Journal de Botanique - 58, 2012

Contents:

 G. PARADIS, C. PIAZZA
Contribution a l’étude de la végétation des zones humides et étangs littoraux de la Corse : l’étang de Terrenzana et ses pourtours

 B. DE FOUCAULT, F. BENSETTITI, V. NOBLE, G. PARADIS
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Nerio oleandri – Tamaricetea africanae Braun-Blanq. & O. Bolos 1958

 B. DE FOUCAULT
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Sisymbrietea officinalis Korneck 1974

 ANONYME
Proces verbal de la séance du 27 janvier 2012

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Journal de Botanique - 57, 2012

Contents:

 L. BAILLAUD
Nomenclature botanique : noms des plantes en duo

 V. KIMPOUNI, E. APANI & M. MOTOM
Caractéristiques écologiques et composition de la flore ligneuse de la région de Mindouli (Congo)

 M. RAMBAUD, F. HENDOUX & S. FILOCHE
Vers un indice de rareté robuste hiérarchisant les actions de conservation de la flore

 B. DE FOUCAULT, O. ARGAGNON & G. PARADIS
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Cisto ladaniferi- Lavanduletea stoechadis Braun- Blanq. in Braun-Bianq., Molin. & Wagner 1940

 ANONYME
Proces verbal de la séance du 9 décembre 2011


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Phytotaxa - 47, 2012

Contents:

Monograph

Catalogue and typifications of new taxa of vascular plants described by Finnish botanist Harald Lindberg (1871–1963)
HENRY VÄRE

Botany - 90 (7-9), 2012

Botany - 90 (7), 2012


Contents:


Pollination biology research in Canada: perspectives on a mutualism at different scales


The use of pollination networks in conservation
 Elle, Elizabeth; Elwell, Sherri L.; Gielens, Grahame A.

Ecosystem services of pollinator diversity: a review of the relationship with pollen limitation of plant reproduction
 Davila, Yvonne C.; Elle, Elizabeth; Vamosi, Jana C.; Hermanutz, Luise; Kerr, Jeremy T.; Lortie, Christopher J.; Westwood, A. Richard; Woodcock, Thomas S.; Worley, Anne C.

Pollen diversity collected by honey bees in the vicinity of Vaccinium spp. crops and its importance for colony development
 Girard, Mélissa; Chagnon, Madeleine; Fournier, Valérie

A phylogenetic analysis of trait convergence in the spring flora
 Hensel, Lisa E.; Sargent, Risa D.

Sex-ratio variation versus interplant distances in the regulation of pollen deposition and seed production in dioecious Cirsium arvense (Asteraceae)
 Van Drunen, Wendy E.; Dorken, Marcel E.

Sex-ratio variation and the function of staminodes in Aralia nudicaulis
 Nicholls, Emony I.E.; Dorken, Marcel E.

Systemic range shift lags among a pollinator species assemblage following rapid climate change
 Bedford, Felicity E.; Whittaker, Robert J.; Kerr, Jeremy T.

Pollen-ovule ratios in seven species of Vaccinium (Ericaceae) and stamen structure in Vaccinium myrtilloides and Vaccinium vitis-idaea
 Stephens, Danielle T.; Levesque, Danielle E.; Davis, Arthur R.

Ploidy and sex expression in monoecious hop (Humulus lupulus)
 Skof, Suzana; Cerenak, Andreja; Jakse, Jernej; Bohanec, Borut; Javornik, Branka

Histological and anatomical responses in avocado, Persea americana, induced by the vascular wilt pathogen, Raffaelea lauricola
 Inch, Sharon; Ploetz, Randy; Held, Benjamin; Blanchette, Robert

Ecological niche modeling on the effect of climatic change and conservation of Ternstroemia lineata DC. (Ternstroemiaceae) in Mesoamerica
 Luna-Vega, Isolda; Alcántara-Ayala, Othón; Contreras-Medina, Raúl; Ríos-Munoz, César A.

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Botany - 90 (8), 2012


Contents:


Tribute / Hommage

Strategies and tools for studying the metabolism and function of ?-aminobutyrate in plants. I. Pathway structure
 Bozzo, Gale G.; Trobacher, Christopher P.; Chiu, Greta; Bajwa, Vikramjit S.

Tiller organization within the tussock grass Schizachyrium scoparium: a field assessment of competition-cooperation tradeoffs
 Briske, David D.; Polley, H. Wayne

Fidelity and diagnostic species concepts in vegetation classification in the Rocky Mountains, northern Utah, USA
 Long, James N.; Van Miegroet, Helga; Shultz, Leila M.

Alternate host ranges of Cronartium flaccidum and Cronartium ribicola in northern Europe
 Hiltunen, Ritva; Samils, Berit

Testing the interaction between inter-sexual competition and phosphorus availability in a dioecious grass
 Eppley, Sarah M.

Allometries of coarse tree, stem, and crown measures in Douglas-fir are altered by Armillaria root disease
 Filipescu, C.N.

Palynological analysis and taxonomic position of the genus Mertensia (Boraginaceae)
 Ikeda, Hiroshi

Morphological and germination response variability in seeds of wild yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea L.) accessions from northwest Spain
 Varela, Federico; González-Benito, M. Elena

New Cortinarius species from conifer-dominated forests of North America and Europe
 Liimatainen, Kare; Kytövuori, Ilkka; Ammirati, Joseph F.

Effects of collection time and after-ripening on chemical constituents and germinability of Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium) cypselas
 Cavers, Paul B.; Hamill, Allan S.; Bernards, Mark A.

New records of Drosera tokaiensis subsp. hyugaensis (Droseraceae) from Kochi Prefecture, Japan
 Hamachi, Hidenori; Ogawa, Kohei; Minaniya, Yukio; Yokoyama, Jun; Arakawa, Ryo; Fukuda, Tatsuya

Evolutionary relationships in Oxytropis species, as estimated from the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences point to multiple expansions into the Arctic
 Strömvik, Martina V.

Corrigendum: Comparison of Puccinia acroptili from Eurasia and the USA
  Eskandari, F.M.; Berner, D.K.; Aime, M.C.

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Botany - 90 (9), 2012


Contents:


Strategies and tools for studying the metabolism and function of ?-aminobutyrate in plants. II. Integrated analysis
 Bozzo, Gale G.; Zarei, Adel; Simpson, Jeffrey P.; Trobacher, Christopher P.; Allan, Wendy L.

Seed dynamics of two fire-dependent Geranium species in the boreal forest of southeastern Sweden
 Granström, Anders

Leaf epidermal characters of Brazilian species of Solanum section Torva as taxonomic evidence
 Costa-Silva, Rafael; Basílio, Ionaldo J.L.D.; Agra, Maria de Fátima

Pollination biology and genetic variability of a giant perfumed flower (Aristolochia gigantea Mart. and Zucc., Aristolochiaceae) visited mainly by small Diptera
 Viana, Blandina Felipe; Selbach-Schnadelbach, Alessandra; Galetto, Leonardo; Kevan, Peter G.

Biomass allocation and shade tolerance in tree species of the Atlantic Forest
 Boeger, Maria Regina Torres; Marques, Márcia Cristina Mendes

Development of mycelial slurries containing surfactant for cultivation of the edible ectomycorrhizal mushroom Rhizopogon roseolus (syn. Rhizopogon rubescens)
 Matsuda, Miyuki; Ariyoshi, Kunio; Aimi, Tadanori

Salicylic acid analogues with biological activity may induce chilling tolerance of maize (Zea mays) seeds
 Hu, Jin; Qin, Guochen; Cui, Huawei; Wang, Qitian

Flowering phenology and mimicry of the rattan Calamus castaneus (Arecaceae) in southern Thailand
 McKey, Doyle

Two new species of Undifilum, fungal endophytes of Astragalus (locoweeds) in the United States
 Romero, Marie; Belfon, Robert; Creamer, Rebecca

Nitrogen, phosphorus, and light effects on reproduction and fitness of wild rice
 Pastor, John; Lee, Tali; Dewey, Brad

Higher-order bud production increases tillering capacity in the perennial caespitose grass Scribner's Panicum (Dichanthelium oligosanthes)
 Hartnett, David C.

Evidence of nitrogen fixation in lodgepole pine inoculated with diazotrophic Paenibacillus polymyxa
 Chanway,  Christopher P.

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Botany - 89 (6-12), 2011

Contents:


Local differentiation of flowering phenology in an alpine-snowbed herb Gentiana nipponica
 Kawai, Yuka; Kudo, Gaku

Polymerase chain reaction identification of a female-specific genetic marker in Arceuthobium americanum (lodgepole pine dwarf mistletoe) and its implications for Arceuthobium sex determination
 Dwarka, Arvin; Ross Friedman, Cynthia M.; MacKay, Mairi E.; Nelson, Don

Uptake and partitioning of simulated atmospheric N inputs in Populus tremuloides - Pinus strobus forest mesocosms
 Nave, Lucas E.; Curtis, Peter S.

Phyllotactic transitions in seedlings: the case of Thuja occidentalis
 Yin, Xiaofeng; Lacroix, Christian; Barabé, Denis

Influence of arbuscular mycorrhizae on biomass and root morphology of selected strawberry cultivars under salt stress
 Fan, Li; Dalpé, Yolande; Fang, Chengquan; Dubé, Claudine; Khanizadeh, Shahrokh

Molecular phylogeny and reticulate origins of several American polyploid Hordeum species
 Wang, Huan; Sun, Genlou

Changes in cytosine methylation and DNA sequence induced by ethylmethane sulfonate in rice
 Wang, Xiaoli; Ou, Xiufang; Wang, Kaixi; Dong, Mingyue; Man, Guiliang; Cai, Yi; Shi, Yu; Yu, Xiaoming; Liu, Bao

Erratum: The vegetation and ecological gradients of calcareous mires in the South Park Valley, Colorado
 Johnson, J. Bradley; Steingraeber,  David A.

