Body size is a decisive functional trait in many organisms, especially for phytoplankton,
which span several orders of magnitude in cell volume. Therefore, the analysis of size as a …

Polyploidy is a key mechanism of genome evolution and speciation, particularly in plants.
Many aspects of polyploidy have been elucidated with the tools that have become available …

The growth of a plant organ depends upon the developmental processes of cell division and
cell expansion. The activity of cell divisions sets the number of cells that will make up the …

Across eukaryotes phenotypic correlations with genome size are thought to scale from
genome size effects on cell size. However, for plants the genome/cell size link has only been …

Plankton metabarcoding is increasingly implemented in marine ecosystem assessments
and is more cost-efficient and less time-consuming than monitoring based on microscopy …

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) cause significant economic and ecological damage
worldwide. Despite considerable efforts, a comprehensive understanding of the factors that …

Abstract Background and Aims Early observations that genome size was positively
correlated with cell size formed the basis of hypothesized consequences of genome size …

Here we test whether genome size is a predictor of pollen size. If it were, inferences of
ancient genome size would be possible using the abundant paleo‐palynolgical record. We …

The increase in the areal extent of the subtropical gyres over the past decade has been
attributed to a global tendency towards increased water‐column stratification. Here, we …

Diatoms are a species‐rich group of photosynthetic eukaryotes, with enormous ecological
significance and great potential for biotechnology. During the last decade, diatoms have …