Biology Bulletin - 39 (5)

Contents:

Theoretical and Evolutionary Biology

Ontogeny, systematics, and phylogenetics: Perspectives of future synthesis and a new model of the evolution of bilateria

A. V. Martynov


Developmental Biology

Morphogenetic changes during newt tail regeneration under changed gravity conditions

E. A. Radugina and E. N. Grigoryan

    
Microbiology

Studies of prevalence rate of furunculosis caused by infection by Aeromonas salmonicida in salmonids of the southern part of Sakhalin Island

E. V. Galanina and A. V. Lomakina

 
Microbiology

Temperature as a factor of development of psychrotolerant mycelial bacteria complexes in soils of north regions

G. M. Zenova, P. A. Kozhevin, N. A. Manucharova, M. S. Dubrova and D. G. Zvyagintsev

 
Zoology

Antijuvenile influence of the precocene on the development of adult antennae in the large fruit-tree tortrix Archips podana Scop. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

T. A. Triselyova

 
Zoology

Individual patterns of tonal (whistling) signals of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) kept in relative isolation

A. V. Agafonov and E. M. Panova

 
Zoology

Reduction of plant fibers in the digestive tract of the moose and the red deer

E. I. Naumova, G. K. Zharova, T. Yu. Chistova and A. A. Danilkin


Animal and Human Physiology

Transgenerational effects of prenatal stress of different etiology

A. V. Graf, T. Yu. Dunaeva, A. S. Maklakova, M. V. Maslova and N. A. Sokolova


Ecology

Microbial communities and their ability to oxidize n-alkanes in the area of release of gas- and oil-containing fluids in Mid-Baikal (Cape Gorevoi Utes)

O. N. Pavlova, A. V. Lomakina, A. G. Gorshkov, M. Yu. Suslova and A. V. Likhoshvai, et al.

 
Ecology

Ecology of the ringed seal (Pusa hispida) from the Bering Strait in the late Holocene

E. N. Gorlova, O. A. Krylovich, A. B. Savinetsky and B. F. Khasanov


Ecology

Morphofunctional analysis of testes and sperm in the assessment of male reproductive success in the bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus)

V. P. Mamina

 
Brief Communications

Mycocin sensitivity patterns of Kluyveromyces species: Kluyveromyces sensu lato vs. Kluyveromyces sensu stricto

W. I. Golubev and M. A. Tomashevskaya

 
Brief Communications

The nature of changes of some immunophysiological characteristics in bream (Abramis brama) infected with plerocercoids (Ligula intestinalis) at various stages of parasite development

N. I. Silkina, V. R. Mikryakov and D. V. Mikryakov

 
Brief Communications

Morpho-ecological patterns and feeding of coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch fry in the period of downstream migration

E. A. Kirillova, P. I. Kirillov and D. S. Pavlov

  
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (21-25), 2012

African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (21), 2012


Contents:


Review


Chen Peng, Chen Qi-Jie, Chu Li-Ye and Shao Hong-Bo

Some progress in sexual reproduction and sex determination of economic algae


Research Articles

GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Liying Zhang, Xianglong LI, Rongyan Zhou and Lanhui LI

Bioinformatic analysis of coding regions of Foxl2 gene among species


Dennis Crystian Silva, Luiz Sérgio Costa Duarte Filho, Joao Messias dos Santos, Geraldo Veríssimo de Souza Barbosa and e Cícero Almeida

DNA fingerprinting based on simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in sugarcane clones from the breeding program RIDESA


Osman, A. K., Abd El-Mageed, A. A., Tawfik, A. Q. and Mohammed, H. A.

Genetic diversity among four Eucalyptus species (myrtaceae) based on random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis


S. M. Sadeghi, E. Amiri and M. Ashouri

An investigation of gene action on different traits of tobacco under irrigated and drought stress environment


Fu-yan Luo, Wan-ru Hou and Wei-ying Chen

cDNA, genomic cloning and sequence analysis of ribosomal protein S4X gene (RPS4X) from Ailuropoda melanoleuca


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Rebecca Mathew and P. Deepa Sankar

Effect of methyl jasmonate and chitosan on growth characteristics of Ocimum basilicum L., Ocimum sanctum L. and Ocimum gratissimum L. cell suspension cultures


Qing Zhao, Jing Ji , Gang Wang , Jiehua Wang, Yuan Ma, Chao Jin, Weidang Wu and Chunfeng Guan

Testing an induciable expression system in transgenic lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum cv. LisaBlue)


Muhammad Asghar Malik and Khalid Saifullah Khan

Phosphorus fractions, microbial biomass and enzyme activities in some alkaline calcareous subtropical soils


Ji-shan Chen, Fen-lan Tang, Rui-fen Zhu ,Chao Gao, Gui-li Di and Yue-xue Zhang

Effects of cutting frequency on alfalfa yield and yield components in Songnen Plain, Northeast China


Noor Zaman and Shakil Ahmed

Survey of root rot of groundnut in rainfed areas of Punjab, Pakistan


Fahime Shokrani, Alireza Pirzad, Mohammad Reza Zardoshti and Reza Darvishzadeh

Effect of irrigation disruption and biological nitrogen on growth and flower yield in Calendula officinalis L.


