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The protocarnivorous plant Paepalanthus bromelioides (Eriocaulaceae) has a rosette-like structure commonly inhabited by predators such as spiders, whilst their roots are wrapped by a cylindrical
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The complex dynamics of interacting biological organisms that form ecological systems make predictions of processes difficult and often imprecise. In this context, Tardif and Shipley explore
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), can promote seed germination in a number of species but their role in soybean has not been
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Knowledge of evolution of genome size in species with holocentric chromosomes is limited. Lipnerová et al. study genome size and base composition in the holocentric genus
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Brief but high soil temperatures caused by fire are followed by a more prolonged shift in the range of daily soil temperatures as a result of
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Section Arachis includes cultivated peanut (A. hypogaea), an allotetraploid, and closely related wild species, most of which are diploids. Moretzsohn et al. use sequences from three
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Frankincense, a gum-resin, has been tapped from Boswellia papyrifera trees for centuries but information on the resin secretory structures is virtually absent. Tolera et al.
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Afromontane forest ecosystems share a high similarity of plant and animal biodiversity, although they occur mainly on isolated mountain massifs throughout the African continent. Kadu et
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Acidic soils are characterized by more ammonium and more available (and thus potential toxic) aluminium compared with neutral-to-calcareous soils, which have more nitrate and
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Carbon assimilation and leaf-to-fruit sugar transport are, along with plant water status, the driving mechanisms for fruit growth. De Swaef et al. develop a
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Australian Chiloglottis orchids employ novel semiochemicals called ‘chiloglottones’ to sexually attract their specific male wasp pollinators. Falara et al. show that chiloglottone is only produced in
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Most of the edible Citrus species are believed to be of interspecific origin as a consequence of reticulate evolution. Garcia-Lor et al. conduct phylogenetic studies