The CAM lineages of planet Earth
Abstract Background and Scope The growth of experimental studies of crassulacean acid
metabolism (CAM) in diverse plant clades, coupled with recent advances in molecular …
metabolism (CAM) in diverse plant clades, coupled with recent advances in molecular …
Atmospheric CO2 decline and the timing of CAM plant evolution
Background and Aims CAM photosynthesis is hypothesized to have evolved in atmospheres
of low CO2 concentration in recent geological time because of its ability to concentrate CO2 …
of low CO2 concentration in recent geological time because of its ability to concentrate CO2 …
The Impact of Salt Stress on Plant Growth, Mineral Composition, and Antioxidant Activity in Tetragonia decumbens Mill.: An Underutilized Edible Halophyte in South …
Climate change, expanding soil salinization, and the developing shortages of freshwater
have negatively affected crop production around the world. Seawater and salinized lands …
have negatively affected crop production around the world. Seawater and salinized lands …
Evolution at the arid extreme: the influence of climate on sand termite colonies and fairy circles of the Namib Desert
N Juergens, A Groengroeft… - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In the hyperarid Namib Desert, the sand termite Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) establishes colonies that create conspicuous, barren patches …
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) establishes colonies that create conspicuous, barren patches …
The diverse diaspora of CAM: a pole-to-pole sketch
JAM Holtum - Annals of Botany, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis is a successful
adaptation that has evolved often in angiosperms, gymnosperms, ferns and lycophytes …
adaptation that has evolved often in angiosperms, gymnosperms, ferns and lycophytes …
Evidence linking life‐form to a major shift in diversification rate in Crassula
Premise Plants have evolved different ecological strategies in response to environmental
challenges, and a higher lability of such strategies is more common in plant groups that …
challenges, and a higher lability of such strategies is more common in plant groups that …
Molecular phylogeny reveals the gradual evolutionary transition to soft-bodiedness in click-beetles and identifies Sub-Saharan Africa as a cradle of diversity for Drilini …
R Kundrata, L Bocak - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Drilini are soft-bodied predatory click-beetles (Elateridae: Agrypninae) with incompletely
metamorphosed females. Due to divergent morphology, their classification has been …
metamorphosed females. Due to divergent morphology, their classification has been …
[HTML][HTML] Evolution of seed characters and of dispersal modes in Aizoaceae
AP Sukhorukov, MV Nilova, M Kushunina… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The family Aizoaceae includes~ 1880 species and is one of the more diverse groups within
Caryophyllales, particularly in arid areas in the western part of southern Africa. Most species …
Caryophyllales, particularly in arid areas in the western part of southern Africa. Most species …
Exploring the potentials of Sesuvium portulacastrum L. for edibility and bioremediation of saline soils
Sesuvium portulacastrum L. is a flowering succulent halophyte in the ice plant family
Aizoaceae. There are various ecotypes distributed in sandy coastlines and salty marshlands …
Aizoaceae. There are various ecotypes distributed in sandy coastlines and salty marshlands …
New Adenosine Derivatives from Aizoon canariense L.: In Vitro Anticholinesterase, Antimicrobial, and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Its Extracts
Aizoaceae is a large succulent family characterized by many psychoactive species. Aizoon
canariense L., a wild neglected plant traditionally used in gastrointestinal ailments, has been …
canariense L., a wild neglected plant traditionally used in gastrointestinal ailments, has been …