C. N. Ehisianya, K. C. Emeasor, T. N. C. Echendu, C. N. Egesi and E. N. A. Mbanaso

Preliminary sampling of arthropod fauna of transgenic cassava in confined field trial


Ali Mohammadpourkhaneghah, Reza Shahryari, Yousef Alaei and Babak Shahmoradmoghanlou

Comparison of the effect of liquid humic fertilizers on yield of maize genotypes in Ardabil region


Jianjun Zhang, Zhaogang Sun, Yu Tian, Lifei Pang, Mengshi Jia, Honghong Liu, Suqian Wu, Guoyi Wang1, Li Wang, Shouhua Jia4* and Le Jia

Extraction optimization of exopolysaccharide produced by Pleurotus cornucopiae SS-02 and its antioxidant activity


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
El-Awady A. M. Mohamed and El-Tarras A. E. Adel

Genetic diversity of some Saudi barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.) landraces based on microsatellite markers


Wenwen Tan, Long Sun, Haiqing Hu and Xiangwei Chen

Effect of fire disturbances on soil respiration of Larix gmelinii Rupr. forest in the Da Xing’an Mountain during growing season


Bizeng Mao, Wei Song, Shaoyuan Chen, Xuehui Liu, Qixian Lai and Debao Li

Modification of membrane lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes activation in transgenic rice resistant to Rhizoctonia solani


Nadia Khan and Farzana N. Naqvi

Alterations in reducing sugar in Triticum aestivum under irrigated and non-irrigated condition


Esin Eraydin Erdogan, Fikrettin Şahin and Ayten Karaca

Determination of petroleum-degrading bacteria isolated from crude oil-contaminated soil in Turkey


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Kangming Tian, Xianzhong Chen, Wei Shen, Bernard A. Prior, Guiyang Shi, Suren Singh and Zhengxiang Wang

High-efficiency conversion of glycerol to D-lactic acid with metabolically engineered Escherichia coli


Zhi-hui Yu, Xue Zhang, Sheng-yu Li, Chang-ying Li, Da Li and Zhen-nai Yang

In vitro evaluation of probiotic properties of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from Chinese Sauerkraut


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yanbin Su, Yingkun Cheng, Dandan Wang, Fengrong Zhang, Yanwen Su and Zhengqiang Li

Effects of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on respiration control of state 3/4 in mitochondria from bovine heart


Xiangrui Meng, Peng Lu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hongwei Lin, Peng Xiao, Hua Bai and Qingxia Fan

A regulatory network for human adenocarcinoma


Awatif H. Issa, Saad S. Hamadi, Salow Al-bdour, Hayder A. Alhmoudi, Neama Y. Habil and Kasim Abass Askar

Association between HLA-DRB1 alleles and susceptibility to chronic hepatitis B in patients of Basrah province, Iraq


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Edelvio de Barros Gomes, Flavia Lima do Carmo, Adriana Lopes, Raquel Silva Peixoto, Alexandre Soares Rosado and Nei Pereira Jr.

Microbial community dynamics in diesel waste biodegradation using sequencing batch bioreactor operation mode (SBR)


Hong-Wen Li, Jian-jun Liu, Ke-Ling Chen, Jian He, Jian-Hui Wang and Xu-Feng Li

Somatic embryogenesis and plantlet regeneration of Mangifera persiciforma C.Y. Wu & T.L. Ming


Umbrin Ilyas, Shakil Ahmed, Abdual Majeed and Muhammad Nadeem

Biohydrolysis of Saccharum spontaneum for cellulase production by Aspergillus terreus


M. N. Eshtiaghi, N. Yoswathana, J. Kuldiloke and A. G. Ebadi

Preliminary study for bioconversion of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) to bioethanol


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Rabi Prasad Bodroth and Manoja Das

Phytochemical Screening and antimicrobial activity of ethanol and chloroform extract of Zizyphus nummularis Wt. & Arm.


J. O. Olayemi, E. E. Essien, E. O. Ajaiyeoba and O. Ekundayo

Phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of Solanum macranthum Dunal


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Shize Li, Yuheng Li, Jian Li, Cong Liu, Wei Yin, Qiaoxiang Zhao, Zeng Lin, Hong Ji and Huanmin Yang

Construction of pECFP-C1- CIRP and its effect on cold-induced apoptosis in mouse NIH/3T3 cells


Zhen Cao, Xin Di Liao, Juan Boo Liang, Yin Bao Wu and Bin Yu

Diversity of methanogens in the hindgut of grower and finisher pigs


Sang-Hoon Lee, Ki-Won Lee, Hee Chung Ji, Ki-Yong Kim, Hyung Soo Park, Young Chul Lim and Gi Jun Choi

Growth characteristics and productivity of tall fescue new variety ‘Purumi’ in South Korea

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (22), 2012


Contents:


Review

 
Li-Song Chen, Shuang Han, Yi-Ping Qi and Lin-Tong Yang

Boron stresses and tolerance in citrus


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Muhammad Sajjad, Sultan Habibullah Khan, and Abdus Salam Khan

Patterns of trait associations in various wheat populations under different growth environments


Parvin Yenki, Zahra Safari and Cyrus Azimi

Lack of association between two ACE gene polymorphisms (rs4291 and Alu I/D) and late onset Alzheimer’s disease


Yanmei Huang, Yingjie Qi, Jingzhuan Xi, Yumei Lin, Liu Yang, Zhaoshu Zeng, Xiangyang Liu, Liwei Guo and Lili Gao

Analysis of genetic polymorphism of nine short tandem repeat loci in Chinese Han population of Henan province


Thi Hien Trang Nguyen and Dinh Thi Quyen

Cloning, high-level expression, purification and characterization of a staphylokinase variant, Sak?C, from Staphylococcus aureus QT08 in Escherichia coli BL21