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Botany - 89 (7), 2011


Contents:


Honouring Dr. Loren H. Rieseberg / Hommage a M. Loren H. Rieseberg

Progress towards a reference genome for sunflower
 Kane, N.C.; Gill, N.; King, M.G.; Bowers, J.E.; Berges, H.; Gouzy, J.; Bachlava, E.; Langlade, N.B.; Lai, Z.; Stewart, M.; Burke, J.M.; Vincourt, P.; Knapp, S.J.; Rieseberg, L.H.

Altering light availability to the plant host determined the identity of the dominant ectomycorrhizal fungal partners and mediated mycorrhizal effects on plant growth
 Kummel, Miroslav; Lostroh, Phoebe

Natural plant colonization of borrow pits in boreal forest highlands of eastern Canada
 Hugron, Sandrine; Andersen, Roxane; Poulin, Monique; Rochefort, Line

Measuring and analyzing color and texture information in anatomical leaf cross sections: an approach using computer vision to aid plant species identification
 Sá Junior, Jarbas Joaci de M.; Backes, André R.; Rossatto, Davi Rodrigo; Kolb, Rosana M.; Bruno, Odemir M.

Impact of elevated CO2 on carbohydrate and ureide concentrations in soybean inoculated with different strains of Bradyrhizobium japonicum
 Bertrand, Annick; Prévost, Danielle; Juge, Christine; Chalifour, François-P.

Canopy-scale relationships between foliar nitrogen and albedo are not observed in leaf reflectance and transmittance within temperate deciduous tree species
 Bartlett, Megan K.; Ollinger, Scott V.; Hollinger, David Y.; Wicklein, Haley F.; Richardson, Andrew D.

Motif-based evidence that a plastid translocon component acts like a rhomboid protease substrate in yeast mitochondria
 Powles, Joshua; Savage, Paul; Wu, Edwin; Karakasis, Katherine; Ko, Kenton

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Botany - 89 (8), 2011


Contents:


Strigolactones: a cry for help in the rhizosphere
 López-Ráez, Juan A.; Pozo, María J.; García-Garrido, José M.

The anamorph genus Knufia and its phylogenetically allied species in Coniosporium, Sarcinomyces, and Phaeococcomyces
 Tsuneda, A.; Hambleton, S.; Currah, R.S.

Hemiparasite - host plant interactions and the impact of herbivory: a field experiment
 Van Hoveln, Mickayla D.; Evans, Bethany A.; Borowicz, Victoria A.

Introgressive hybridization between Brahea dulcis and Brahea nitida (Arecaceae) in Mexico: evidence from morphological and PCR-RAPD patterns
 Ramírez-Rodríguez, R.; Tovar-Sánchez, E.; Jiménez Ramírez, J.; Vega Flores, K.; Rodríguez, V.

Wood traits in parental and hybrid species of Sorbus
 Ďurkovič, Jaroslav; Kardošová, Monika; Kačík, František; Masaryková, Miroslava

Highways for internal virus spread: patterns of virus movement in the stoloniferous herb Trifolium repens
 van Mölken, Tamara; Sundelin, Thomas; Snetselaar, Reinier; Stuefer, Josef F.

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Botany - 89 (9), 2011


Contents:


Role of Euphalerus ostreoides (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in manipulating leaflet ontogenesis of Lonchocarpus muehlbergianus (Fabaceae)
 Isaias, Rosy Mary dos Santos; Coelho, Denis de Oliveira; Carneiro, Rene Gonçalves da Silva

The effects of plant size and light availability on male and female reproductive success and functional gender in a hermaphrodite tree species, Magnolia stellata
 Setsuko, Suzuki; Tomaru, Nobuhiro

Inflorescence and floral ontogeny in Osteospermum ecklonis (Asteraceae)
 Dadpour, Mohammad Reza; Naghiloo, Somayeh; Gohari, Gholamreza

Distribution and molecular diversity of arborescent Gossypium species
 Feng, Chunda; Ulloa, Mauricio; Perez-M., Claudia; Stewart, James McD.

Accuracy and bias on the estimation of aboveground biomass in the woody vegetation of the Sonoran Desert
 Búrquez, Alberto; Martínez-Yrízar, Angelina

Habitat may limit herb migration at the northern edge of the Appalachian deciduous forest
 Hill,; Garbary,

Expression patterns of nitrate, phosphate, and sulfate transporters in Arabidopsis roots exposed to different nutritional regimes
 Bao, Shengjie; An, Lijun; Su, Sha; Zhou, Zhongjing; Gan, Yinbo
                                          
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Botany - 89 (10), 2011


Contents:


Most highly cited journal article 2009 / Article de revue le plus cité de 2009

The use of fungicide Nova to mitigate infection of Sphagnum by parasitic fungi in the greenhouse
 Landry,; Martinez,; Rochefort,

Ecology and productivity of Cantharellus cibarius var. roseocanus in two eastern Canadian jack pine stands
 Rochon,; Paré,; Pélardy,; Khasa,; Fortin,

Anatomy and photochemical behaviour of Mediterranean Cistus incanus winter leaves under natural outdoor and warmer indoor conditions
 De Micco, Veronica; Arena, Carmen; Vitale, Luca; Aronne, Giovanna; Virzo De Santo, Amalia

Multiscale factors control community and species distribution in mountain peatlands
 Lemly, Joanna M.; Cooper, David J.

Systematics of “horned“ dodders: phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, and two new species within the Cuscuta chapalana complex (Convolvulaceae)
 Costea, Mihai; Ruiz, Ignacio García; Stefanović, Saša

Comparison of iron acquisition from Fe-pyoverdine by strategy I and strategy II plants
 Shirley, Matt; Avoscan, Laure; Bernaud, Eric; Vansuyt, Gérard; Lemanceau, Philippe

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Botany - 89 (11), 2011


Contents:


Prolonged dormancy in the geophyte Allium amplectens on Vancouver Island
 Hawryzki, Allan R.; Allen, Geraldine A.; Antos, Joseph A.

Encapsulation and immobilization of a mycophagous nematode by two Sphaerobolus species
 Tanney, Joey B.; Hutchison, Leonard J.

Root connections can trigger physiological responses to defoliation in nondefoliated aspen suckers
 Baret, Matthieu; DesRochers, Annie

Photoperiod has a stronger impact than irradiance on the source-sink relationships in the sink-limited species Erythronium americanum
 Gandin, Anthony; Dizengremel, Pierre; Lapointe, Line

The infection process of Puccinia xanthii f. sp. ambrosiae-trifidae on Ambrosia trifida
 Zhang, Ping; Lu, Guo-zhong; Sun, Xiao-dong; Zhang, Wei; Qu, Bo; Tian, Xiu-ling

Dung longevity influences the fate of endozoochorically dispersed seeds in forest ecosystems
 Jaroszewicz, Bogdan; Pirożnikow, Ewa

Interspecific and intraspecific variations in water storage in epiphytic old forest foliose lichens
 Gauslaa, Yngvar; Coxson, Darwyn

Cortinarius species diversity in British Columbia and molecular phylogenetic comparison with European specimen sequences
 Harrower, Emma; Ammirati, Joseph F.; Cappuccino, Adam A.; Ceska, Oldriska; Kranabetter, J.M.; Kroeger, Paul; Lim, SeaRa; Taylor, Terry; Berbee, Mary L.

Erratum: Role of Euphalerus ostreoides (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in manipulating leaflet ontogenesis of Lonchocarpus muehlbergianus (Fabaceae)
 Isaias, Rosy Mary dos Santos; Oliveira, Denis Coelho de; Carneiro, Rene Gonçalves da Silva


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Botany - 89 (12), 2011


Contents:


Horst Vierheilig (1960-2011)

Agronomic, breeding, and biotechnological approaches to parasitic plant management through manipulation of germination stimulant levels in agricultural soils
 Fernández-Aparicio, M.; Westwood, J.H.; Rubiales, D.

Strigolactones: a new musician in the orchestra of plant hormones
 Kohlen, Wouter; Ruyter-Spira, Carolien; Bouwmeester, Harro J.

Responses of seed germination and protocorm formation to light intensity and temperature in epiphytic and terrestrial Liparis (Orchidaceae)
 Tsutsumi, Chie; Miyoshi, Kazumitsu; Yukawa, Tomohisa; Kato, Masahiro

Position of rays and lateral deviation of vessel elements in the stem wood of some dicotyledonous species with storeyed, double-storeyed, and nonstoreyed cambia
 Wilczek, Anna; Włoch, Wiesław; Iqbal, Muhammad; Kojs, Paweł

Reproductive phenology of the Caribbean cactus Harrisia portoricensis: rainfall and temperature associations
 Rojas-Sandoval, Julissa; Meléndez-Ackerman, Elvia

Molecular characterization of organellar rhomboid proteins in Arabidopsis
 Sedivy-Haley, Katharine; Powles, Joshua; Newcomb, William; Ko, Kenton

Corrigendum: The anamorph genus Knufia and its phylogenetically allied species in Coniosporium, Sarcinomyces, and Phaeococcomyces
 Tsuneda, A.; Hambleton, S.; Currah, R.S.

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Botany - 89 (4), 2011

Contents:


Dates of publication of issues

New Editor of Botany

Morphological studies of developing Rubus prickles suggest that they are modified glandular trichomes
 Kellogg, Allicia A.; Branaman, Tatum J.; Jones, Nathan M.; Little, Coleman Z.; Swanson, John-David

Field-based effects of allelopathy in invaded tallgrass prairie
 Harnden, Jesse; MacDougall, Andrew S.; Sikes, Benjamin A.

Simulated herbivory reduces seed production in Vincetoxicum rossicum
 Doubleday, Laura A.D.; Cappuccino, Naomi

Comparative leaf anatomy of four species of Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae) occurring in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil
 Pereira, Tiago Augusto Rodrigues; de Oliveira, Tuane Santos; da Silva, Luzimar Campos; Azevedo, Aristéa Alves

Exposure to aphids increases alder growth and nitrogen fixation
 Zekveld, Corinthe; Markham, John

Embryo and endosperm development in coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
 Yeung,; Bowra,

Post-transplant reactions of mycorrhizal and mycorrhiza-free seedlings of Leucaena leucocephala to pH changes in an Oxisol and Ultisol of Hawaii
 Habte, M.; Diarra, G.; Scowcroft, P.G.

