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Recent range expansion in Australian hummock grasses
Large-scale environmental changes such as aridification have shaped and continue to influence the evolution and composition of biomes. As conditions change, organisms may persist in
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An explanatory model of temperature influence on flowering through whole-plant accumulation of FT
Tracking the production and accumulation of FLOWERING LOCUS T improves prediction of flowering time.
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The dramatic results of botanical engagement
What is the point of teaching, if someone isn’t going to use that knowledge? A new paper by Bethan Stagg addresses that with a study
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Patterns of sex expression, health and mortality in a sex-changing tree
The ability of individuals to change sex during their lifetime is known as environmental sex determination (ESD). This ability represents a unique life history trait, allowing
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Bromeliads going batty: pollinator partitioning among sympatric chiropterophilous Bromeliaceae
Sympatric flowering species must frequently share pollinators. Pollinators can be a limited resource for the sexual reproduction of a plant, and such sharing could decrease individual
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A soil bacterium alters sex determination and rhizoid development in gametophytes of the fern Ceratopteris richardii
The soil environment that natural populations of plants are exposed to is quite complex. Bacteria represent major players in the soil with cell numbers thought to
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How do plants bend when storms break on shore?
One common prediction for the future is global warming will create stronger storms. What does this mean when a storm hits the shore? It depends what’
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Do lianas spend fewer resources on roots for support than other plants?
If a plant can lean on something else, does it really need to invest so much in its roots for support? Could resources usually used for
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What drives germination and seedling survival in an Afrotropical forest?
Hunting in otherwise intact tropical forests removes organisms from some trophic levels, which can change population and community dynamics at other levels. The preferred game species
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Patterns of mtDNA variation reveal complex evolutionary history of a relict and endangered peat bog pine
Assessments of eco-evolutionary mechanisms that shape the genetic structure of populations are important to understand the influence of environmental changes on plant ecosystems.In recent
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Epidermal patterning and stomatal development in Gnetales
Stomatal development in Ephedra differs significantly from that of Gnetum and Welwitschia, more closely resembling that of other extant gymnosperms. Differences in epidermal pre-patterning broadly reflect differences in growth habit between the three genera.
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Phylogenetic relationships of two endemic eyebright species from the eastern European Alps
Mountain ranges host a considerable number of endemic species, which is considered to be the result of the complex origin of mountain ranges, shaped by geographic