Bin Zhang, Chenggang Xu, Jianmin Zhang, Lingyun Zhang, Lili Guo, Saixiang Feng and Ming Liao

Comparison of ompP5 sequence-based typing and pulsed-filed gel electrophoresis for genotyping of Haemophilus parasuis


Rong Yu-ping, Cao Zhe, Zhu Ling-ling, Zhao Min, Zhang Yong-juan and Bai Ke-yu

Genetic variation patterns of Medicago ruthenica populations from Northern China


Dhia S. Hassawi, Saida A. Abu-Mallouh, Amal A. Al-Abbadi, and Mohamad A. Shatnawi

Organelles genome stability of wheat plantlets produced by anther culture


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Snježana Kereša, Anita Mihovilović, Marijana Barić, Vesna Židovec and Mario Skelin

The micropropagation of chrysanthemums via axillary shoot proliferation and highly efficient plant regeneration by somatic embryogenesis


Héla El Ferchichi Ouarda, David J. Walker and Mohamed Larbi Khouja

Phenotypic and nuclear DNA variation in Tunisian cultivars of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.)


Miccah Songelael Seth, Leta Tulu Bedada, Emmarold E. Mneney, Richard O. Oduor and Jesse S. Machuka

In vitro regeneration of selected commercial Tanzanian open pollinated maize varieties


S. Mavengahama and F. B. Lewu

Comparative evaluation of the germination capability of three morphologically different wild genotypes of Corchorus olitorius L. from Northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


A. Shahzad, M. Faisal, N. Ahmad, M. Anis A. Alatar and Alwathnani A. Hend

An efficient system for in vitro multiplication of Ocimum basilicum through node culture


Yajun Fan,, Wei Li, Xiaojuan Zhu and Xingzhi Wang

Transient expression of acidic fibroblast growth factor in pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants


Sheng Shu, Ling-Yun Yuan, Shi-Rong Guo, Jin Sun and Chao-Jie Liu

Effects of exogenous spermidine on photosynthesis, xanthophyll cycle and endogenous polyamines in cucumber seedlings exposed to salinity


F. Kahani, F. Bakhtiar, R. Bozorgipour, S. Hittalmani, H. R. Nik Khah and K. Zargari

Production and evaluation of doubled haploid lines of barley via detached-tiller culture method


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Maurice S. Onyango, Vincent O. Ojijo, Aoyi Ochieng, Jacob O. Kittinya and Fred O. Otieno

Simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation of synthetic melanoidin


Min-Wei Chai, Rui-Li Li, Fu-Chen Shi, Fu-Chun Liu, Xiu Pan, Di Cao and Xue Wen

Effects of cadmium stress on growth, metal accumulation and organic acids of Spartina alterniflora Loisel.


Methinee Rarunroeng and Suntud Sirianuntapiboon

Effects of Cr3+ and Ni2+ on the efficiency and performance of sequencing batch reactor (SBR) system


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Preeti Bhoria, Gursharan Singh, Joginder Ram Sharma and Gurinder Singh Hoondal

Biobleaching of wheat straw-rich-soda pulp by the application of alkalophilic and thermophilic mannanase from Streptomyces sp. PG-08-3


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Shihao Zhao, Binglian Wang and Xiaohui Liang

Enhanced ethanol production from stalk juice of sweet sorghum by response surface methodology


Tiehua Zhang, Zhuodan Zhang, Haiyang Yan, Da Li, Zhennai Yang and Mingruo Guo

Effects of stabilizers and exopolysaccharides on physiochemical properties of fermented skim milk by Streptococcus thermophilus ST1


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Lee Learn-Han, Shiran Mohd Sidik, Sabariah Abdul Rahman, Avatar Singh Mohan Singh and Cheah Yoke-Kqueen

miR-181a regulates multiple pathways in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma


Veronica Perez-Rubio, Jose Basilio Heredia, Cristobal Chaidez-Quiroz, Jose Benigno Valdez-Torres, Edith Salazar-Villa, Raul Allende-Molar and Miguel Angel Angulo-Escalante

Physicochemical characterization and fatty acid content of ‘venadillo’ (Swietenia humilis Zucc.) seed oil


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Huahao Fan, Zhiqiang Mi, Junfen Fan, Le Zhang, Yuhui Hua, Lin Wang, Xiaolin Cui, Wenhui Zhang, Bo Zhang, Yong Huang, Jianbin Li, Xiaona Wang, Cun Li, Zhiyi Zhang, Xiaoping An, Xiuyun Yin, Jiankui Chen and Yigang Tong

A fast method for large-scale isolation of phages from hospital sewage using clinical drug-resistant Escherichia coli


FISHERY SCIENCES

 
Nan-Hung Chen

Comparison of clinical hematological changes under anesthetization in Crucian carp (Carassius auratus auratus) following treatment with local anesthetics


Abu Hena, M. K. and Hishamuddin,

Food selection preference of different ages and sizes of black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fabricius, in tropical aquaculture ponds in Malaysia


Zhaoxiang Han, Jiaying Li, Meng Zhang and Chunxia Lv

Effect of montmorillonite on arsenic accumulation in common carp


BIOTECHNIQUES


Liu Xiaoying, Guo Shirong, Chang Taotao, Xu Zhigang and Takafumi Tezuka

Regulation of the growth and photosynthesis of cherry tomato seedlings by different light irradiations of light emitting diodes (LED)


Aransiola EF, Betiku E, Ikhuomoregbe DIO and Ojumu TV

Production of biodiesel from crude neem oil feedstock and its emissions from internal combustion engines


ANIMAL SCIENCE


Abu-Zinadah OA, Hussein HK, Elshal MF, and Elnaggar, MH

Effect of excess dietary copper on proliferation and differentiation of the proerythroblasts and erythrocytes in rats


Aidin Rezaeenia, Abbas Ali Naserian, Reza Valizadeh and Abdolmansour Tahmasbi

Effect of using different levels of pistachio by-products silage on composition and blood parameters of Holstein dairy cows


Amao, O. A., Adejumo, D. O., Togun, V. A. and Oseni, B. S. A.

