This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Aims: Most vegetation classification systems developed for large areas include various inconsistencies. Therefore, we (1) propose a new ...

Plant Systematics and Evolution, Vol. 300, No. 5 (May 2014), pp. 937-951 (15 pages) Although a worldwide phylogeny of the bolbitidoid fern genus Elaphoglossum is now available, little is known about ...

A team of evolutionary biologists and ecologists has a new idea for how scientists should classify algae species. FSU Assistant Professor of Biological Science Sophie McCoy and her team are proposing ...

Are species constructs of the human mind? -- Why is there a species problem? -- Is the biological species a class or is it an individual? -- What are traits in taxonomy? -- Diversity within the ...

Researchers describe five new deep-sea squat lobster species. Combining molecular data and microCT their findings show a wider species distribution range and shallower genetic diversity, calling for a ...

Last year, researchers at Michigan State discovered two new truffle species. The truffles — a type of fungi found across the globe and revered as rare culinary delicacies — have since been studied by ...

Iridoids are a widespread and evolutionarily ancient class of plant secondary metabolites belonging to the terpenes. They ...

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