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Category: Taxonomy & Evolution

Taxonomy & Evolution

Where Have All The Good Men Gone? Don’t Despair – Make Some Yourself (That’s What Plants Do..)

Observed rates of evolution in the experiment were among the highest yet recorded.

by Hugh DickinsonJuly 6, 2021July 24, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Variation between alpine and coastal populations of Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Can changes in ploidy level explain why certain Arctic and alpine species are able to survive at lower latitudes and elevations?

by William SalterJuly 1, 2021July 1, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Estimates of leaf size set to get closer to reality

A one-size-fits-all estimate of leaf area has drawbacks if not all your leaves are the same shape.

by Fi GennuJune 25, 2021June 25, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Taxonomy & Evolution

Carex angustisquama‘s extreme life style keeps it a distinct species

It’s the hostile habitat that keeps these Carex plants together as a species.

by Alun SaltJune 11, 2021June 11, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Studying plant remains at the entrance and the exit of a chimpanzee

A chimp’s diet can be studied through microscopic opals.

by Dale MayleaJune 2, 2021June 2, 2021
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Tropical islands lead to more diversity in Palm sexual reproduction

Isolation and sexual adaptability contributed to the evolution of thousands of palm species.

by Juniper KissMay 14, 2021May 14, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Historical migration and taxonomy of the Korean endemic shrub Lespedeza maritima

Jin et al. use molecular analyses and morphological examination to understand the evolutionary divergence and establishment patterns of a Korean endemic shrub.

by William SalterMay 10, 2021May 10, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Pink monkeyflowers are a sign of local adaptation

Botanists find petal colour can signal a monkeyflower’s drought tolerance.

by Juniper KissMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021
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Newly discovered fossils illuminate a family’s 64 million year development

The fossils highlight the importance of West Gondwana in the evolution of Cunoniaceae.

by Fi GennuMay 5, 2021May 5, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution Videoblog

Parasitic plants and other botanical “misfits”

Taking a look inside these botanical rebels offers new information to better understand them.

by Luiza Teixeira-CostaMay 3, 2021May 7, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Species delimitation and hybridization history of a hazel species complex

The study combines genetic and physical data to define four groups of hazel plants.

by Fi GennuApril 21, 2021April 21, 2021
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Extra blue-light receptors helped ferns thrive in early angiosperm forests

Leptosporangiate ferns have three times more cryptochrome receptors than their nearest relatives.

by Erin ZimmermanApril 16, 2021April 16, 2021
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Hybridisation of native and foreign Sorbus trees in the Polish Carpathian mountains

Sorbus is a highly diverse tree genus but is this the result of hybridisation and introgression between native and foreign species?

by William SalterMarch 25, 2021March 25, 2021
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A new high-throughput method for building large phylogenies from herbarium samples

Herbaria are an under-used resource for large phylogenies.

by Erin ZimmermanMarch 17, 2021March 16, 2021
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