both fruits and seeds. The full range of lipid storage and composition, however, hasn’t been well understood across this large and diverse group. More
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Even for specialists, floral morphology is influenced by both pollinators and climate
Climate can indirectly affect floral morphology within a species by affecting what pollinators will visit those flowers across its range. More
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Resistance to the herbicide 2,4-D is complex in wild radish
Resistance to 2,4-D in wild radish is complex and appears to vary in its mechanism from one population to the next, but new research suggests that lower receptivity at the plasma membrane is part of the answer. More
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