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‘Hemiepiphyte’: a confusing term and its history (Viewpoint)
Zotz suggests a more coherent scheme to categorize structurally dependent flora that discards the misleading term secondary hemiepiphyte.
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Hydraulic adjustment in a pine species across its range
The ability of P. canariensis to inhabit a wide range of ecosystems seems to be associated with high phenotypic plasticity.
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Warming and nitrogen effects on plant phenology
Phenology is one of most sensitive traits of plants in response to regional climate warming and it may interact with other environmental change factors such as
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Genetic diversity and conservation of the Canarian Flora (Review)
Canarian endemic plants are phylogenetically constrained by the traits of the colonizing lineages, although also influenced by distances to the mainland.
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Polyploidy in Leucanthemum in the Iberian Peninsula
Using molecular and systematic techniques to infer the evolutionary history of the L. pluriflorum clan in the north-west of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Diversity of the Galium pusillum complex in glaciated Europe
Kolář et al. compare karyological and ecological variation of the Galium pusillum aggregate in deglaciated northern and unglaciated central Europe.
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Uptake of toxic metals by rice
Studies that do not allow for anaerobic conditions during iron plaque formation may under-estimate metal sequestration in wetland plants.
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Jasmonates: signals in stress responses and development (Invited Review)
Wasternack and Hause update their 2007 Annals of Botany review on jasmonates, and summarize new data from the last 5 years.
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Merging gene pools in Hypericum perforatum
Analysis of extensive field collections demonstrates that H. perforatum is not of hybrid origin, and for the first time, documents wild diploid populations.
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Tylosis formation in a fossil conifer
Knowledge of tylose formation is mainly based on observations of extant species, and their developmental and functional significance are less well understood in fossil plants. Feng
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Highlight on diversity, ecology and evolution of extrafloral nectaries
Plants in over 100 families bear extrafloral nectaries (EFNs), which secrete a carbohydrate-rich food that attracts ants and other arthropods. By fostering ecologically important protective
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Nutrient acquisition by orchid mycorrhiza
Results suggest that orchid mycorrhizal fungi can differentiate between niches in a constrained, highly resource-limited environment.