Strigolactones seem not to be involved in the nonsusceptibilty of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) nonhost plants to AM fungi
 Illana, Antonio; García-Garrido, José M.; Sampedro, Inmaculada; Ocampo, Juan A.; Vierheilig, Horst


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Blyttia - 70 (3), 2012

Contents:

NORGES BOTANISKE ANNALER

Mikael Hedrén, Steinar Skrede, Svein Imsland, Tore Froland
Systematisk position av nagra norska Dactylorhiza-former

Trond Arnesen, Anders Lyngstad
Effekter av trakk og annen ferdsel pa vegetasjonen i friluftsomrader

Leif Galten
Snogras-slekta Phippsia i ostlige Midt-Norge – status per 2011

SLIKT SOM SKJER

Morten Eken, Gry Stovind Hoell
Rapport fra fagdag om dragehode Dracocephalum ruyschiana og rod skogfrue Cephalanthera rubra i Modum kommune 3.7.2012

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   POLITYKA, SPORT, MUZYKA ORAZ GRY  ,   PRZEPISY KULINARNE I LEKKO WYSKOKOWE ,    TO CO LUBIMY CZYTAĆ  ,   DOWCIPY  ,   GEOGRAFIA POLSKI I ŚWIATA ,   MIASTO ŚWIEBODZICE I OKOLICE (POWIAT ŚWIDNICKI) ,   FORUM ROŚLINNE SZCZEGÓLNIE O RODZAJU HOYA   ,   MARKA PEUGEOT  , TWOJE CENTRUM FINANSOWO - BANKOWE, PRAWO I SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ   ,   PLATFORMA OBYWATELSKA

Australian Journal of Botany - 60 (1), 2012

Contents:

   
Changes in forest structure over 60 years: tree densities continue to increase in the Pilliga forests, New South Wales, Australia

Robyn K. Whipp, Ian D. Lunt, Peter G. Spooner and Ross A. Bradstock


Population structure in the clonal, woody wetland plant Melaleuca ericifolia (Myrtaceae): an analysis using historical aerial photographs and molecular techniques

Randall W. Robinson, Elizabeth A. James and Paul I. Boon


Phylogeography of the rare Gymnocarpos przewalskii (Caryophyllaceae): indications of multiple glacial refugia in north-western China

S. M. Ma, M. L. Zhang and S. C. Sanderson


Significant population genetic structure detected for a new and highly restricted species of Atriplex (Chenopodiaceae) from Western Australia, and implications for conservation management

Laurence J. Clarke, Duncan I. Jardine, Margaret Byrne, Kelly Shepherd and Andrew J. Lowe


Non-structural carbohydrates of immature seeds of Caesalpinia echinata (Leguminosae) are involved in the induction of desiccation tolerance

Simone Nadur Motta Leduc, Joao Paulo Naldi Silva, Maríia Gaspar, Claudio José Barbedo and Rita de Cássia Leone Figueiredo-Ribeiro


Anatomy, histochemistry and phytochemical profile of leaf and stem bark of Bathysa cuspidata (Rubiaceae)

Victor Peçanha de Miranda Coelho, Joao Paulo Viana Leite, Líria Granato Nunes and Marília Contin Ventrella


Leaf nitrogen allocation and partitioning in three groundwater-dependent herbaceous species in a hyper-arid desert region of north-western China

Jun-Tao Zhu, Xiang-Yi Li, Xi-Ming Zhang, Qiang Yu and Li-Sha Lin


Expression patterns of auxin-responsive genes during tomato flower pedicel abscission and potential effects of calcium

Xianhong Zuo, Tao Xu, Mingfang Qi, Shuangshuang Lv, Jinhong Li, Song Gao and Tianlai Li


The quest for the function of 'Hass' avocado carbohydrates: clues from fruit and seed development as well as seed germination

S. Z. Tesfay, I. Bertling, J. P. Bower and Carol Lovatt


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Australian Journal of Botany - 60 (2), 2012

Contents:


   
Soil water potential does not affect leaf morphology or cuticular characters important for palaeo-environmental reconstructions in southern beech, Nothofagus cunninghamii (Nothofagaceae)

Mark J. Hovenden and Jacqueline K. Vander Schoor


Seed traits and seed bank longevity of wet sclerophyll forest shrubs

Monica L. Campbell, Peter J. Clarke and David A. Keith


Is leaf pubescence of Cape Proteaceae a xeromorphic or radiation-protective trait?

R. P. Skelton, J. J. Midgley, J. M. Nyaga, S. D. Johnson and M. D. Cramer


Indigenous and modern biomaterials derived from Triodia (‘spinifex’) grasslands in Australia

Harshi K. Gamage, Subrata Mondal, Lynley A. Wallis, Paul Memmott, Darren Martin, Boyd R. Wright and Susanne Schmidt


The current and future projected distribution of Solanum hoplopetalum (Solanaceae): an indigenous weed of the south-western Australian grain belt

Pippa J. Michael, Paul B. Yeoh and John K. Scott


Oviposition of a leaf-miner on Erythroxylum tortuosum (Erythroxylaceae) leaves: hierarchical variation of physical leaf traits

P. R. De Sibio and M. N. Rossi


Morphology and biochemical characteristics of pistils in the staminate flowers of yellow horn during selective abortion

Yan Zhou, Shumin Gao, Xiaofang Zhang, Hua Gao, Qing Hu, Yanru Song, Yanhong Jiao and Hongbo Gao


Autonomous self-pollination and insect visitation in a saprophytic orchid, Epipogium roseum (D.Don) Lindl.

X. Zhou, H. Lin, X.-L. Fan and J.-Y. Gao


Effects of defoliation on flower development in atemoya custard apple (Annona cherimola Mill. × A. squamosa L.) and implications for flower-development modelling

Trevor Olesen and Steven J. Muldoon


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Anales de Biologia - 33, 2011

Contents:

Growth, water status and nutrient accumulation of seedlings of Cassia fistula L. in response to soil salinity
Crecimiento, estado hídrico y acumulación de nutrientes en plántulas de Cassia fistula L. en respuesta a la salinidad
Seema Abhay Hardikar & Amar Nath Pandey

Novedades para la flora de la Región de Murcia
New records for the flora of the Region of Murcia
Laura Aznar, Antonio F. Carrillo, Miguel Ángel Carrión, Juan López, José Moya, Jesús Robles & Pedro Solano

Biodiversity of insect-parasitic nematodes in soil pest insect (Orthoptera, Gryllidae and Gryllotalpidae) in wheat fields of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Biodiversidad de nemátodos parásitos de insectos plaga del suelo (Orthoptera, Gryllidae y Gryllotalpidae) en áreas agrícolas de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nora Beatriz Camino & María Fernanda Achinelly

Implications of calcium nutrition on the response of Acacia senegal (Mimosaceae) to soil salinity
Implicaciones de la nutrición del calcio en la respuesta de Acacia senegal (Mimosaceae) a la salinidad del suelo
Neha Tusharbhai Patel, Nilesh Sundarjibhai Panchal, Indu Bhushan Pandey & Amar Nath Pandey

Chromosome number in meiotic stage cells and pollen viability of Vanhouttea hilariana Chautems, Vanhouttea brueggeri Chautems and an interespecific hybrid (Gesneriaceae)
Número de cromosomas en las células meióticas y la viabilidad del polen de Vanhouttea hilariana Chautems, Vanhouttea brueggeri Chautems y un híbrido interespecífico (Gesneriaceae)
Maria Cecília Perantoni Fuchs, Saulo Marçal de Sousa, Ivonne Sanmartin-Gajardo & Lyderson Facio Viccini

Variación en la condición de Luciobarbus sclateri (Günther, 1868) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) a lo largo de gradientes longitudinales de la cuenca del río Segura
Variability in the condition of Luciobarbus sclateri (Günther, 1868) (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) along longitudinal river gradients within the Segura basin
Diego Castejón-Bueno, Mar Torralva, David Verdiell-Cubedo, Inmaculada Martínez-Morales, Ana Ruiz-Navarro & Francisco J. Oliva-Paterna

Caracterización y cultivo de tres cepas de Pleurotus eryngii (Fries) Quélet sobre sustratos basados en residuos agroalimentarios
Characterization and culture of three Pleurotus eryngii (Fries) Quélet strains on food and agriculture wastes
Alberto Andrino, Asunción Morte & Mario Honrubia

Mejora de la capacidad antifúngica in vitro e in vivo de un combinado de antagonistas compatibles frente a Phytophthora capsici
Improving the antioomycete capacity in vivo and in vitro of a formula containing a combination of antagonists of Phytophthora capsici
Mohammed Ezziyyani, Ahlem Hamdache, Ana Requena, Catalina Egea-Gilabert, Maria Emilia Candela, Laura González-Ramiro & Maria Emilia Requena

Los murciélagos (Mammalia: Chiroptera) de la Región de Murcia (SE Espana): distribución y estado de conservación
Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Region of Murcia (SE Spain): distribution and conservation status
Fulgencio Lisón, Emilio Aledo & José Francisco Calvo

Notas corológicas sobre la flora vascular de la provincia de Valladolid (Espana)
Chorological remarks on the vascular flora of Valladolid province (Spain)
Jesús Antonio Lázaro-Bello

Primera cita de Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) en la Región de Murcia
First record of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) in the Region of Murcia
Francisco Collantes & Juan A. Delgado

El guayule, Parthenium argentatum A. Gray (Asteraceae), asilvestrado en Almería (Espana).
The guayule, Parthenium argentatum A. Gray (Asteraceae), casual alien plant in Almería province (Spain).
Francisco Rodríguez, Luis Posadas, Jesús Vilchez, Andrés Ivorra & Agustín Lahora

Los microorganismos y el arte
Microorganisms and art
Mariano Gacto & Marina Gacto