Physiological response of rabbit bucks to prolonged feeding of cotton seed cake-based diets supplemented with vitamin E


Akradi Loghman, Sohrabi Haghdoost Iraj, Djeddi Ali Naghi and Mortazavi Pejman

Histopathologic and apoptotic effect of nanosilver in liver of broiler chickens


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (23), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Liang Xu, Yang Cao, Xiang-Tian Yin, De-Fa Deng, Li-Na Xu and Zhen-Yu Liu

Molecular detection of TasA gene in endophytic Bacillus species and characterization of the gene in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens


Naser Shokrzadeh and Zohreh Alizadeh

Semi-quantitative analysis of endometrial receptivity marker mRNA expression in the mid-secretory endometrium of patients with uterine fibromas


Xiaojie Yang, Fuguang Li, Chuanliang Liu, Xueyan Zhang, Kun Liu, Weiping Fang, Zhixia Wu, Deyi Xie, Chaojun Zhang, Qianhua Wang and Fu'an Zhao

Analysis of the copy number of exogenous genes in transgenic cotton using real-time quantitative PCR and the 2-??CT method


Junhu He, Fengwang Ma and Yeyuan Chen

Differentially expressed genes linked to embryo abortion of mango identified by suppression subtractive hybridization


Peng Wang, Ping Song, Xue Li, Rui-Rui Su, Hui Wang and Guo-Ping Zhu

Study on soluble expression of glutamate dehydrogenase from tea plant in Escherichia coli using fusion tags


Guanghai Yu, Yuansen Hu, Liang Huang and Jianhang Qu

Improvement of daptomycin yield by overexpression of the accessory genes of daptomycin gene cluster


Jagan Mohan Reddy and A. K. Bopaiah

Studies on the intiation of callusing and regeneration of plantlets in three different basal media with varied plant growth regulators for the micropropagation of Anthurium scherzeriaum using leaf and spathe as explants


M. Z. Norhafizah, B. S. Ismail and T. S. Chuah

Herbicidal activity of Pennisetum purpureum (Napier grass)


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Nhut, D. T, Nga, L. T. M., Chien, H. X. and Huy, N. P

Morphogenesis of in vitro main root transverse thin cell layers of Vietnamese ginseng (Panax vietnamensis Ha et Grushv.)


Masomeh Hajihasani, Abolfazl Hajihassani and Shahab Khaghani

Incidence and distribution of seed-borne fungi associated with wheat in Markazi Province, Iran


Fenying Zhang, Keji Jiang, Dan Zhang, Chunyan Ma, Hongyu Ma and Lingbo Ma

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain


Mengyu Zhang, Zhoufei Wang, Lingling Yuan, Congfei Yin, Jinping Cheng, Ling Wang, Ji Huang and Hongsheng Zhang

Osmopriming improves tomato seed vigor under aging and salinity stress


Jin-Dan Kang, Hyo-Sang Lee, Shuang Liang, Suo Li, Yue Lu1, Il-Keun Kong and Xi-Jun Yin

Effect of crude canine pituitary extract (cCPE) on the in vitro production of progesterone and nuclear maturation of canine oocytes


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Huu-Nghi Nguyen, Tzu-Ching Wang, Ta-Chen Lin and Jia-Hsin Guo

Optimal conditions for mycelia biomass and extracellular polysaccharides of Grifola frondosa: Effect of agitation speed, inoculum ratio and initial pH


Xin Li, Hui-Ying Yu and Yi-Feng Lin

Purification and characterization of an extracellular esterase from a moderately halophilic bacterium, Halobacillus sp. strain LY5


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
M.T. Hamed Mosavian , J. Sargolzaei , F. Tabandeh, H. R. Hosseinian Moghaddam and B. Yakhchali

Examining kinetic parameters of fermentation process in batch cultures on the production of alkaline protease


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Mahamat Nour Adam Sakine, Yaya Mahmout, M. G. Dijoux-Franca, Joachim Gbenou and Mansourou Moudachirou

In vitro anti-hyperglycaemic effect of glucocapparin isolated from the seeds of Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Lam. ex Poiret parasuis


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Ming-Yeou Lung and Wei-Zhong Huang

Antioxidant properties of polysaccharides from Laetiporus sulphureus in submerged cultures


López-Valverde A., López-Cristiá M., Prados-Frutos J. C., Gómez de Diego R., de Vicente J. and Cutando A.

