Despite extensive documentation of the ecological and economic importance of Old World
fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) and the many threats they face from humans, negative …

The status of genomics and genetics research in the Myrtaceae, a large family of
dicotyledonous woody plants, is reviewed with Eucalyptus as the focal genus. The family …

Fruit bats provide valuable pollination services to humans through a unique coevolutionary
relationship with chiropterophilous plants. However, chiropterophily in the Old World and the …

Corymbia citriodora is a member of the predominantly Southern Hemisphere Myrtaceae
family, which includes the eucalypts (Eucalyptus, Corymbia and Angophora;~ 800 species) …

The estimation of quantitative genetic parameters in breeding programs is important to
ensure efficient selection. In this context, knowledge of the mating system is critical, as it …

The exotic rust pathogen Puccinia psidii is now widespread along the east coast of Australia
from temperate Victoria to tropical far north Queensland, with a current host range exceeding …

Wood is an important biological resource which contributes to nutrient and hydrology cycles
through ecosystems, and provides structural support at the plant level. Thousands of genes …

As global chemical manufacturing has historically relied on inexpensive feedstocks from the
petrochemical industry, the identification of new naturally derived feedstocks represents an …

Eucalyptus is the premier paper pulp, short rotation plantation species grown all over the
world. Genetic improvement programs integrating molecular marker tools are in progress in …

Ten growth or wood-quality traits were assessed in three nearby Corymbia citriodora subsp.
variegata (CCV) open-pollinated family-within-provenance trials (18 provenances …