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Literature pertaining to British lichens - 70
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Literature pertaining to British lichens - 69
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A postcard from Lewis
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Floral evolution and pollinator diversification in Hedychium: revisiting Darwin's predictions using an integrative taxonomic approach
(Botanical Society of America, 2022-09)PREMISE Hedychium J.Koenig (Zingiberaceae) is endemic to the Indo-Malayan Realm and is known for its colorful and fragrant flowers. Historically, two different pollination syndromes characterize Hedychium: diurnal or ... -
Taxonomy of the genus Begonia (Begoniaceae) in Mindanao, Philippines III: New insights into the morphology and distribution of Begonia malindangensis and B. mindanaensis
(Magnolia Press, 2022-09-16)Botanical excursions in the mountains of Bukidnon province, Mindanao resulted in the collection of two poorly known Philippine endemic Begonia species, B. malindangensis and B. mindanaensis. These two species are lectotypified ... -
Rhododendron triumphans Yersin & Chey: an exciting new record for the flora of Laos
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Rhododendron heaven!
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Floral morphogenesis of the Maddenia and Pygeum groups of Prunus (Rosaceae), with an emphasis on the perianth
(John Wiley & Sons, 2022-09)Although the vast majority of Prunus L. (Rosaceae) species have clearly differentiated sepals and petals, two former genera Maddenia and Pygeum have been described as having an undifferentiated perianth. However, floral ... -
Biome Awareness Disparity is BAD for tropical ecosystem conservation and restoration
(John Wiley & Sons, 2022-08)We introduce the concept of Biome Awareness Disparity (BAD)—defined as a failure to appreciate the significance of all biomes in conservation and restoration policy—and quantify disparities in (a) attention and interest, ... -
Phylotranscriptomics reveals the reticulate evolutionary history of a widespread diatom species complex
(John Wiley & Sons, 2022-10)In contrast to surveys based on a few genes that often provide limited taxonomic resolution, transcriptomes provide a wealth of genomic loci that can resolve relationships among taxonomically challenging lineages. Diatoms ... -
Reinstatement of Ticanto (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) – the final piece in the Caesalpinia group puzzle
(Pensoft, 2022-08-22)A recent molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Caesalpinia group demonstrated that it comprises 26 genera, but the recognition of a putative 27th genus, Ticanto, remained in doubt. This study presents a phylogenetic ... -
The disambiguation of people names in biological collections
(Pensoft, 2022-10-10)Scientific collections have been built by people. For hundreds of years, people have collected, studied, identified, preserved, documented and curated collection specimens. Understanding who those people are is of interest ... -
What do the first 597 Global Fungal Red List Assessments tell us about the threat status of fungi?
(MDPI, 2022-09-07)Fungal species are not immune to the threats facing animals and plants and are thus also prone to extinction. Yet, until 2015, fungi were nearly absent on the IUCN Red List. Recent efforts to identify fungal species under ... -
Environmental factors and host genetic variation shape the fungal endophyte communities within needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
(Elsevier, 2022-06)To determine the role of environmental and host genetic factors in shaping fungal endophyte communities we used culturing and metabarcoding techniques to quantify fungal taxa within healthy Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) ... -
Population genomics reveal deep divergence and strong geographical structure in gentians in the Hengduan Mountains
(Frontiers Media, 2022-08-25)Understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes driving population differentiation and speciation can provide critical insights into the formation of biodiversity. Here, we examine the link between population genetic ... -
Grazing lawns and overgrazing in frequently grazed grass communities
(John Wiley & Sons, 2022-09)Frequent grazing can establish high forage value grazing lawns supporting high grazer densities, but can also produce overgrazed grass communities with unpalatable or low grass basal cover, supporting few grazers. Attempts ... -
Sequence locally, think globally: The Darwin Tree of Life Project
(National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022-01-18)The goals of the Earth Biogenome Project—to sequence the genomes of all eukaryotic life on earth—are as daunting as they are ambitious. The Darwin Tree of Life Project was founded to demonstrate the credibility of these ... -
Diversity in habit expands the environmental niche of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae)
(Wiley, 2022-09)Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) is a widely distributed genus across the Australasian and African tropics with unusual diversity in habit, and many species of significance to people. Here, we quantify the environmental limits of ...
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