Oral pathology in the Iberian Neanderthals


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Jinous Asgarpanah, Saeed Mohammadi Motamed and Simin Tomraee

Volatile composition of the peel and leaf essential oils of Citrus nobilis Lour. var deliciosa Swingle


FISHERY SCIENCES

 
A. Ghanbari and J. Taei-Semiromi

New approach for regional crop yield gap analysis in the Borujen Plain, Iran


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Orouj Valizadegan, Ali Asghr Pourmirza and Mohammad Hassan Safaralizadeh

The impact of carbon dioxide in stored-product insect treatment with phosphine


Jun Wei, Honghong Fan, Tingchun Li, Wanghua Wang, Ning Guo, Zhengpeng Li, Yongping Cai and Yi Lin

The effects of reciprocal cross on inheritance of DNA methylation in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES

 
Hakan Sevik

Variation in seedling morphology of Turkish fir (Abies nordmanniana subsp. bornmulleriana Mattf)


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Egwu G. O., Adamu M., Mshelia G. D. and Bukar-Kolo Y. M.

Isolates of Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides (SC) in small ruminants in Sahel zone of Nigeria and its implications on disease control


Dongli Pei, Jinping Ding, Zilei Duan, Meng Li, Yiyang Feng and Chengwei Li

Cloning and expression of a tomato glutathione s- transferase (GST) in Escherichia coli


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (24), 2012


Contents:


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Hala M. Abdelmigid

Efficiency of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and inter-simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers for genotype fingerprinting and genetic diversity studies in canola (Brassica napus)


Vijay Kumari, Anshu Bansal, Raghavendra Aminedi, Dhakshi Taneja and Niranjan Das

Simplified extraction of good quality genomic DNA from a variety of plant materials


Junbei Xiang, Zhibin Liu, Yi Yang and Xufeng Li

Cloning and analysis of the ascorbate peroxidase gene promoter from Brassica napus


Jinxian Liu, Youxiong Que, Jinlong Guo, Liping Xu, Jiayun Wu, Rukai Chen

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a WRKY transcription factor in sugarcane


Fushan Shi, Lifeng Yang, Jiaxin Chang, Zesheng Li, Xiaomin Yin, Xiangmei Zhou and Deming Zhao

Disruption of the 37-kDa/67-kDa laminin receptor gene in bovine fetal fibroblasts


Juan Li, Yi Tang, Yaoguo Qin, Xiaomei Li and Huanxiu Li

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)


Wei-Tao Li, Ya-Xi Liu, Guo-Yue Chen, Chun-Ji Liu, Shou-Fen Dai, Xiu-Jin Lan, Zhi-En Pu, You-Liang Zheng, Yu-Ming Wei

Cloning, Localization and Phylogenetic Analysis of Barley Putative AP2/EREBP genes


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Kamnoon Kanchanapoom and Nararatn Promsorn

Micropropagation and in vitro germplasm conservation of endangered Musa balbisiana ‘Kluai Hin’ (BBB group)


Sureyya Altintas and Funda Eryilmaz Acikgoz

The effects of mineral and liquid organic fertilizers on some nutritional characteristics of bell pepper


Muhammad Jamil, Muhammad Ashraf, Shafiq ur Rehman, Mushtaq Ahmad and Eui Shik Rha

Salinity induced changes in cell membrane stability, protein and RNA contents


Ali Reza Ladan Moghadam, Zahra Oraghi Ardebili and Lotfolah Rezaie

Effect of indole butyric acid on micrografting of cactus


Ruifang Gao, Yanzhuan Cao, Xufeng Yuan, Wanbin Zhu, Xiaofen Wang, Zongjun Cui.

Microbial diversity in a full-scale anaerobic reactor treating high concentration organic cassava wastewater


Adel D. Al-Qurashi

Effect of pre-storage salicylic acid, calcium chloride and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid dipping on chilling injury and quality of ‘Taify’ cactus pear fruit during cold storage


Hassan Ghasemyan Ardestani and Amir Hossein Shirani Rad

Impact of regulated deficit irrigation on the physiological characteristics of two rapeseed varieties as affected by different potassium rates


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yongzhong Feng, Xiaowei Qin, Xuemin Ren and Gaihe Yang

Impact intensities of climatic changes on grassland ecosystems in headwater areas


Endong Zhang, Bing Wang, Shuxiang Ning, Huichao Sun1, Baoling Yang, Mei Jin and Lin Hou

Ammonia-nitrogen and orthophosphate removal by immobilized Chlorella sp. isolated from municipal wastewater for potential use in tertiary treatment


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Yan Pi, Keji Jiang, Juan Lin, Ying Cao, Qian Wang, Ji Yang, Xiaofen Sun and Kexuan Tang

Effects of over-expression of allene oxide cyclase on camptothecin production by cell cultures of Camptotheca acuminata


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Yong Peng, Man Sun, Ya Di, Xinlong Huo, Zhanzhao Fu, Qingwang Li, Zhe Liu,Bin Jiang, Yingjie Liu and Yanxia Zhang

Antitumor effect of the ethanol extract of Scutellaria baicalensis on the mice bearing U14 cervical cancer


Zheng-Lu Xie, Hai-tian Ma, Hong-Jie Fan and Si-Xiang Zou

Construction and analysis of subtractive hybridization library of differentially expressed genes in spleen of C57BL/6 and A/J mice with Streptococcus suis serotype 2 infection


Nanis G. Allam and Eman H. F. Abd El-Zaher

Protective role of Aspergillus fumigatus melanin against ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and Bjerkandera adusta melanin as a candidate vaccine against systemic candidiasis


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Dejane Santos Alves, Geraldo Andrade Carvalho, Denilson Ferreira Oliveira, Rafaella Ribeiro Sâmia, Matheus Alvarenga Villas-Boas, Gislaine Aparecida Carvalho2 and Angelita Duarte Côrrea

Toxicity of copaiba extracts to armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)