Osmolyte concentrations in Atriplex halimus L. and Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. adapted to salinity and low temperature (Chenopodiaceae)
Concentración de osmolitos en Atriplex halimus L. y Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. adaptados a salinidad y bajas temperaturas (Chenopodiaceae)
Miloud Aouissat, David J. Walker, Kheiria Hcini, Moulay Belkhodja & Enrique Correal

Morphology, anatomy and mycorrhizae in subterranean parts of Zeuxine gracilis (Orchidaceae)
Morfología, anatomía y micorrizas en las partes subterráneas de Zeuxine gracilis (Orchidaceae)
Thangavelu Muthukumar, Eswaranpillai Uma, Arumugam Karthikeyan, Kullaiyan Sathiyadash, Sarah Jaison, Perumalsamy Priyadharsini, Ishworani Chongtham & Vellaisamy Muniappan

Actividad insecticida de Piper tuberculatum Jacq. sobre Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) y Anopheles pseudopunctipennis Tehobal (Diptera: Culicidae)
Insecticidal activity of Piper tuberculatum against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Anopheles pseudopunctipennis (Diptera: Culicidae)
Jenny Bazán-Calderón, Roberto Ventura-Flores, Massuo J. Kato, Consuelo Rojas-Idrogo y Guillermo E. Delgado-Paredes

Effects of population variability on the accuracy of detection probability estimates
Efectos de la variabilidad en parámetros poblacionales en predicciones de probabilidad de detección
Alejandro Ordónez, Emiel van Loon & Willem Bouten

Nuevas aportaciones corológicas sobre la flora del sureste ibérico
New records for the flora South-eastern Iberia
Pedro Sánchez-Gómez, David López, Juan F. Jiménez, Juan B. Vera, José L. Cánovas & Francisco J. Sánchez

Nuevas citas para la flora de la provincia de Almería (Espana)
New references for the flora of the province of Almería, South Eastern Spain
Andrés Ivorra, Luis Posadas, Jesús Vílchez, Francisco Rodríguez
 
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (3-5), 2012

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (3), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles



Samali A, Florence D. T., Odeniran O. A. and Cordelia O.N.

        Evaluation of chemical constituents of Phyllanthus Niruri

      
Ahmed Faisal Mutee, Salizawati Muhamad Salhimi, Farid Che Ghazali, Faisal Muti Al-Hassan, Chung Pin Lim, Kamarruddin Ibrahim and Mohd Zaini Asmawi

        Apoptosis induced in human breast cancer cell line by Acanthaster planci starfish extract compared to tamoxifen

      
Mohammad Goodarzi, Ashok Kumar Malik and Nasser Goudarzi

        Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of nitroanilines using genetic-algorithm-based wavelength selection in principal component - artificial neural network

      
Farhat Ali Khan, Asfandyar Khan, Muneeb Ur Rehman Khattak, Naseem ullah, Muhammad Zahoor and Syed Muhammad Mukaram Shah

        Evaluation of inorganic profile and anti-nutritional values of Cocculus hirsutus


Mohamed Abdalla Estai, Farihah Suhaimi, Ahmad Nazrun Shuid, Srijit Das, Shahrum Abdullah and Ima-Nirwana Soelaiman

        Biomechanical evaluation of fracture healing following administration of Piper sarmentosum in ovariectomised rats

       
Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen, Naseer Ali Shah , Amir Muhammad Khan, Jasia Bokhari, Umbreen Rashid, Bushra Ahmad, Maria Shabbir, Naima Saeed, Shumaila Jan and Tayyaba Afsar

        Protective effects of various fractions of Launaea procumbens on molecular markers in rat kidney

       
Blanca Ramírez-Mendiola, Liliana Rivera-Espinosa, Juan Luis Chávez-Pacheco, Radamés Alemón-Medina, Jesús Bobadilla-Chávez, Héctor Osnaya-Martínez, Carmen Flores- Pérez, Hugo Juárez-Olguín, Janett Flores-Pérez and Raquel García-Alvarez

        Stability, content uniformity and therapeutic efficacy of sildenafil extemporaneous capsules
       

Ulku Ozbey, Ayse Seyran, Mine Erisir, Fulya Benzer and Yuksel Savucu

        Changes in nitric oxide levels and erythrocyte arginase activities in patient with Down syndrome  

      
Jianheng Zhou, Jiumao Lin, Xu Wei, Xiaoyong Zhong, Yuqing Zheng, Zhenfeng Hong and Jun Peng

        Qianliening capsule treats benign prostatic hyperplasia through regulating  the expression of sex hormones, estrogen receptor and androgen receptor         [Abstract] [Full Text] [Full Article - PDF]   pp. 173 - 180

     
Cheang Cheng Ye, Endang Kumolosasi and Chua Eng Wee n-Acetylcysteine for prevention of iodinated contrast-induced nephropathy in computed tomography angiography procedures in patients with chronic kidney disease  

        
Babak Khalili Hadad, Hadis Soltani, Sara Nouroozi and Fatemeh Navaie Cyclo[(-D-Gly3-L-Asp3)] in combination with C and D polypeptide chains of NS3; suggestion a novel nanoparticle to stimulate immune system against hepatitis C  

        
Elizabeth Naomi Anderson-Foster, Amusa Sarafadeen Adebayo and Nilza Justiz-Smith

        Physico-chemical properties of Blighia sapida (ackee) oil extract and its potential application as emulsion base  

       
Mehdi Abdoly, Alireza Farnam, Fatemeh Fathiazad, Arash Khaki, Amir Afshin Khaki, Arezoo Ibrahimi, Fatemeh Afshari and Hossien Rastgar

        Antidepressant-like activities of Ocimum basilicum (sweet Basil) in the forced swimming test of rats exposed to electromagnetic field (EMF)  

        
Nazmi SARITAŞ

        Effect of endurance exercise training on blood lipids in young men  

       
G. MURTAZA, S. AZHAR, S. NOREEN, S. A. KHAN, A. KHAN, B. NASIR, A. MUMTAZ, M. ZAMAN and M. S. U. REHMAN

        An evaluation of Pakistani pharmacy students’ knowledge of herbal medicines in Pakistan  


Barkat Ali Khan, Naveed Akhtar, Khalid Waseem, Tariq Mahmood, Akhtar Rasul, Muhammad Iqbal and Shahiq-uz-Zaman

        Visio Scan® VC98, Corneometer MPA 5 and Tewameter MPA 5  

       
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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (4), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles

 
Ana Cristina S. Braga, Maria Luisa Gomes, Josefina da Silva Santos, Joelma Fonseca de Oliveira, Eric Frederico Machado, Márcia Pereira Oliveira, Sebastiao David Santos-Filho and Mario Bernardo- Filho

        Alteration of the labeling of blood constituents with technetium-99m and the morphology of red blood cells by Baccharis trimera extract

      
Ismaila Muhammad Sani and Kenneth Idowu Onifade

        Medetomidine elicit variable effects on sedative indices, hematological and physiological parameters in domestic pigeons (Columba livia)

      
Alenka Golicnik, Matej Podbregar, Mitja Lainscak, Stefan D. Anker, Zoran Grubic and Tomaz Mars

        Atorvastatin modulates constitutive and lipopolysaccharide induced IL-6 secretion in precursors of human skeletal muscle

      
Arash Khaki, S. A. M. Imani and Farhad S. Golzar

        Effects of rosmarinic acid on male sex hormones (testosterone-FSH-LH) and testis tissue apoptosis after exposure to electromagnetic field (EMF) in rats


Talaat Dabbaghi Ghaleh, Fatemeh Lalooha, Rashin Normohammadi and Omid Mashrabi

        Evaluation of maternal and neonatal results after immediate labor induction by vaginal misoprostol and expectational treatment

      
Ghulam Murtaza, Saira Azhar, Ayisha Khalid, Bushra Nasir, Muhammad Ubaid, Muhammad Khurran Shahzad, Fatima Saqib, Iftikhar Afzal, Sobia Noreen, Muhammad Tariq, Tahir Ali Chohan and Abdul Malik

        Development of in vitro-in vivo correlation for pharmacokinetic simulation

       
Wenjing Deng, Hong Lu, Xinwei Ren and Junfang Teng

        Effect of salidroside on learning and memory ability of vascular dementia rats
      

Jie Lu, Jing Wang, Zhen Li and Sohrab Rohani

        Characterization and pseudopolymorphism of L-phenylalanine anhydrous and monohydrate forms  

      

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African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology - 6 (5), 2012



Contents:


Research Articles

 
Ranju Pal, Kundlik Girhepunje, Ashutosh Upadhayay and Thirumoorthy N.

        Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activity of ethanolic extract of the root of Morinda citrifolia (Rubiaceae)

    
Svetlana Medjedovic, Vladimir Jakovljevic, Dusica Djordjevic, Danijela Randjelovic, Zoran Koprivica, Natasa Petronijevic, Nebojsa Tasic, Miroslav Pavlovic, Zarko Vucinic, Zvonko Sundric and Dragan M. Djuric

        Prognostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes

    
Aşkin Ender TOPAL and Mehmet Nesimi EREN

        Comparison of effects of iloprost and pentoxiphylline on walking capacity and skin oxygenation in diabetic patients with peripheral artery disease

      
M. R. Sarookhani, A. Safari, M. Zahedpanah, M. Asiabanha Rezaei and V. Zaroushani

        Effects of 950 MHz mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the peripheral blood cells of male rabbits

  
Mortaza Dehghan and Abolghasem Sharifi Faradonbeh

        The effect of mummy on the healing of bone fractures

       
Kifayatullah Shah, Muhammad Farid Khan, Amir Badshah, Haroon Khan and Asim Urrehman

        Potassium antimony tartrate affects the chemical and metabolic status of  glutathione in human blood: Ex vivo studies

      
Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Sumaira Sahreen, Naseer Ali Shah , Amir Muhammad Khan, Jasia Bokhari, Umbreen Rashid, Bushra Ahmad, Maria Shabbir, Naima Saeed, Shumaila Jan and Tayyaba Afsar

        Protective effect of Launaea procumbens against KBrO3 induced nephrotoxicity in rats
       

Mansoor Ahmad, MehJabeen and Noor Jahan

        Exploration of signal transduction mechanism of therapeutic action of Solanum nigrum  

      

Fang Gong, Zhen-hua Yin, Qitai Xu and Wen-yi Kang

        Hepatoprotective effect of Mitragyna rotundifolia Kuntze on CCl4-induced acute liver injury in mice  

      
Fahrettin Akyuz, Neslihan Tekin, Ozlem Aydin, Halide Edip Temel and Burhanettin Isikli

        The effect of metformin and exercise on serum lipids, nitric oxide synthase and liver nitric oxide levels in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic rats  

      
Yu Wenyuan, Zhao Yu, Xing Yanli, Bai Xin, Fang Yuee, Zhang Lin, Ding Hao and Wang Banghe

        A preliminary study on the evaluation of a novel gene delivery vector-TACS in vitro and in vivo via co-expressing hVEGF and hBMP genes to repair critical-size rabbit bone defects  

      
Ding Li and WanChun Wang

        Can hydrogen retard the progression of osteoarthritis?  


