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Tag: Evolution

Growth & Development

Plants Don’t Want Their Children to Starve

There’s more to seed survival than just seed mass.

by Carlos A. Ordóñez-ParraMarch 24, 2022March 28, 2022
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Growth & Development

Morpho-anatomical affinities of three paleoendemic podocarp genera

Despite the probable extinction of closely related sister species and genera, and the evolution of morphological structures as adaptations to changing environmental conditions, they still share basic reproductive traits with other podocarps.

by botanyoneNovember 23, 2021November 23, 2021
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Bilingual Close Encounters

The colour of background vegetation reveals how bees see flowers

Studying how bees perceive flowers gives insight into how pollinators have influenced flower evolution.

by Andrea RomeroSeptember 7, 2021September 10, 2021
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Ecosystems

Geographic patterns of genomic diversity in the C4 grass Panicum hallii

Can new genomics approaches be used to assess and understand intraspecific diversity across large geographic distributions?

by William SalterApril 26, 2021April 26, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

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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Plants & People Taxonomy & Evolution

A new spin on Darwin’s “abominable mystery”

Darwin may indeed not have been referring to angiosperms broadly in his famous words to his friend.

by Erin ZimmermanFebruary 19, 2021February 18, 2021
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Taxonomy & Evolution

Scientists suggest bringing a fresh set of eyes to the problem, ‘When did the first flowers evolve?’

A disagreement on when flowers evolved could be solved by studying the real experts on pollination, the pollinators.

by Alun SaltJune 20, 2020June 19, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Growth & Development

How to eat bugs without really trying? Insights from the genomes of carnivorous plants

Genes for carnivory arose from a duplication of the genome turning plants into hunters.

by Liam ElliottMay 20, 2020May 19, 2020
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Ecosystems Growth & Development

How do some plants become flammable? Insights from Dracophyllum

Why would a plant not frequently exposed to fire evolve to burn well?

by Liam ElliottMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020
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Ecosystems

Stomatal anatomy coordinates leaf size with Rubisco kinetics in Limonium

Stomatal anatomy integrates Rubisco kinetics and leaf size in Limonium species, consistent with selection on functional coordination and shared developmental pathways.

by William SalterMarch 19, 2020March 16, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Featured

The Chemical Tools of Carnivorous Plants

Carnivorous plants need to manufacture a variety of specialised chemicals to lure, trap and digest prey.

by Fi GennuMarch 11, 2020March 16, 2020
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Decrypting the tubby-like protein gene family in cassava

Dong et al. identify and characterise the cassava TLP gene family, MeTLP, at the genomic level.

by William SalterFebruary 13, 2020February 10, 2020
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Taxonomy & Evolution

The future will be short

…as in not tall, rather than apocalyptic.

by Fi GennuNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019
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AoB PLANTS

Accurate position exchange of stamen and stigma resolves the herkogamy dilemma in a protandrous plant, Ajuga decumbens (Labiatae)

by William SalterOctober 10, 2019October 7, 2019
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