FISHERY SCIENCES

 
M. D. Abd Rahman Jabir, S. A. Razak and S. Vikineswary

Nutritive potential and utilization of super worm (Zophobas morio) meal in the diet of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) juvenile


Casiano H. Choresca Jr., Jung Taek Kang, Jee Eun Han, Ji Hyung Kim, Sang Phil Shin, Jin Woo Jun, Byeong Chun Lee and Se Chang Park

Effect of storage media and time on fin explants culture in the goldfish, Carassius auratus


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Ning Zhang, Min Zhao, ChunLei Wang and Guangyinghui Du

Decolorization of dyes by recombinase CotA from Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and characterization of the purified enzyme


Rattana Khamrit, Prasit Jaisil and Sumontip Bunnag

Callus induction, regeneration and transformation of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) with chitinase gene using particle bombardment


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES


Mahmood Biglar, Ghazaleh Moghaddam, Naficeh Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Oveisi, Behrooz Jannat, Zahra Kaboli, Shokoufeh Hassani and Mannan Hajimahmoodi

Profiling of major fatty acids in different raw and roasted sesame seeds cultivars


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Huda Yahia-Hamid, Md Zuki Abu Bakar Zakaria, Nurhusien Yimer, Goh Yong Meng, Abd. Wahid Haron and Noordin Mohamed Mustapha

Effects of elevated ambient temperature on embryo implantation in rats


Jinyi Xing and Yunliang Jiang

Effect of dietary betaine supplementation on mRNA level of lipogenesis genes and on promoter CpG methylation of fatty acid synthase (FAS) gene in laying hens

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 11 (25), 2012


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
WU Renxie, LIU Jing, FAN Jirong and ZHAO Yuanjun

Taxonomic status of the black porgy, Acanthopagrus schlegelii (Perciformes: Sparidae) inferred from mitochondrial genes


Muhammad Ashfaq, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Abdus Salam Khan and Sami Ul Allah

Breeding potential of the basmati rice germplasm under water stress condition


Y. Zhou, P. Lu, M. J. Xu, D. Ren, D. H. Zhou, H. X. Li, R. Q. Lin, F. C. Zou and Z. G. Yuan

Sequence variation in TgROP7 gene among Toxoplasma gondii isolates from different hosts and geographical regions


P. Y. Wang, P. Lu, M. J. Xu, J. Li, D. H. Zhou, J. F. Yang, Z. X. Ni, Z. G. Yuan and R. Q. Lin

Genetic diversity among Toxoplasma gondii isolates from different hosts and geographical locations revealed by analysis of ROP13 gene sequences


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


Malika Meziane, Messaoud Boudjeniba, Dajana Frasheri, Anna Maria D’Onghia, Angela Carra, Francesco Carimi, Nassima Haddad, Salima Boukhalfa and Souhila Braneci

Regeneration of Algerian Citrus germplasm by stigma/style somatic embryogenesis


Ayda Khadhri, Ridha El Mokni, Khaled Mguis, Mohamed Neffati and Samira Smiti

Responses of Cymbopogon schoenanthus to salt stress


Monther Mohumad Tahat, Kamaruzaman Sijam and Radziah Othman

Ultrastructural changes of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) root colonized by Glomus mosseae and Ralstonia solanacearum


Sun Cunhua, Xu Xinna, Li Baiwei and Wang Dan

The effect of NaCl stress on the germination of seed and growth of wild species and cultivated varieties of tomato


Shabnum Shaheen, Nidaa Harun, Farah Khan, Rana Abrar Hussain, Sehrish Ramzan, Sumaira Rani, Zaryab Khalid, Mushtaq Ahmad and Muhammad Zafar

Comparative nutritional analysis between Vigna radiata and Vigna mungo of Pakistan


M. D. Hossain, M. M. Hanafi, H. Jol and A. H. Hazandy

Effects of carbon levels on shoot growth and root characteristics of different kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) varieties grown on sandy bris soil


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Mehdi Kargar, Mohammad Zareain Jahromi, Mahmood Najafian, Parastoo Khajeaian, Reza Nahavandi, Sareh Raeiszadeh Jahromi and Mohammad Firoozinia

Identification and molecular analysis of mercury resistant bacteria in Kor River, Iran


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Lei Ji, Jie Pang, Sha Li, Bo Xiong and Liang-Gen Cai

Application of new physical storage technology in fruit and vegetable industry


Lianliang Liu, Baiyi Lu, LingXiao Gong, Lingyi Liu, Xiaoqin Wu and Ying Zhang

Studies on bioactive peptide from Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) with functionalities of ACE inhibition and antioxidation


Ismail Gök, Orhan Onur Aşkin, Cem Okan Özer and Birol Kiliç

Effect of textured soy protein and tomato pulp on chemical, physical and sensory properties of ground chicken döner kebab


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Rahmat Ali Khan, Allah Nawaz, Mustaq Ahmed, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Fazal Dian1Nasir Azam, Sami Ullah and Farheen Sadullah, Akhlaq Ahmad, Mir Sadiq Shah and Nisar Khan

Production of bioethanol through enzymatic hydrolysis of potato


Olfa Samet-Bali and Hamadi Attia

Characterization of typical Tunisian fermented milk, rayeb


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Rusni Mohd Jas, Ramachandran Vasudevan, Patimah Ismail, Abdul Halim Abdul Gafor, Saidi Moin and Sima Ataollahi Eshkoor

Amplification of real-time high resolution melting analysis PCR method for polycystic kidney disease (PKD) gene mutations in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients


Ekeanyanwu, R. C., Udeme, A. A., Onuigbo, A. O. and Etienajirhevwe O. F.

