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Smaller plants punch above their weight in the forest
Jul 14, 2009 |
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New findings from Queen's University biologists show that in the plant world, bigger isn't necessarily better.
Plant communication: Sagebrush engage in self-recognition and warn of danger
Jun 19, 2009 |
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"To thine own self be true" may take on a new meaning—not with people or animal behavior but with plant behavior.
When industrious ants go too far
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Nature is full of mutually beneficial arrangements between organisms—like the relationship between flowering plants and their bee pollinators. But sometimes these blissful relationships have a dark side, as Harvard biologist ...
Graduate student discovers, names bacterium linked to psyllid yellows
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Aug 12, 2008 |
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To make a discovery and get to name it is just about every scientist's dream. For one graduate student at UC Riverside that dream already has come true.
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Plant Parasite 'Wiretaps' Host
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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A parasitic plant that sucks water and nutrients from its plant host also taps into its communications traffic, a new report finds. The research could lead to new ways to combat parasites that attack crop plants.
Darwin told us so: Researcher shows natural selection speeds up speciation
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Apr 02, 2008 |
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In the first experiment of its kind conducted in nature, a University of British Columbia evolutionary biologist has come up with strong evidence for one of Charles Darwin’s cornerstone ideas – adaptation to the environment ...
New study reveals hidden neotropical diversity
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May 15, 2008 |
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Evidence of physically similar species hidden within plant tissues suggest that diversity of neotropical herbivorous insects may not simply be a function of plant architecture, but may also reflect the great age and area ...
Picky-eater Flies Losing Smell Genes
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Apr 02, 2007 |
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A UC Davis researcher is hot on the scent of some lost fruit fly genes. According to population biology graduate student Carolyn McBride, the specialist fruit fly Drosophila sechellia is losing genes for smell and taste receptors ...
Discovery could lead to better rice yields
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Feb 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Building on plant virus research started more than 20 years ago, a biologist at Washington University in St. Louis and his a colleague at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis ...
Plant fungus indirectly affects parasitoid wasp
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Jan 24, 2008 |
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Understanding survival of a species can be a lot more complicated than meets the eye because ecosystems are so interrelated.
Evolution of root nodule symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
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Mar 04, 2008 |
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Nitrogen is essential for all plants and animals, but despite being surrounded by it—the element constitutes 79% of air on earth—only a few bacteria can absorb it directly from the environment. All other species are ultimately ...
Insects use plant like a telephone
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues have discovered that subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects can communicate with each other by using plants as telephones. Subterranean insects issue chemical warning ...
Probing Question: Does talking to plants help them grow?
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Sep 04, 2008 |
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In a 1986 interview, England’s Prince Charles discussed his gardening habits, commenting "I just come and talk to the plants, really. Very important to talk to them; they respond."
The benefits of stress ... in plants
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Chronic stress in humans has been implicated in heart disease, weight gain, and diabetes, among a host of other health problems. Extreme environments, a source of chronic stress, present a challenge even for the hardiest ...
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