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Pollinator loss causes rapid adaptive evolution of selfing and dramatically reduces genome‐wide genetic variability
(Oxford University Press, 2022-09-01)Although selfing populations harbor little genetic variation limiting evolutionary potential, the causes are unclear. We experimentally evolved large, replicate populations of Mimulus guttatus for nine generations in ... -
An explanatory model of temperature influence on flowering through whole-plant accumulation of FLOWERING LOCUS T in Arabidopsis thaliana
(Oxford University Press, 2019-05-15)We assessed mechanistic temperature influence on flowering by incorporating temperature-responsive flowering mechanisms across developmental age into an existing model. Temperature influences the leaf production rate as ... -
Plant Microbiome: How hungry roots get their microbes
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Comparative Analysis of Complete Chloroplast Genomes of Nine Species of Litsea (Lauraceae): Hypervariable Regions, Positive Selection, and Phylogenetic Relationships
(MDPI, 2022-08-28)Litsea is a group of evergreen trees or shrubs in the laurel family, Lauraceae. Species of the genus are widely used for a wide range of medicinal and industrial aspects. At present, most studies related to the gene resources ... -
An explanatory model of temperature influence on flowering through whole-plant accumulation of FLOWERING LOCUS T in Arabidopsis thaliana
(Oxford University Press, 2019-05-15)We assessed mechanistic temperature influence on flowering by incorporating temperature-responsive flowering mechanisms across developmental age into an existing model. Temperature influences the leaf production rate as ... -
Tail-dependent spatial synchrony arises from nonlinear driver–response relationships
(Wiley, 2022-03-04)Spatial synchrony may be tail-dependent, that is, stronger when populations are abundant than scarce, or vice-versa. Here, ‘tail-dependent’ follows from distributions having a lower tail consisting of relatively low values ... -
Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei), an emerging model species
(Nature Research, 2022-10-25)Rapid technological improvements are democratizing access to high quality, chromosome-scale genome assemblies. No longer the domain of only the most highly studied model organisms, now non-traditional and emerging model ... -
The Prmt5-Vasa module is essential for spermatogenesis in Bombyx mori
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Paramutation-like Epigenetic Conversion by piRNA at the Telomere of Drosophila virilis
(MDPI, 2022-10-09)First discovered in maize, paramutation is a phenomenon in which one allele can trigger an epigenetic conversion of an alternate allele. This conversion causes a genetically heterozygous individual to transmit alleles that ... -
Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Producing Escherichia coli in South America: A Systematic Review with a One Health Perspective
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2022-08-04)Purpose: Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing (ESBL) Enterobacteriaceae, which includes Escherichia coli, has emerged as a global health threat. ESBL enzymes including CTX-M, TEM, and SHV are the most detected. Here, ... -
Disturbance and nutrients synchronise kelp forests across scales through interacting Moran effects
(Wiley, 2022-06-30)Spatial synchrony is a ubiquitous and important feature of population dynamics, but many aspects of this phenomenon are not well understood. In particular, it is largely unknown how multiple environmental drivers interact ... -
Genome sequence and silkomics of the spindle ermine moth, Yponomeuta cagnagella, representing the early diverging lineage of the ditrysian Lepidoptera
(Nature Research, 2022-11-23)Many lepidopteran species produce silk, cocoons, feeding tubes, or nests for protection from predators and parasites for caterpillars and pupae. Yet, the number of lepidopteran species whose silk composition has been studied ... -
Nitrogen-fixing symbiotic bacteria act as a global filter for plant establishment on islands
(Nature Research, 2022-11-10)Island biogeography has classically focused on abiotic drivers of species distributions. However, recent work has highlighted the importance of mutualistic biotic interactions in structuring island floras. The limited ... -
Colour scales with climate in North American ratsnakes: a test of the thermal melanism hypothesis using community science images
(The Royal Society, 2022-12-21)Animal colour is a complex trait shaped by multiple selection pressures that can vary across geography. The thermal melanism hypothesis predicts that darker coloration is beneficial to animals in colder regions because it ... -
The genomic scale of fluctuating selection in a natural plant population
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-11)This study characterizes evolution at ≈1.86 million Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) within a natural population of yellow monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus). Most SNPs exhibit minimal change over a span of 23 generations ... -
Convergent evolution of elaborate nests as structural defences in birds
(The Royal Society, 2022-12-21)The pendent nests of some weaverbird and icterid species are among the most complex structures built by any animal, but why they have evolved remains to be explained. The precarious attachments and extended entrance tunnels ... -
Substrate and low intensity fires influence bacterial communities in longleaf pine savanna
(Nature Research, 2022-12-03)Bacterial communities associated with vegetation-soil interfaces have important roles in terrestrial ecosystems. These bacterial communities, studied almost exclusively in unburnt ecosystems or those affected by rare, ... -
High thermal tolerance in high-elevation species and laboratory-reared colonies of tropical bumble bees
(Wiley Open Access, 2022-12-04)Bumble bees are key pollinators with some species reared in captivity at a commercial scale, but with significant evidence of population declines and with alarming predictions of substantial impacts under climate change ... -
Diversification and historical demography of Rhampholeon spectrum in West-Central Africa
(Public Library of Science, 2022-12-16)Pygmy Chameleons of the genus Rhampholeon represent a moderately diverse, geographically circumscribed radiation, with most species (18 out of 19 extant taxa) limited to East Africa. The one exception is Rhampholeon spectrum, ... -
Neotropical stingless bees display a strong response in cold tolerance with changes in elevation
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-21)Tropical pollinators are expected to experience substantial effects due to climate change, but aspects of their thermal biology remain largely unknown. We investigated the thermal tolerance of stingless honey-making bees, ...
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