Anti-diabetic effect of ethanol leaf extract of Cissampelos owariensis (lungwort) on alloxan induced diabetic rats


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Maher Obeidat, Hala Khyami-Horani, Adeeb Al-Zoubi and Ismael Otri

Isolation, characterization, and hydrolytic activities of Geobacillus species from Jordanian hot springs

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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad - 82 (1), 2011

Contents:

Systematics and evolutionary biology: uneasy bedfellows?
Schwartz, Jeffrey H.

Floristic integration of the benthic marine algae from the southern coast of Jalisco, Mexico
Mendoza-González, A. Catalina; Mateo-Cid, Luz Elena; Galicia-García, Citlali

The genus Sclerocarpus (Asteraceae, Heliantheae) in Mexico
Villasenor, José Luis; Hinojosa-Espinosa, Óscar

New species of Echeveria (Crassulaceae) from central western Michoacán, Mexico
García Ruiz, Ignacio

Phragmipedium warscewiczii, a new record for the Mexican orchid flora
Solano-Gómez, Rodolfo; Martínez-Ovando, Eduardo

Digenean parasites of Ciconiiform birds from Argentina
Drago, Fabiana B.; Lunaschi, Lía I.

New species of the genus Gibberula (Mollusca: Cystiscidae) from Cuba and Venezuela
Espinosa, José; Ortea, Jesús; Caballer, Manuel

Revision of two species of Physidae
Núnez, Verónica

The Afro-Asian cyclopoid Mesocyclops aspericornis (Crustacea: Copepoda) in eastern Mexico with comments on the distribution of exotic copepods
Suárez-Morales, Eduardo; Gutiérrez-Aguirre, Martha A.; Mendoza, Fredy

Description of the immature stages of Sigara (Tropocorixa) jensenhaarupi (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixidae: Corixini), with ecological notes
Melo, María Cecilia; Scheibler, Erica Elizabeth

Morphology and anatomy of Rhipsalis cereuscula, Rhipsalis floccosa subsp. hohenauensis and Lepismium cruciforme (Cactaceae) seedlings
Secorun, Alan C.; Souza, Luiz Antonio de

Comparative floral anatomy of the genus Polianthes (Agavaceae)
Serrano-Casas, Héctor; Solano, Eloy; Terrazas, Teresa

Population structure of Taxodium mucronatum under contrasting conditions of disturbance in the State of Querétaro, Mexico
Enríquez-Pena, E. Gabriela; Suzán-Azpiri, Humberto

Breeding aspects of the crayfish Cambarellus (Cambarellus) montezumae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambaridae) under controlled conditions
Arredondo-Figueroa, José Luis; Vásquez-González, Angélica; Núnez-García, Laura Georgina; Barriga-Sosa, Irene de los Ángeles; Ponce-Palafox, Jesús T.

Spatial patterns of species richness of garter snakes Thamnophis in Mexico
Venegas-Barrera, Crystian Sadiel; Manjarrez, Javier

Tail loss incidence in the Chihuahuan fringe toed-lizard Uma paraphygas (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)
Castaneda, Gamaliel; García-De la Pena, Cristina; Gadsden, Héctor; Contreras-Balderas, Armando J.; Cooper, William E.

Variation in parental investment and relative clutch mass of the spiny-tail iguana, Ctenosaura pectinata (Squamata: Iguanidae) in central México
Castro-Franco, Rubén; Bustos-Zagal, María Guadalupe; Méndez-De la Cruz, Fausto R.

Richness and diversity of bird species associated with mangrove in three lagoon systems in the coastal region of Oaxaca, Mexico
Bojorges-Banos, José Cruz

Diet of Barn Owl (Tyto alba) (Aves: Strigiformes) in natural and anthropogenic habitat in central Cuba
Hernández-Munoz, Abel; Mancina, Carlos A.

Abundance of two populations of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in northern Veracruz, Mexico
Valdes-Arellanes, Michelle P.; Serrano, Arturo; Heckel, Gisela; Schramm, Yolanda; Martínez-Serrano, Ibiza

Diversity of mammals in the Natural Reserve Sierra Nanchititla, Mexico
Monroy-Vilchis, Octavio; Zarco-González, Martha M.; Ramírez-Pulido, José; Aguilera-Reyes, Ulises

Impact of anthropogenic disturbances on the diversity of shallow stony corals in the Veracruz Reef System National Park
Gutiérrez-Ruiz, Carla V.; Román-Vives, Miguel A. M.; Vergara, Carlos H.; Badano, Ernesto I.

Reproduction of Crocodylus moreletii in captivity in Tabasco, Mexico
Casas-Andreu, Gustavo; Barrios-Quiroz, Gabriel; Macip-Ríos, Rodrigo

Novelties on the pollen of Acacia mayana, a little known species (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Acacieae)
Rico-Arce, M. de Lourdes

Where has Aristolochia tricaudata (ARISTOLOCHIACEAE) gone? New record of a critically endangered species in Oaxaca, Mexico
Rivera-Hernández, Jaime Ernesto; Samain, Marie-Stéphanie

The blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea, an invader in Argentina
Luis-Negrete, Lisandro Héctor; Brusa, Francisco; Winsor, Leigh

Trypanoxyuris (Trypanoxyuris) minutus (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) in the two howler monkeys species (Cebidae) from México
Trejo-Macías, Genoveva; Mosqueda-Cabrera, Miguel Ángel; García-Prieto, Luis; Estrada, Alejandro

New records of syrphids (Diptera: Syrphidae) from Yucatán, Mexico
González-Moreno, Alejandra; Marcos-García, Ma. Ángeles; Manrique-Saide, Pablo

The ringtail tonguefish, Symphurus ocellaris, a new addition to the marine fish fauna of Mexico (Cynoglossidae, Pleuronectiformes)
van der Heiden, Albert M.; Ruiz-Guerrero, Marcela; Plascencia-González, Héctor G.

