annals-of-botany Fluid properties influence diet in Nepenthes pitcher plants Fluid from pitchers of four Nepenthes species is studied to determine retention capacity and time-to-kill for different species of ants and flies. Alex 19 May 2015
annals-of-botany Climate change and wood formation Rising temperatures since the late 1970s have increased aridity in many regions of the globe, exposing semi-arid forests to additional stress. AJ Cann 15 May 2015
annals-of-botany Control of adventitious rooting and xylogenesis in arabidopsis A study of Arabidopsis transcription factors finds that AR-formation and xylogenesis are inversely related but involve fine-tuning by the same proteins. Alex 14 May 2015
annals-of-botany Genetic structure and gene flow patterns in Ulmus Bertolasi et al. investigate pollen dispersal patterns in a relic U. minor stand surrounded by U. minor and U. pumila trees scattered across 80 km2. Alex 06 Apr 2015
annals-of-botany Light effects on somatic and zygotic embryogenesis in larch Zygotic embryos of hybrid larch, Larix × marschlinsii never accumulate phenolics whereas embryos cultured in vitro ccumulate phenolics readily. Alex 05 Apr 2015
annals-of-botany Phylogenetic relationships in Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae) Freudenstein and Chase analyse seven loci from 310 genera of epidendroids and find increased resolution and support for many groups. Alex 04 Apr 2015
annals-of-botany Sporophyte desiccation tolerance in the moss Aloina Stark and Brinda study cultured sporophytes and vegetative shoots from a single genotype of the moss Aloina ambigua. Alex 03 Apr 2015
annals-of-botany Genetic linkage maps for apomictic Hieracium species Shirasawa et al. develop a collection of expressed SSR markers in order to construct linkage maps for Hieracium species. Alex 29 Mar 2015