DNA barcodes for ecology, evolution, and conservation

WJ Kress, C García-Robledo, M Uriarte… - Trends in ecology & …, 2015 - cell.com
The use of DNA barcodes, which are short gene sequences taken from a standardized
portion of the genome and used to identify species, is entering a new phase of application …

Dietary sulforaphane in cancer chemoprevention: the role of epigenetic regulation and HDAC inhibition

SM Tortorella, SG Royce, PV Licciardi… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Sulforaphane, produced by the hydrolytic conversion of glucoraphanin after
ingestion of cruciferous vegetables, particularly broccoli and broccoli sprouts, has been …

A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales

P Hernández-Ledesma, WG Berendsohn, T Borsch… - Willdenowia, 2015 - BioOne
Hernández-Ledesma P., Berendsohn WG, Borsch Th., Mering S. von, Akhani H., Arias S.,
Castañeda-Noa I., Eggli U., Eriksson R., Flores-Olvera H., Fuentes-Bazán S., Kadereit G …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of phylogenomic datasets reveals conflict, concordance, and gene duplications with examples from animals and plants

SA Smith, MJ Moore, JW Brown, Y Yang - BMC evolutionary biology, 2015 - Springer
Background The use of transcriptomic and genomic datasets for phylogenetic reconstruction
has become increasingly common as researchers attempt to resolve recalcitrant nodes with …

Nested radiations and the pulse of angiosperm diversification: increased diversification rates often follow whole genome duplications

DC Tank, JM Eastman, MW Pennell, PS Soltis… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Our growing understanding of the plant tree of life provides a novel opportunity to uncover
the major drivers of angiosperm diversity. Using a timecalibrated phylogeny, we …

Chronic anthropogenic disturbance drives the biological impoverishment of the Brazilian Caatinga vegetation

EMS Ribeiro, V ArroyoRodríguez… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In addition to acute transformations of ecosystems caused by deforestation, oldgrowth
forests worldwide are being increasingly altered by lowintensity but chronic human …

[HTML][HTML] The Wide Potential Trophic Niche of the Asiatic Fruit Fly Drosophila suzukii: The Key of Its Invasion Success in Temperate Europe?

M Poyet, V Le Roux, P Gibert, A Meirland, G Prevost… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The Asiatic fruit fly Drosophila suzukii has recently invaded Europe and North and South
America, causing severe damage to fruit production systems. Although agronomic host …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogeny, evolution and classification of gall wasps: the plot thickens

F Ronquist, JL Nieves-Aldrey, ML Buffington, Z Liu… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Gall wasps (Cynipidae) represent the most spectacular radiation of gall-inducing insects. In
addition to true gall formers, gall wasps also include phytophagous inquilines, which live …

Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used in Antakya: a multicultural district in Hatay Province of Turkey

Y Güzel, M Güzelşemme, M Miski - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance We have compiled information about the medicinal plants
used in folk medicine in the district of Antakya. Since its establishment by King Seleucus I in …

Tree pollen allergens—an update from a molecular perspective

C Asam, H Hofer, M Wolf, L Aglas, M Wallner - Allergy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
It is estimated that pollen allergies affect approximately 40% of allergic individuals. In
general, tree pollen allergies are mainly elicited by allergenic trees belonging to the orders …