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (60-61), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (60), 2011


Contents:

Review

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Miro Ferreri, Weijie Qu2 and Bo Han

Phylogenetic networks: A tool to display character conflict and demographic history


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Jiandong Yang, Rong Hou, Fujun Shen, Xuyu Yang, Liang Zhang, Limin Chen, Wanli Chen, Wenping Zhang, Qing Zhu and Zhihe Zhang

Microsatellite variability reveals significant genetic differentiation of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in the Minshan A habitat


Zhang Bao-Yi, Wei Xiao-Lan, Yang Fu-Yu and Zhang Yun-Wei

Effects of space flight factors on genetic diversity of Buchloe dactyloides seeds


Abbas Doosti and Payam Ghasemi Dehkordi

The p53 codon 72 polymorphism and association to prostate cancer in Iranian patients


Bizhan Nomanpour, Arash Ghodousi, Toraj Babaei, Seyd AliJavad Mousavi, Soroor Asadi and Mohammad Mehdi Feizabadi

Detection and quantification of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Iranian patients with pneumonia and individual carriers by real time PCR


Sanlei Li, Dongdong Xu, Bao Lou, Hanxiang Xu, Feng You, Wei Zhan and Zhi Geng

Genetic differentiation in Japanese flounder in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and mitochondrial DNA markers


Junwu Li, Junyuan Gong, Xin Liu, Qiuping Ye, Dong Song and Renjie Xiao

Construction of a fusion gene containing hepatitis B virus L gene and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Ag85B gene and its expression in Pichia pastoris


Shengjie Guo, Yanmei Li, Jin Chu, Li Wang, Xihong Zhao, Nanjing Zhong,Shaopeng Qiu, Junxing Chen and Yanyan Li

First observation of excision and integration in Class 1 integron in staphylococci


Cheng-kui Qiang, Chang-chun Li, Ren-de Qi, Bao-ya Zhou, Yue-hua Qin and Yu-zhou Du

Cloning and bioinformatics analysis of an ubiquitin gene of the rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)


Fang Li, Long Zhou, Fangquan Xiao, Kang Liao and Jianfang Hu

Characterization of the psoRPM1 gene for resistance to root-knot nematodes in wild myrobalan plum (Prunus sogdiana)


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Cervenski Janko, Gvozdanovic-Varga Jelica, Glogovac Svetlana and Mladenovic Gojko

Stability of head weight in cabbage accessions (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.)


Amin Azadi, Eslam Majidi Hervan, Seyed Abolghasem Mohammadi, Foad Moradi, Babak Nakhoda, Mojtaba Vahabzade and Mohsen Mardi

Screening of recombinant inbred lines for salinity tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)


M. Motior Rahman, Abdou A. Soaud, Fareed H. AL Darwish Faruq Golam and M. Sofian-Azirun

Growth and nutrient uptake of maize plants as affected by elemental sulfur and nitrogen fertilizer in sandy calcareous soil


Aysen Akay

Effect of zinc fertilizer applications on yield and element contents of some registered chickpeas varieties


M. M. A. Mondal, M. A. Hakim, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, M. A. K. Azad and M. R. Karim

Contribution of morpho-physiological attributes in determining the yield of mungbean


Emel Çolak, Recep Kara, Tülay Ezer, Gökçen Yuvali Çelik and Büşra Elibol

Investigation of antimicrobial activity of some Turkish pleurocarpic mosses


Majid Khayatnezhad and Roza Gholamin

Effects of salt stress levels on five maize (Zea mays L.) cultivars at germination stage


Alpaslan Kusvuran

The effects of different nitrogen doses on herbage and seed yields of annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum cv. caramba)


Busani Moyo, Patrick J. Masika, Arnold Hugo and Voster Muchenje

Nutritional characterization of Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) leaves


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Zhulai Wang

A research on ceramsite obtained from blast furnace slag and sewage sludge


Zhao-Xiang Han, Meng Zhang and Chun-Xia Lv

Toxicokinetic behaviors and modes of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctane acid (PFOA) on tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Rahim Saneifard and Nader Hassasi

Clinical effect of fuzzy numbers based on center of gravity


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Faten, S. Mansour, Khaled S.Nagy, Amal A.Taqi and Kasim Abass Askar

Factors affecting the fungal contamination of some fruit juices packaged in Tetra Pak


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Amal Taqi, Kasim Abass Askar, Khaled Nagy, Lucia Mutihac and Ioan Stamatin

Effect of different concentrations of olive oil and oleic acid on the mechanical properties of albumen (egg white) edible films


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Zaved Ahmed khan and Asit Ranjan Ghosh

Withaferin-A displays enhanced anxiolytic efficacy without tolerance in rats following sub chronic administration


Zahra Rodbari, Masoud Alipanah, Hamid Reza Seyedabadi and Cyrus Amirinia

Identification of a single nucleotide polymorphism of the pituitary-specific transcriptional factor 1 (Pit 1) gene and its association with body composition trait in Iranian commercial broiler line


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Alipour Mohammad Reza, Ahmadiasl Naser and Khamnei Saeed

Transient post-exercise hyper-perspiration of forehead area


Lan-jun Bai, Wings TY Loo, Yiding Dou, Min Wang, Hao Liang, Mary NB Cheung and Ziyuan Luo

Effects of various forms of lipopolysaccharide on the expression of inflammatory mediators and cardiac biomarkers in human cardiac fibroblasts and human coronary smooth muscle cells


Wei Ping and Jin Hong-mei

Blueberries extract supplementation improves physical performance and decreases oxidative stress in mice


Yuehong Wang, Zhangui Tang, Suping Zhao, Xiaoli Xie, Zhigang Yao, Chenghui Liu, Binbin Qu, Yan Chen, Zhixiang Xiao and Guiyuan Li

Proteomic analysis of human oral verrucous carcinoma


Juliana Soares Oliveira, Tatiana Araujo Aguiar, Hygor Mezadri and Orlando David Henrique dos Santos

Attainment of hydrogel-thickened nanoemulsions with tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) and retinyl palmitate


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Hu Jian-jiang, Zhang Qian, Hou Yan-ming, Wang Xin-rui, Ma Hui and Wang Yi

Studying arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis of Colo-16 cells with two-photon and confocal laser scanning microscopy


G. O. Adewuyi, A. O. Abafe and A. I. Ayede

Development and validation of a thin layer chromatographic method for the determination of artesunate and amodiaquine in tablet formulations


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Ali Asghar Saki, Pouya Zamani, Mojtaba Haghighat and Mohammad Kazemifard

Intestinal DNA concentration and protein synthesis in response to low quality diets in two strains of Leghorn layers


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (61), 2011


Contents:

 

Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Rongshu Zhang, Yucheng Wang, Chao Wang, Zhigang Wei, Dean Xia, Yuefeng Wang, Guifeng Liu and Chuanping Yang

Temporal expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of gibberellins in birch (Betula platyphylla)


Lucica Mihalte, Radu E. Sestras and Gyorgy Feszt

Morphological characterization and phylogenetic distance among several genotypes of Rebutia, Aylostera, Mediolobivia and Sulcorebutia (Cactaceae)


M. Kholghi, I. Bernousi, R. Darvishzadeh and A. Pirzad

Correlation and path-cofficient analysis of seed yield and yield related trait in Iranian confectionery sunflower populations


Haddad El Rabey and Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki

Application of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers and polyphenol oxidases (PPO) genes for distinguishing between the diploid (glaucum) and the tetraploid (leporinum) accessions in Hordeum murinum complex


Ezatollah Farshadfar, Mehrzad Allahgholipour, Laila Zarei and Masoud Kiani

Genetic analysis of field and physiological indicators of drought tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using diallel mating design


Greguła-Kania, Monika

New allelic variant of the ovine calpastatin gene


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Mohammad Ali Shirazi Kharrazi and Mohammad Reza Naroui Rad

Evaluation of sorghum genotypes under drought stress conditions using some stress tolerance indices


Aysen Akay

Effect of zinc fertilizer applications on yield and element contents of some registered chickpeas varieties


Chae-In Na, Muhammad Hamayun, Abdul Latif Khan, Yoon-Ha Kim, Kwang-Il Choi, Sang-Mo Kang, Sung-Il Kim, Jung-Tae Kim, Jong-Gun Won and In-Jung Lee

Influence of prohexadione-calcium, trinexapac-ethyl and hexaconazole on lodging characteristic and gibberellin biosynthesis of rice (Oryza sativa L.)


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Zheng Zi-Cheng, He Shu-Qin, LI Ting-Xuan and Wang Yong-Dong

Effect of land use patterns on stability and distributions of organic carbon in the hilly region of Western Sichuan, China


Zheng Jiang, Li Zhongbao, Lu Yinghua, Tang Xuemin, Lu Bin, Li Yuanyue, Lu Zhiqiang, Lin Yaojiang and Zhou Jixin

Cultivation of the microalga, Chlorella pyrenoidosa, in biogas wastewater


Mohamed Anwar K. Abdelhalim, Mohsen M. Mady, Magdy M. Ghannam, Mohammed S. Al-Ayed and A. S. Alhomida

The effects of gold nanoparticles size and concentration on viscosity, flow activation energy, dielectric and optical properties


Devgoswami, Ch.R., Kalita, M. C., Talukdar, J., Bora, R. and Sharma, P.

