Mimosa diplotricha (Fabaceae) Recruits Native Pollinators, But Does it Matter? by I.N. Egbon, O.P. Nzie, J. Rotimi

“…That the floral resources of M. diplotricha supported high abundance of few species and some species with low abundance indicate that those of the latter case were casual visitors. …”
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The UF/IFAS Assessment of Nonnative Plants in Florida’s Natural Areas: History, Purpose, and Use by Deah Lieurance, Stephen Luke Flory, Aimee L. Cooper, Doria R. Gordon, Alison M. Fox, Joan Dusky, Linda Tyson

“… Nonnative invasive plant species pose a significant threat to Florida’s natural areas. …”
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Biscogniauxia (Hypoxylon) Canker or Dieback in Trees by Claudia Paez, Jason A. Smith

“… Biscogniauxia canker or dieback (formerly called Hypoxylon canker or dieback) is a common contributor to poor health and decay in a wide range of tree species (Balbalian & Henn 2014). This disease is caused by several species of fungi in the genus Biscogniauxia (formerly Hypoxylon). …”
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Ambrosia Beetles, Platypus spp. (Insecta: Coleoptera: Platypodidae) by T. H. Atkinson

“… The family Platypodidae includes approximately 1,000 species, most of which are found in the tropics (Schedl 1972). …”
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Enhancing epigenetic aging clocks in cetaceans: accurate age estimations in small endangered delphinids, killer whales, pilot whales, belugas, humpbacks, and bowhead whales by Joseph A. Zoller, Ake T. Lu, Amin Haghani, Steve Horvath, Todd Robeck

“…In addition, we developed species-specific clocks for enhanced precision, resulting in four blood-specific clocks and eight skin-specific clocks for individual species; all improving upon existing accuracy estimates for previously published species-specific clocks. …”
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Subgenome asymmetry of gibberellins-related genes plays important roles in regulating rapid growth of bamboos by Ling Mao, Cen Guo, Liang-Zhong Niu, Yu-Jiao Wang, Guihua Jin, Yi-Zhou Yang, Ke-Cheng Qian, Yang Yang, Xuemei Zhang, Peng-Fei Ma, De-Zhu Li, Zhen-Hua Guo

“…In particular, these bamboos include two large-sized and a small-sized woody species, compared with a diploid herbaceous species. …”
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Effects of life history strategy on the diversity and composition of the coral holobiont communities of Sabah, Malaysia by Golam Rabbani, Lutfi Afiq-Rosli, Jen Nie Lee, Zarinah Waheed, Benjamin J. Wainwright

“…Additionally, we identified a core microbiome within species and a more discrete core between all species. …”
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New data from the historical bee collection (Hymenoptera, Anthophila) of the Science Museum of the University of Coimbra and additional faunistic updates for Portugal by Hugo Gaspar, Simone Flaminio, Albano Soares, Cristina Rufino, João Loureiro, Sílvia Castro, Thomas J. Wood

“…We also provide an update of the Anthophila checklist for continental Portugal, with three additional unreported species from other institutions (for a total of 14 new species) and removal or confirmation of exclusion of 19 previously reported species, producing a revised total for the Portuguese continental bee fauna of 736 species.…”
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Native Wildflowers on Roadsides of Central and South Florida by Jeffrey G. Norcini

“… This is a brochure describing several of Florida's common wildflower species. The brochure lists common names of many wildflower species, along with their flowering statistics and probable habitats. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Stone Quarrying on Vegetation Cover in Kiyoora Kabale District. by Abaho, Amos

“…The quadrant method was employed to identify various plant species within the quarry area. Findings indicated a significant representation of female respondents and identified 30 shrubs and small tree species, 10 grass and herbaceous plant species, and 20 pioneer species in the area. …”
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A fully phased octoploid strawberry genome reveals the evolutionary dynamism of centromeric satellites by Xin Jin, Haiyuan Du, Maoxian Chen, Xu Zheng, Yiying He, Andan Zhu

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Non-human animal cultures, co-cultures and conservation by Sueur Cedric

“…Animal culture involves the transmission of behaviours through social learning, which plays a crucial role in species’ survival and adaptability to changing environments. …”
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Applesnails (of Florida), Pomacea spp. (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Pilidae) by Lionel A. Stange

“… There are three species of applesnails in Florida. One is native and the others are introduced. …”
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Common Pines of Florida by Niels Proctor, Martha C. Monroe

“…People have found varied uses for each species as well. Several species are of commercial value and are cultivated and managed to provide useful products such as paper, industrial chemicals, and lumber. …”
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Effects of Long-Term Kerosene Spillage on Heterotrophic Microorganisms in Soil from Niger Delta, Southern Nigeria by NO Nseabasi, SP Antai

“…Kerosene contaminated soil was obtained from four different locations in Calabar while pristine soil served as control. Bacterial species isolated from kerosene contaminated soil samples included species of Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Micrococcus and Serratia while bacteria isolated from pristine soil samples comprised of species of Streptococcus, Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus, Serratia, Micrococcus and Pseudomonas. …”
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Spider Diversity Pattern and Community Composition in the South Eastern Nigeria: An Analysis of Habitat Differences by C.D. Ezeonyejiaku, C.O. Okoye, M.C. Anaesoronye, T.C. Mogbo

“…Results of the relative abundance of spider species in different habitat showed that Physocyclus globosus has the highest abundance of species having 71.2% with composition of eighty-nine (89) spiders. …”
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Grass-like mantid, American grass mantid, Thesprotia graminis, (Scudder, 1878) (Insecta: Mantodea: Thespidae) by Bethany McGregor, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Andrea Lucky

“…Despite this, many praying mantid species remain understudied. One species that occurs in the southeastern United States is the grass-like mantid, Thesprotia graminis (Scudder) (Figure 1). …”
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Boaters Alert! by Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland, Gail Stout

“… FA130, a 2-page full-color fact sheet by Charles Jacoby, Nanette Holland and Gail Stout, helps boaters identify some known and potential introduced species in Florida, provides a contact for reporting sightings of these species, and suggests steps that boaters can take to reduce the spread of introduced species. …”
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‘Bloomify™ Red’ and ‘Bloomify™ Rose’, Two Infertile Lantana camara Cultivars for Production and Use in Florida by Zhanao Deng, Sandra Barbour Wilson

“… 'Bloomify™ Red’ and ‘Bloomify™ Rose’ are two new infertile Lantana camara cultivars that have been developed as alternative to the invasive forms of this species, a Category I invasive species in Florida. …”
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Cuban Subterranean Termite (proposed), Florida Dampwood Termite (old unofficial name), Prorhinotermes simplex (Hagen) (Insecta: Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) by Rudolf H. Scheffrahn, Nan-Yao Su, Brian Cabrera, William Kern, Jr.

“… Prorhinotermes is a tropical genus of some 20 species with the greatest diversity in Southeast Asia. …”
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