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Category: Taxonomy & Evolution

Taxonomy & Evolution

Botanists say the largest amber-preserved flower is a new species

The flower, first discovered over 150 years ago, has yielded new clues from its pollen.

by Eurekalert, Dale MayleaJanuary 12, 2023January 12, 2023
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Taxonomy & Evolution

When Birches Become Wasps

Birches may have developed white bark to warn herbivores that they’re not good to eat.

by Alun SaltSeptember 15, 2022September 15, 2022
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Pansies undergo high-speed evolution when pollinators disappear

French researchers used ‘resurrection ecology’ to compare 2012 pansies with plants from twenty years earlier to see the evolutionary changes in the flowers over time.

by Alun SaltAugust 19, 2022August 19, 2022
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Lessons from magnolias about past climatic events and plant evolution

Chinese scientists used data from Magnolia plastid genomes to peer back millions of years to understand Cenozoic climatic changes.

by Juniper KissMay 27, 2022May 27, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Taxonomy & Evolution

Species delimitation and a new Betula species in section Costatae

Botanists have developed an integrated approach to identify differences between closely related species.

by Alex AssiryApril 1, 2022April 1, 2022
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Taxonomy & Evolution

New Leaf Database Could Help Identify Extinct Plants

A new database of leaves promise not only to help identify plants around us, but also to identify plants known only from fossils.

by Dale MayleaMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Cycads studied to reconcile fossil and molecular evidence for evolutionary timescales

Scientists used plastomic and biogeographical data to determine when different types of cycads first evolved. Their findings challenge previous ideas about when cycads first appeared and where they come from.

by GPT-3, Alun SaltFebruary 9, 2022February 9, 2022
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Morphological characterisation of trichomes

Can we use electron microscopy and statistical analyses to better classify the trichomes of the large plant genus Solanum?

by William SalterJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Taxonomy & Evolution

What does chlorophyll leave behind after a billion years?

Scientists have identified one of the earliest multicellular algae. Their new method could help unlock much more information from Precambrian fossils.

by Alun SaltJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022
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Computational Models Modelos computacionales Taxonomy & Evolution

Measuring the hidden phenotype using novel mathematical techniques

A new study quantifies the shape of barley seeds using topological methods.

by Rachel ShekarJanuary 6, 2022January 6, 2022
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Piecing together the Zamiaceae family tree reveals the evolution of how plants ‘breathe’

The Zamiaceae are often considered ‘living fossils’, but a close study of how they have evolved over millions of years can give a glimpse into the lives of past plants.

by Fi GennuNovember 2, 2021November 2, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Next generation sequencing of Zanthoxylum leads to rethink of previous generations of Zanthoxylum

Next-generation sequencing using target enrichment reveals that current sectional classifications of Zanthoxylum need revision.

by Fi GennuOctober 15, 2021October 14, 2021
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Ecosystems Taxonomy & Evolution

Phenotypic plasticity to nutrient availability in a wetland invasive species

Are triploid Butomus umbellatus plants more plastic to nutrient availability than diploid plants and does this make them more invasive?

by William SalterOctober 4, 2021October 4, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Plant breeding systems on the remote oceanic island of Pohnpei

How do the breeding systems of recent colonizing and long established plant species vary on a remote oceanic island?

by William SalterSeptember 21, 2021September 21, 2021
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