Studies on the growth behavior of Chlorella, Haematococcus and Scenedesmus sp. in culture media with different concentrations of sodium bicarbonate and carbon dioxide gas


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Muhannad I. Massadeh and Fatima M. Sabra

Production and characterization of lipase from Bacillus stearothermophilus


Tan Wee Yee, Nagendra G. Prabhu, Jain, K. and Darah Ibrahim

Process parameters influencing tannase production by Aspergillus niger using mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata) bark in solid substrate fermentation


Hu Jian-jiang, Zhang Qian, Hou Yan-ming, Wang Xin-rui, Ma Hui and Wang Yi

Studying arsenic trioxide-induced apoptosis of Colo-16 cells with two-photon and confocal laser scanning microscopy


Wei-wei Huang, Bing-zhi Dong, Zhuo-ping Cai and Shun-shan Duan

Growth effects on mixed culture of Dunaliella salina and Phaeodactylum tricornutum under different inoculation densities and nitrogen concentrations


Wang Gang, Chen Guang and Wu Ming

Biochemical properties and potential applications of an organic solvent-tolerant lipase isolated from Bacillus cereus BF-3


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Yang Zhou, Hong Wang, Ruili Yang, Hui Huang, Yuanming Sun, Yudong Shen, Hongtao Lei and Hong Gao

Effects of Litchi chinensis fruit isolates on prostaglandin E2 and nitric oxide production in J774 murine macrophage cells


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


S. Kassouar and M. B. Baba Hamed

Heterologous expression and partial purification of calcium and calmodulin dependant protein kinase (CCaMK) of Medicago truncatula


Baoming Tian, Fang Wei, Haiyan Shu, Qiaoling Zhang, Xin Zang and Yuli Lian

Decreasing erucic acid level by RNAi-mediated silencing of fatty acid elongase 1 (BnFAE1.1) in rapeseeds (Brassica napus L.)


Rosa del Carmen Rocha-Gracia, María Miriam Hernández Arroyo, Patricia Lozano Zaraín, Beatriz Hernández Carlos, Héctor Santiago Romero, Ernestina Cedillo Portugal, María Teresa Zayas Pérez and Jesús Francisco López-Olguín

Antibacterial activity of crude extracts from Mexican plants against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus


Mukun Wang, DaShi Yu, Xinhong Guo, Yi Cui, Xiushan Li, Jihong Zhang, Lijian Zhao, Hongping Chang, Shuai Hu, Chao Zhang, Junchao Shi and Xuanming Liu

Casein kinase 1-Like 3 is required for abscisic acid regulation of seed germination, root growth, and gene expression in Arabidopsis


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Qin Zhang, Yue-Min Xu, Hong-Bin Li, Min-Kai Xie and Ji-Hong Wang

Adipose tissue-derived stem cells in oral mucosa tissue engineering: Enhanced migration and proliferation in co-culture with oral keratinocytes in vitro


Oguntibeju, O. O., Akinola, F. F. and Okonkwo, K. G.

Effect of artemether on rat hepatocytes during acute damage


Xin Ge, Xifeng Luo, Yinggang Chen, Mingqi Li, Shixiong Jiang, and Xishan Wang

Rhein induces apoptosis of HCT-116 human colon cancer cells via activation of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Senol Yildiz

Rotational and nematicidal effect of lupine (Lupinus albus L.: Leguminosae)


Orouj Valizadegan, Ali Asghr Pourmirza and Mohammad Hassan Safaralizadeh

The impact of microwaves irradiation and temperature manipulation for control of stored-products insects


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Hongjian Lv, Xiumei Zhang, Peidong Zhang, Wentao Li and Zhenqing Miao

The implement of plastic oval tags for mark-recapture in juvenile Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) on the northeast coast of Shandong Province, China


BIOTECHNIQUES


Yuewei Zhang, Ping Fu, Jiahe Li, Fei Jiang, Jinxiang Li and Wenxue Wu

Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for visualization detection of the highly virulent strains of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) in China


Muhammad Arif Nadeem Saqib, Munazza Fatima, Irum Nawaz Awan, Mirza Imran Shahzad, Syed Kumail Ali Rizvi, Muhammad Mukhtar and Azra Khanum

Optimized conditions for high-level solubilization and purification of recombinant camel growth hormone in Escherichia coli


Gökçen Yönter and Bülent Yagmur

Effect of Agri-SC as a soil conditioner on runoff, soil loss and crust strengths


Juan Men and Fa Cheng

Biodegradation and growth characteristics of a toluene-degrading strain


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 
Iqbal Hussain, Riaz Ullah, Jehangir Khan, Naeem Khan, Mohammad Zahoor, Naseem Ullah, Muneeb ur Rehman Khattak, Farhat Ali Khan, Abdul Baseer and Muhammad Khurram

Analysis of chemical constituents in medicinal plants of selected districts of Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan


Farah Mazhar, Mohtasheemul Hasan, Iqbal Azhar, M. Shaiq Ali, Misbah Zubair, Rabail Zahid and Muhammad Akram

Some biological studies on Hypnea pannosa J. Ag.


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Gholamreza Ghalamkari, Majid Toghyani, Ehsan Tavalaeian, Nasir Landy, Zahra Ghalamkari and Hadi Radnezhad

Efficiency of different levels of Satureja hortensis L. (Savory) in comparison with an antibiotic growth promoter on performance, carcass traits, immune responses and serum biochemical parameters in broiler chickens


S. Darmand, A. Lavvaf, A. R. Seidavi, N. Eila, S. Nematollahian and T. Farahvash

Estimation of genetic parameters in three commercial silk-worm lines of Iran


H. A. Abbasi, S. Gharavysi and R. Abdullahpour

Genetic polymorphism of exon 9-11 of the leptin gene receptor in breeder hens of Mazandaran native fowls


Jing Yuan, Chunlei Zhang, Xingtang Fang, Qin Wang, Lina Qian, Limin Shan Xiangyong Lan and Hong Chen

Determination of taste receptor type 1 member 1 (TAS1R1) gene polymorphism and association with some body measurements in goats


Nemat Ziaei, Hassan Kermanshahi and Mohammad PileVar

Effects of dietary crude protein and calcium/phosphorus content on growth, nitrogen and mineral retention in broiler chickens


H. A. Abbasi and M. Kazemi

Detection of polymorphism of the insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) gene in Mazandaran native chicken using PCR-RFLP method


FOOD AND NUTRITION SCIENCE

 
Hacer Savurdan and Nazan Aktaş

Developing knowledge level scale of functional foods: Validity and reliability study


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The Quarterly Review of Biology - 86 (4), 2011

Contents:

    Announcements(p. 251) 
   
    The Bentley Glass Memorial Endowment Fund(p. 252) 
   
    Regarding the Confusion between the Population Concept and Mayr's “Population Thinking”(pp. 253-264) 
    By Jody Hey
   
    Central Nervous System and Computation(pp. 265-285) 
    By Diego Guidolin, Giovanna Albertin, Michele Guescini, Kjell Fuxe, Luigi F. Agnati
    
    Multiple Sclerosis is Not a Disease of the Immune System(pp. 287-321) 
    By Angelique P. Corthals
    
    God and Darwinists
       
        A review of Darwinism and the Divine: Evolutionary Thought and Natural Theology by Alister E. McGrath
        Darwin's Pious Idea: Why the Ultra-Darwinists and Creationists Both Get It Wrong by Conor Cunningham(pp. 323-328) 
        A review of Darwinism and the Divine: Evolutionary Thought and Natural Theology  by Alister E. McGrath; Darwin's Pious Idea: Why the Ultra-Darwinists and Creationists Both Get It Wrong  by Conor Cunningham
        Review by: By Michael R. Rose
        
    History, Philosophy, and Ethics of Biology
       
        An Introduction to Evolutionary Ethics by Scott M. James(p. 329) 
        An Introduction to Evolutionary Ethics  by Scott M. James
        Review by: By Chris Zarpentine
        
        Humanity's End: Why We Should Reject Radical Enhancement. Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology by Nicholas Agar(pp. 329-331) 
        Humanity's End: Why We Should Reject Radical Enhancement. Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology  by Nicholas Agar
        Review by: By Peter Takacs
       
        Homo Novus—A Human without Illusions edited by Ulrich J. Frey, Charlotte Störmer, and Kai P. Willführ(p. 331) 
        Homo Novus—A Human without Illusions  by Ulrich J. Frey; Charlotte Störmer; Kai P. Willführ
        Review by: By Richard A. Richards
        
        The Ethics of Protocells: Moral and Social Implications of Creating Life in the Laboratory edited by Mark A. Bedau and Emily C. Parke(pp. 331-332) 
        The Ethics of Protocells: Moral and Social Implications of Creating Life in the Laboratory  by Mark A. Bedau; Emily C. Parke
        Review by: By Krishna Dronamraju
        
        A Century of Eugenics in America: From the Indiana Experiment to the Human Genome Era edited by Paul A. Lombardo(p. 332) 
        A Century of Eugenics in America: From the Indiana Experiment to the Human Genome Era  by Paul A. Lombardo
        Review by: By Ruth Clifford Engs
        
        Jewish Eugenics by John Glad(pp. 332-334) 
        Jewish Eugenics  by John Glad
        Review by: By Elof Axel Carlson
        
        Emma Darwin: A Victorian Life by James D. Loy and Kent M. Loy(p. 334) 
        Emma Darwin: A Victorian Life  by James D. Loy; Kent M. Loy
        Review by: By Michael Ruse
        
        Darwin edited by William Brown and Andrew C. Fabian(pp. 334-335) 
        Darwin  by William Brown; Andrew C. Fabian
        Review by: By Piers J. Hale
       
        Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences by Erling Norrby(p. 335) 
        Nobel Prizes and Life Sciences  by Erling Norrby
        Review by: By Elof Axel Carlson
       
