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A new biological species in the Mercurialis annua polyploid complex
In eastern Spain (and many other places if you look) you can find Mercurialis annua, a plant with a complicated sex life. A new paper by
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Call for Papers: Intraspecific variation in plant functional traits for Annals of Botany
Special Issue Guest Editors: Dr. Kasey Barton, University of Hawaii at Manoa Dr. Andrea Westerband, Macquarie University, Australia Dr. Jennifer Funk, Chapman University, California Plant functional
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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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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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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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Dwarf shrubs from the Tibetan Plateau yield signals of past air moisture
How can you work out what the climate was like in the past, without having had someone take measurements? One solution is to look at tree
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Floral colour structure in two Australian herbaceous communities
Pollinator-mediated interactions between plant species may affect the composition of angiosperm communities. Floral colour signals should play a role in these interactions, but the role
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An approach to determining anthocyanin synthesis enzyme gene expression in an evolutionary context
Floral colour in angiosperms can be controlled by variations in the expression of the genes of the anthocyanin pathway. Floral colour shifts influence pollinator specificity. Multiple
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Joint linkage and association mapping of complex traits in shrub willow
Increasing energy demands and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are key motivating factors driving the development of lignocellulosic crops as an alternative to non-
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Genome-wide association study reveals genomic regions controlling root and shoot traits at late growth stages in wheat
How much wheat do we need? One prediction is we need production to double between 2005 and 2050. This challenge is more difficult due to abiotic
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Ovule size variations and the relative sizes of ovules to seeds
Is there selection minimizing the costs of ovule production? Such selection should lead to a smaller ovule size in relation to seed size and, at the