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William (Tam) Salter is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Institute of Agriculture at the University of Sydney. He has a bachelor degree in Eco
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Mutualistic relationships between different species are common in all ecosystems however double mutualisms, where two interacting species benefit each other for two different functions, e.g.
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Herbivory-induced defensive responses in plants can be direct (e.g. secondary chemicals to suppress herbivory) or indirect (e.g. extrafloral nectar attracting ants). These different
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The complex networks and signalling pathways that equip plants to cope with environmental challenges in terrestrial environments developed over evolutionary time. Exposing plants to novel environments
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Hunting and logging can alter ecological communities, but their long-term effects are seldom studied in Afrotropical forests.
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Hybrid rice exhibits both great heterosis (hybrid vigour) and yield potential compared with either inbred parentvariety. Gains in the yield from breeding hybrid rice first requires
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Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is a key pasture grass in many parts of the world. It is reported to be the most valuable plant species
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Mesophyll conductance to CO2 (gm), which regulates the diffusion of CO2 from substomatal cavities to the sites of carboxylation, is now recognized as a significant and
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The outcomes of natural hybridization are incredibly varied, ranging from hybrid speciation to extinction of parental taxa. Orphan hybrid populations or lineages are those that occur
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Crop wild relatives are important genetic resources for crop improvement, but they can also be candidates for crop domestication. Zizania latifolia is a perennial aquatic grass
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Climatic seasonality drives ecosystem processes and influences plant species distribution. However, there is little understanding how different aspects of seasonality (in particular temperature and precipitation) affect
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Europe has a long history of human use of grassland ecosystems as hay meadows, yet these ecosystems have very high biodiversity. These ecosystems have recently become
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The role of environmental factors in driving phenotypic trait variation among populations is a central focus in ecology and evolutionary biology. Such phenotypic variation includes variation