    General Biology
       
        Biostatistical Design and Analysis Using R: A Practical Guide by Murray Logan(p. 336) 
        Biostatistical Design and Analysis Using R: A Practical Guide  by Murray Logan
        Review by: By Xiaohong Li
       
        Data Mining Techniques for the Life Sciences edited by Oliviero Carugo and Frank Eisenhaber(pp. 336-337) 
        Data Mining Techniques for the Life Sciences  by Oliviero Carugo; Frank Eisenhaber
        Review by: By Iddo Friedberg
        
    Paleontology
       
        The Lucy Man: The Scientist Who Found the Most Famous Fossil Ever! by C. A. P. Saucier(p. 337) 
        The Lucy Man: The Scientist Who Found the Most Famous Fossil Ever!  by C. A. P. Saucier
        Review by: By John G. Fleagle
       
        Triassic Life on Land: The Great Transition by Hans-Dieter Sues and Nicholas C. Fraser(pp. 337-338) 
        Triassic Life on Land: The Great Transition  by Hans-Dieter Sues; Nicholas C. Fraser
        Review by: By Robert R. Reisz
        
        Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology: The Fossil Record of the Northern Neotropics edited by Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra, Orangel A. Aguilera, and Alfredo A. Carlini(p. 338) 
        Urumaco and Venezuelan Paleontology: The Fossil Record of the Northern Neotropics  by Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra; Orangel A. Aguilera; Alfredo A. Carlini
        Review by: By K. E. Beth Townsend, Aryeh Grossman
        
        New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium edited by Michael J. Ryan, Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier, and David A. Eberth(pp. 338-339) 
        New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs: The Royal Tyrrell Museum Ceratopsian Symposium  by Michael J. Ryan; Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier; David A. Eberth
        Review by: By Alan H. Turner
        
    Ecology
       
        Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions edited by Daniel Simberloff and Marcel Rejmánek(p. 339) 
        Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions  by Daniel Simberloff; Marcel Rejmánek
        Review by: By Robert I. Colautti
       
        Community Ecology of Stream Fishes: Concepts, Approaches, and Techniques edited by Keith B. Gido and Donald A. Jackson(p. 339) 
        Community Ecology of Stream Fishes: Concepts, Approaches, and Techniques  by Keith B. Gido; Donald A. Jackson
        Review by: By Peter B. Moyle
       
        Aboveground-Belowground Linkages: Biotic Interactions, Ecosystem Processes, and Global Change by Richard D. Bardgett and David A. Wardle(p. 340) 
        Aboveground-Belowground Linkages: Biotic Interactions, Ecosystem Processes, and Global Change  by Richard D. Bardgett; David A. Wardle
        Review by: By Jennifer A. Lau
       
        Alpines: From Mountain to Garden by Richard Wilford(pp. 340-341) 
        Alpines: From Mountain to Garden  by Richard Wilford
        Review by: By Andreas Gröger
        
    Conservation Biology
      
        Climate Change Biology by Lee Hannah(p. 341) 
        Climate Change Biology  by Lee Hannah
        Review by: By Barry W. Brook
        
        Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate by(pp. 341-342) 
        Informing Decisions in a Changing Climate
        Review by: By Iris Grossmann
        
        What Is Land For?: The Food, Fuel and Climate Change Debate edited by Michael Winter and Matt Lobey(p. 342) 
        What Is Land For?: The Food, Fuel and Climate Change Debate  by Michael Winter; Matt Lobey
        Review by: By Brent Clothier
       
        Paleoclimates: Understanding Climate Change Past and Present by Thomas M. Cronin(pp. 342-343) 
        Paleoclimates: Understanding Climate Change Past and Present  by Thomas M. Cronin
        Review by: By A. Townsend Peterson
        
        Effects of Climate Change on Birds edited by Anders Pape Moller, Wolfgang Fiedler, and Peter Berthold(p. 343) 
        Effects of Climate Change on Birds  by Anders Pape Moller; Wolfgang Fiedler; Peter Berthold
        Review by: By Richard Pearson
        
        The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation by Daniel J. Lebbin, Michael J. Parr, and George H. Fenwick(pp. 343-344) 
        The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation  by Daniel J. Lebbin; Michael J. Parr; George H. Fenwick
        Review by: By Mark Robbins
        
        Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource edited by Tara Lohan(pp. 344-345) 
        Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource  by Tara Lohan
        Review by: By Jeffrey Yule
        
    Evolution
     
        Why Evolution is True by Jerry A. Coyne(p. 345) 
        Why Evolution is True  by Jerry A. Coyne
        Review by: By Michael Ruse
       
        In Search of the Causes of Evolution: From Field Observations to Mechanisms edited by Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant(pp. 345-346) 
        In Search of the Causes of Evolution: From Field Observations to Mechanisms  by Peter R. Grant; B. Rosemary Grant
        Review by: By Frederick R. Davis
        
        Evolutionary Restraints: The Contentious History of Group Selection by Mark E. Borrello(p. 346) 
        Evolutionary Restraints: The Contentious History of Group Selection  by Mark E. Borrello
        Review by: By David Sepkoski
        
    Taxonomy, Systematics, and Phylogenetics
     
        Perspectives in Animal Phylogeny and Evolution by Alessandro Minelli(pp. 346-347) 
        Perspectives in Animal Phylogeny and Evolution  by Alessandro Minelli
        Review by: By Joel Cracraft
      
    Behavior
      
        The Infanticide Controversy: Primatology and the Art of Field Science by Amanda Rees(p. 347) 
        The Infanticide Controversy: Primatology and the Art of Field Science  by Amanda Rees
        Review by: By Andrea L. Baden
        
        Social Behaviour: Genes, Ecology and Evolution edited by Tamás Székely, Allen J. Moore, and Jan Komdeur(pp. 347-348) 
        Social Behaviour: Genes, Ecology and Evolution  by Tamás Székely; Allen J. Moore; Jan Komdeur
        Review by: By Redouan Bshary
       
        Collective Animal Behavior by David J. T. Sumpter(p. 348) 
        Collective Animal Behavior  by David J. T. Sumpter
        Review by: By Sue Boinski
       
        Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour. Third Edition by Peter J. Simmons and David Young(pp. 348-349) 
        Nerve Cells and Animal Behaviour. Third Edition  by Peter J. Simmons; David Young
        Review by: By William B. Kristan By   Jr.
       
        Craving Earth: Understanding Pica: The Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk by Sera Young(p. 349) 
        Craving Earth: Understanding Pica: The Urge to Eat Clay, Starch, Ice, and Chalk  by Sera Young
        Review by: By Peter W. Abrahams
       
    Neurobiology
      
        The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks(pp. 349-350) 
        The Mind's Eye  by Oliver Sacks
        Review by: By Adrian G. Dyer, Karen Trist
       
        Effortless Attention: A New Perspective in the Cognitive Science of Attention and Action edited by Brian Bruya(pp. 350-351) 
        Effortless Attention: A New Perspective in the Cognitive Science of Attention and Action  by Brian Bruya
        Review by: By Artem Belopolsky
       
        Space and Time in Perception and Action edited by Romi Nijhawan and Beena Khurana(p. 351) 
        Space and Time in Perception and Action  by Romi Nijhawan; Beena Khurana
        Review by: By Peter Skorupski
       
        Drosophila Neurobiology: A Laboratory Manual edited by Bing Zhang, Marc R. Freeman, and Scott Waddell(pp. 351-352) 
        Drosophila Neurobiology: A Laboratory Manual  by Bing Zhang; Marc R. Freeman; Scott Waddell
        Review by: By Konrad E. Zinsmaier
       
        The Neurobiology of Australian Marsupials: Brain Evolution in the Other Mammalian Radiation edited by Ken W. S. Ashwell(p. 352) 
        The Neurobiology of Australian Marsupials: Brain Evolution in the Other Mammalian Radiation  by Ken W. S. Ashwell
        Review by: By Jon H. Kaas
        
        A Hole in the Head: More Tales in the History of Neuroscience by Charles G. Gross(pp. 352-353) 
        A Hole in the Head: More Tales in the History of Neuroscience  by Charles G. Gross
        Review by: By Jennifer A. Mangels
       
    Cell and Molecular Biology
     
        Epithelial Transport Physiology edited by George A. Gerencser(p. 353) 
        Epithelial Transport Physiology  by George A. Gerencser
        Review by: By Jason R. Rock
       
    Genetics
       
        Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology edited by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés(pp. 353-354) 
        Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology  by Gustavo Caetano-Anollés
        Review by: By Matthew Rockman
       
    Microbiology
      
        Bacterial Population Genetics in Infectious Disease edited by D. Ashley Robinson, Daniel Falush, and Edward J. Feil(p. 354) 
        Bacterial Population Genetics in Infectious Disease  by D. Ashley Robinson; Daniel Falush; Edward J. Feil
        Review by: By Mark Achtman
      
        Environmental Microbiology: Current Technology and Water Applications edited by Keya Sen and Nicholas J. Ashbolt(pp. 354-355) 
        Environmental Microbiology: Current Technology and Water Applications  by Keya Sen; Nicholas J. Ashbolt
        Review by: By Jean MacRae
      
        Modern Biotechnology: Connecting Innovations in Microbiology and Biochemistry to Engineering Fundamentals by Nathan S. Mosier and Michael R. Ladisch(p. 355) 
        Modern Biotechnology: Connecting Innovations in Microbiology and Biochemistry to Engineering Fundamentals  by Nathan S. Mosier; Michael R. Ladisch
        Review by: By Michael Hadjiargyrou
       
        Barron's E-Z Microbiology by René Fester Kratz(p. 355) 
        Barron's E-Z Microbiology  by René Fester Kratz
       
    Botany
       
        The Restless Plant edited by Dov Koller and Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh(pp. 355-356) 
        The Restless Plant  by Dov Koller; Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh
        Review by: By Ulrich Kutschera
      
