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Progenitor–derivative speciation in Pozoa
Progenitor–derivative speciation occurs when an isolated peripheral population diverges from the ancestral condition and forms a derivative species. López et al. find evidence of this
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Phenology and resource allocation in Ruellia
In plants that produce both closed, obligatory self-pollinated (cleistogamous) and open, potentially out-crossed (chasmogamous) flowers, suboptimal conditions typically favour production of cleistogamous flowers. Munguía-
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Embrace Wikipedia!(?)
Now that’s probably something you thought you would never hear an academic say. Well, let’s qualify that outrageous statement. Acknowledging that entries on Wikipedia
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Diversity, mutation and fire strategies in Grevillea
Grevillea rhizomatosa is a spreading shrub that exhibits multiple breeding strategies including self-compatibility, self-incompatibility and clonality (with and without sterility).Gross et al. compare
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Anagenetic speciation in Acer okamotoanum
Anagenesis (also known as phyletic speciation), in which initial founder populations simply diverge through time without a branching event, is an important process of speciation in
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Hybrid proline-rich proteins and cell elongation
The growth of plant cells is generally related to loosening of the cell wall, which allows cell expansion driven by osmotic water uptake. Dvorakova et al.
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A clearer picture?
In my role as Internet Consulting Editor for Annals of Botany, I spend a fair amount of time counteracting the idea that the job is all
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Genome size in Narcissus hybrids
Although natural hybridization in the genus Narcissus (daffodils) is not infrequent, that between phylogenetically distant species differing in basic chromosome number involves significant genome changes. Using
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Occidental history of Cucumber
The cucumber, Cucumis sativus, is native to the Indian subcontinent. No evidence has been found for its presence in Europe during Roman times but cucumber does
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Prof. on the box
After his phytophyllic antics were revealed to the world last year, serial seriously scientific stuntsman Iain Stewart – our original ‘Prof. in a box’ – has done it
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Polyploidy and plant invasions (Invited Review)
Biological invasions are a major ecological and socio-economic problem in many parts of the world. Te Beest et al. synthesize current knowledge on the importance
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Adaptive phenotypic plasticity in Acacia
Population differentiation in a variable environment is related to the selection pressures that plants experience. Ward et al. compare differences in growth- and defence-related traits