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Geographic population structure in an outcrossing plant invasion after centuries of cultivation and recent founding events
Population structure and genetic diversity of plant invasions are the result of evolutionary processes such as natural selection, drift and founding events. Some invasions are also
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An orchid matches its scent emission rhythm to the local pollinators
Some flowers only smell at day and some only at night, but how did they evolve these different rhythms? In our study, we investigate if populations of the same orchid species that are more pollinated either at day or at night show different scent emission rhythms.
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Intraspecific trait variation provides ecological opportunity for polyploids
One of the features of some plants is they can be polyploid. Humans have a pair of chromosomes carrying our genetic information. Plants can vary between
Plant Cuttings
Sustainable trees…
Not much of a story? Aren’t all trees sustainable [“avoiding depletion of natural resources”; “capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural
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Intraspecific variability in specific leaf area and niche occupancy
How functional traits modify species niche occupancy and community assembly is a vital question in ecology. He et al. measure specific leaf area for over 5000 plants with more than 1700 observational locations.
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Flexure wood is not a single tool for coping with wind strain
Investigating flexure wood, a new paper finds that the cells in a tree react to strain from wind differently depending on whether they are being stretched or compressed.
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Stomatal conductance and elevated CO2
Studies have indicated that plant stomatal conductance (gs) decreases in response to elevated atmospheric CO2, a phenomenon of significance for the global hydrological cycle. However, gs
AoB PLANTS
Seed dormancy and germination vary within and between species of milkweeds
Declines in pollinator populations and monarch butterflies require restoration of habitats with the plants and floral resources that support them. Monarch butterflies in particular lay their
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Amazing moss and how to identify it
If I told you that during a 200m walk down a suburban London street I saw 13 different species from one group of organisms, you might
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The cell biology of secondary cell wall biosynthesis
What is it that makes a plant get up and stay up? A new review looks at the creation of secondary cell walls. These microscopic features are the key to understanding the architecture of the plants we see around us.
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Non-insect-eating insectivorous plant
Probably the one thing one could guess about an insectivorous plant is that it ‘eats’ insects. Take for example one of the most iconic entomophagous botanics