        Plant Defense: Warding Off Attack by Pathogens, Herbivores, and Parasitic Plants by Dale R. Walters(pp. 356-357) 
        Plant Defense: Warding Off Attack by Pathogens, Herbivores, and Parasitic Plants  by Dale R. Walters
        Review by: By Andre Kessler
       
        Plant Cell Walls: From Chemistry to Biology by Peter Albersheim, Alan Darvill, Keith Roberts, Ron Sederoff, and Andrew Staehelin(p. 357) 
        Plant Cell Walls: From Chemistry to Biology  by Peter Albersheim; Alan Darvill; Keith Roberts; Ron Sederoff; Andrew Staehelin
        Review by: By Tobias I. Baskin
       
        A Natural History of the New World: The Ecology and Evolution of Plants in the Americas by Alan Graham(pp. 357-358) 
        A Natural History of the New World: The Ecology and Evolution of Plants in the Americas  by Alan Graham
        Review by: By Donald M. Waller
       
        Trees of Panama and Costa Rica. Princeton Field Guides by Richard Condit, Rolando Pérez, and Nefertaris Daguerre(p. 358) 
        Trees of Panama and Costa Rica. Princeton Field Guides  by Richard Condit; Rolando Pérez; Nefertaris Daguerre
       
    Zoology
      
        Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management edited by Clive A. Edwards, Norman Q. Arancon, and Rhonda Sherman(pp. 358-359) 
        Vermiculture Technology: Earthworms, Organic Wastes, and Environmental Management  by Clive A. Edwards; Norman Q. Arancon; Rhonda Sherman
        Review by: By Jon Nilsson
       
        Food Exploitation by Social Insects: Ecological, Behavioral, and Theoretical Approaches edited by Stefan Jarau and Michael Hrncir(p. 359) 
        Food Exploitation by Social Insects: Ecological, Behavioral, and Theoretical Approaches  by Stefan Jarau; Michael Hrncir
        Review by: By Sarah E. Bengston, Jennifer Jandt, Anna Dornhaus
       
        Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions by Mark W. Moffett(pp. 359-360) 
        Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions  by Mark W. Moffett
        Review by: By Michael Kaspari
      
        Honeybee Democracy by Thomas D. Seeley(p. 360) 
        Honeybee Democracy  by Thomas D. Seeley
        Review by: By Matina Donaldson-Matasci
      
        Do Fish Sleep?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Fishes by Judith S. Weis(pp. 360-361) 
        Do Fish Sleep?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Fishes  by Judith S. Weis
        Review by: By Peter J. Park
      
        The Laboratory Zebrafish by Claudia Harper and Christian Lawrence(p. 361) 
        The Laboratory Zebrafish  by Claudia Harper; Christian Lawrence
        Review by: By Howard Sirotkin
      
        Turtles: The Animal Answer Guide by Whit Gibbons, Judy Greene, and Cris Hagen(pp. 361-362) 
        Turtles: The Animal Answer Guide  by Whit Gibbons; Judy Greene; Cris Hagen
        Review by: By Fredric J. Janzen
       
        Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles by Jonathan B. Losos and Harry W. Greene(pp. 362-363) 
        Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree: Ecology and Adaptive Radiation of Anoles  by Jonathan B. Losos; Harry W. Greene
        Review by: By Jerry F. Husak
       
        Chameleons of Africa: An Atlas: Including the Chameleons of Europe, the Middle East and Asia by Colin R. Tilbury(p. 363) 
        Chameleons of Africa: An Atlas: Including the Chameleons of Europe, the Middle East and Asia  by Colin R. Tilbury
        Review by: By Christopher J. Raxworthy
       
        Handbook of the Birds of the World edited by Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott, and David Christie(pp. 363-364) 
        Handbook of the Birds of the World  by Josep del Hoyo; Andrew Elliott; David Christie
        Review by: By Walt Anderson
       
        The Birds of Panama: A Field Guide by George R. Angehr and Robert Dean(p. 364) 
        The Birds of Panama: A Field Guide  by George R. Angehr; Robert Dean
       
        How Fast Can a Falcon Dive?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Birds of Prey by Peter Capainolo and Carol A. Butler(p. 364) 
        How Fast Can a Falcon Dive?: Fascinating Answers to Questions about Birds of Prey  by Peter Capainolo; Carol A. Butler
        Review by: By Laurie Goodrich
      
        The Eagle Watchers: Observing and Conserving Raptors around the World edited by Ruth E. Tingay, Todd E. Katzner, Keith L. Bildstein, and Jemima Parry-Jones(p. 365) 
        The Eagle Watchers: Observing and Conserving Raptors around the World  by Ruth E. Tingay; Todd E. Katzner; Keith L. Bildstein; Jemima Parry-Jones
        Review by: By Lloyd F. Kiff
      
    Human Biology and Health
       
        Avian Influenza: Science, Policy and Politics edited by Ian Scoones(pp. 365-366) 
        Avian Influenza: Science, Policy and Politics  by Ian Scoones
        Review by: By A. Townsend Peterson
       
        Antibiotic Resistance: Understanding and Responding to an Emerging Crisis by Karl Drlica and David S. Perlin(p. 366) 
        Antibiotic Resistance: Understanding and Responding to an Emerging Crisis  by Karl Drlica; David S. Perlin
        Review by: By Fabrizio Spagnolo
       
        Diseases and Diagnoses: The Second Age of Biology by Sander L. Gilman(pp. 366-367) 
        Diseases and Diagnoses: The Second Age of Biology  by Sander L. Gilman
        Review by: By Elof Axel Carlson
       
        The Evolutionary Biology of Human Body Fatness: Thrift and Control by Jonathan C. K. Wells(pp. 367-368) 
        The Evolutionary Biology of Human Body Fatness: Thrift and Control  by Jonathan C. K. Wells
        Review by: By J. Josh Snodgrass
       
    Directory of Publishers(pp. 369-370) 
  
    Titles and Authors of Articles(pp. 371-372) 
   
    Titles and Authors/Editors of Books Reviewed(pp. 373-385) 
  
    Reviewers of Books(pp. 386-388) 
    

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae - 80 (3-4), 2011

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae - 80 (3), 2011


Contents:

Editorial

Letter from the Editor 
Beata Zagórska-Marek
    
Floristics and Plant Conservation

Orobanche mayeri (Suess. & Ronniger) Bertsch & F. Bertsch – a species new to Poland    
Renata Piwowarczyk    

Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

A comparison of PCR-based markers for the molecular identification of Sphagnum species of the section Acutifolia    
Jakub Sawicki, Monika Szczecińska    

Physiology and Biochemistry

TLC of selected sesquiterpenoids of the Asteraceae family    
Gerard Nowak, Renata Dawid-Pać, Maria Urbańska, Joanna Nawrot    

Structure, Evolution and Development

Coleoptile length and plant height of modern tall and semi-dwarf European winter wheat varieties    
Žilvinas Liatukas, Vytautas Ruzgas    

Cyanophytes on limestone rocks in the Szopczański Gorge (Pieniny Mountains) – their ecomorphology and ultrastructure    
Joanna Czerwik-Marcinkowska, Bohuslav Uher    

'Elaioplasts' identified as lipotubuloids in Althaea rosea, Funkia sieboldiana and Vanilla planifolia contain lipid bodies connected with microtubules    
Maria Kwiatkowska, Dariusz Stępiński, Katarzyna Popłońska, Agnieszka Wojtczak, Justyna Teresa Polit    

Pollen morphology of Polish native species of the Rosa genus (Rosaceae) and its relation to systematics    
Dorota Wrońska-Pilarek    

Taxonomy and Phytogeography

Aneuploids in the shrub birch Betula humilis populations in Poland    
Katarzyna A. Jadwiszczak, Ewa Jabłońska, Stanisław Kłosowski, Agata Banaszek    

Lathyrus aphaca L.: the distribution, habitats and remarks on the status of the species in Poland    
Agnieszka Nobis, Marcin Nobis, Alina Urbisz    

Morphological variability of Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl in the north-western Balkans    
Kristjan Jarni, Marjana Westergren, Hojka Kraigher, Robert Brus    

Tissue Culture

Terpenoids from a multiple shoot culture of Telekia speciosa    
Anna Stojakowska, Janusz Malarz, Wanda Kisiel    


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Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae - 80 (4), 2011


Contents:

Ecology

Impact of weather on dynamics of plant functional groups in an abandoned limestone grassland    
Zbigniew Dzwonko, Stefania Loster    

The pattern of seed banks during secondary succession on poor soils    
Anna J. Kwiatkowska-Falińska, Małgorzata Jankowska-Błaszczuk, Maciej Wódkiewicz    

Floristics and Plant Conservation

Allium olivieri Boiss. (Alliaceae), a new taxon to Turkey, with contributions to its taxonomy    
Ismail Eker, Mehmet Koyuncu    

Structure, Evolution and Development

Phyllotaxis instability – exploring the depths of first available space    
Marcin Szpak, Beata Zagórska-Marek    

Arbuscular mycorrhizal and dark septate endophyte associations of medicinal plants    
Szymon Zubek, Janusz Błaszkowski, Piotr Mleczko    

Taxonomy and Phytogeography

Distribution and ecology of the lichen Fellhanera gyrophorica in the Pojezierze Olsztyńskie Lakeland and its status in Poland    
Dariusz Kubiak    

Genetic and morphological differentiation between Melica ciliata L. and M. transsilvanica Schur (Poaceae) in Europe reveals the non-presence of M. ciliata in the Polish flora
Magdalena Szczepaniak, Elżbieta Cieślak    

ISSR analysis points to relict character of Aconitum bucovinense Zapał. (Ranunculaceae) at the range margin    
Piotr Boroń, Joanna Zalewska-Gałosz, Agnieszka Sutkowska, Bogdan Zemanek, Józef Mitka    

New taxon of the genus Calypogeia (Jungermanniales, Hepaticae) in Poland    
Katarzyna Buczkowska, Alina Bączkiewicz    

Orthotrichum affine var. bohemicum (Orthotrichaceae), a new variety of epiphytic moss from the Czech Republic    
Vítězslav Plášek, Jakub Sawicki, Ivana Marková, Sylwia Wierzcholska    


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