Biodiversity hotspots and Ocbil theory

SD Hopper, FAO Silveira, PL Fiedler - Plant and Soil, 2016 - Springer
Background Ocbil theory aims to develop hypotheses explaining the evolution and ecology
of, and best conservation practices for, biota on very old, climatically buffered, infertile …

Flow cytometry–a modern method for exploring genome size and nuclear DNA synthesis in horticultural and medicinal plant species

E Sliwinska - Folia Horticulturae, 2018 - sciendo.com
Flow cytometry (FCM) has been used for plant DNA content estimation since the 1980s;
however, presently, the number of laboratories equipped with flow cytometers has …

Inferring hypothesis-based transitions in clade-specific models of chromosome number evolution in sedges (Cyperaceae)

JI Márquez-Corro, S Martín-Bravo, D Spalink… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large-scale changes in chromosome number have been associated with diversification rate
shifts in many lineages of plants. For instance, several ancient rounds of polyploidization …

Advances in and perspectives on evolution in Bromeliaceae

C Palma-Silva, BSS Leal, CJN Chaves… - Botanical Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
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Ecological range shift in the polyploid members of the South American genus Fosterella (Bromeliaceae)

J Paule, ND Wagner, K Weising, G Zizka - Annals of Botany, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims The distribution of polyploidy along a relatively steep
Andean elevation and climatic gradient is studied using the genus Fosterella LB …

Genomic footprints of repeated evolution of CAM photosynthesis in a Neotropical species radiation

M De La Harpe, M Paris, J Hess… - Plant, Cell & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The adaptive radiation of Bromeliaceae (pineapple family) is one of the most diverse among
Neotropical flowering plants. Diversification in this group was facilitated by shifts in several …

Target‐enrichment sequencing reveals for the first time a well‐resolved phylogeny of the core Bromelioideae (family Bromeliaceae)

F Bratzel, J Paule, J Leebens‐Mack, EMC Leme… - Taxon, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A phylogenomic analysis of the so far phylogenetically unresolved subfamily Bromelioideae
(Bromeliaceae) was performed to infer species relationships as the basis for future …

Bromeliaceae subfamilies show divergent trends of genome size evolution

LLB Müller, G Zotz, DC Albach - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Genome size is known to vary widely across plants. Yet, the evolutionary drivers and
consequences of genome size variation across organisms are far from understood. We …

The genome of Aechmea fasciata provides insights into the evolution of tank epiphytic habits and ethylene-induced flowering

Z Li, J Wang, X Zhang, GP Zhu, Y Fu, Y Jing… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Aechmea fasciata is one of the most popular bromeliads and bears a water-impounding tank
with a vase-like rosette. The tank habit is a key innovation that has promoted diversity …

Cytogenomic evaluation of regenerated Aralia elata using PLOP-FISH and flow cytometry

EA Peniton, HT Nguyen, NE Waminal, TJ Yang… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Aralia elata is closely related to Panax ginseng and contains high levels of saponins and
other medicinal compounds. Successful A. elata micropropagation is commercially …