A new record for American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in San Juan, Argentina
Sanabria, Eduardo; Ripoll, Yanina; Jordan, Marcelo; Quiroga, Lorena; Ariza, Mariano; Guillemain, María; Pérez, Mauricio; Chávez, Héctor

Observations on nests of Crocodylus moreletii in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Escobedo-Galván, Armando H.; Casas-Andreu, Gustavo; Barrios-Quiroz, Gabriel; Sustaita-Rodríguez, Víctor H.; López-Luna, Marco A.

Consumption of an adult Puma yagouaroundi (Felidae) by the snake Boa constrictor (Boidae) in Central Mexico
Monroy-Vilchis, Octavio; Sánchez, Óscar; Urios, Vicente

Peces demersales del Pacífico de México
Castro-Aguirre, José Luis; Espinosa Pérez, Héctor; González-Acosta, Adrián F.

The final volume in an epic series on reptilian biology
Flores Villela, Oscar



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Plant Species Biology - 26 (3), 2011

Contents:

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Consequences of floral visits by ants and invasive honeybees to the hummingbird-pollinated, Caribbean cactus Melocactus intortus (pages 193–204)

J. CAMILO FAGUA and JAMES D. ACKERMAN


Phenotypic selection on flowering phenology and size in two dioecious plant species with different pollen vectors (pages 205–212)

MIGUEL A. MUNGUIA-ROSAS, JEFF OLLERTON and VICTOR PARRA-TABLA


Post-pollination process in a partially self-compatible distylous plant, Primula sieboldii (Primulaceae) (pages 213–220)

JUN NISHIHIRO and IZUMI WASHITANI


Treefall gaps required for establishment, but not survival, of invasive Rubus phoenicolasius in deciduous forest, Maryland, USA (pages 221–234)

DAVID L. GORCHOV, EMILY THOMPSON, JAY O'NEILL, DENNIS WHIGHAM and DOUGLAS A. NOE


Floral color variation and associations with fitness-related traits in Malva moschata (Malvaceae) (pages 235–243)

FRANK M. FREY, JESSICA DUNTON and KAILEY GARLAND


Pollen source affects female reproductive success and early offspring traits in the rare endemic plant Polemonium vanbruntiae (Polemoniaceae) (pages 244–253)

LAURA HILL BERMINGHAM and ALISON K. BRODY


NOTES AND COMMENTS


Effect of temperature and dark pretreatment on the germination of three species of Jamesonia (Pteridaceae, Polypodiopsida) (pages 254–258)

JOSE MARÍA GABRIEL Y GALÁN, GIULIANA MIGLIARO and RAFAEL LAHOZ-BELTRÁ


REFEREES

Referees (page 259)


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Journal of Systematics and Evolution - 48 (6), 2010

Contents:

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from sequences of four mitochondrial genes (pages 391–425)

Yin-Long QIU, Libo LI, Bin WANG, Jia-Yu XUE, Tory A. HENDRY, Rui-Qi LI, Joseph W. BROWN, Yang LIU, Geordan T. HUDSON and Zhi-Duan CHEN


Sequences of 72 plastid genes support the early divergence of Cornales in the asterids (pages 426–434)

Jianhua LI and Zhi-Hong ZHANG


Molecular phylogeny of the entomopathogenic fungi of the genus Cordyceps (Ascomycota: Clavicipitaceae) and its evolutionary implications (pages 435–444)

Li-Hua TIAN, Bo HU, Hui ZHOU, Wei-Ming ZHANG, Liang-Hu QU and Yue-Qin CHEN


Biosystematic studies on Adenophora potaninii Korsh. complex (Campanulaceae) V. A taxonomic treatment (pages 445–454)

Song GE and De-Yuan HONG


Palynological characters of Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhizopsis, and Meristotropis (Leguminosae), with special reference to their taxonomic significance (pages 455–463)

Lei MENG and Xiang-Yun ZHU


Comparative pollen morphology of Glechoma and Marmoritis (Nepetinae, Lamiaceae) (pages 464–473)

Tae-Soo JANG and Suk-Pyo HONG


Infrageneric relationships of Korean Viola based on eight chloroplast markers (pages 474–481)

Ki-Oug YOO and Su-Kil JANG


Molecular phylogeny of Osmanthus (Oleaceae) based on non-coding chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (pages 482–489)

Wang-Jun YUAN, Wei-Rui ZHANG, Yuan-Ji HAN, Mei-Fang DONG and Fu-De SHANG


Demographic history of the Tibetan antelope Pantholops hodgsoni (chiru) (pages 490–496)

Yu-Rong DU, Song-Chang GUO, Zhao-Feng WANG, Hai-Xing CI, Zhen-Yuan CAI, Qian ZHANG, Jian-Ping SU and Jian-Quan LIU


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Taxon

Taxon to kwartalnik wydawany przez International Association for Plant Taxonomy

Spis treści ostatniego numeru tj. Volume 58, Number 4, November 2009 :

Taxonomy versus evolution
Podani, János

Concept versus data in delimitation of plant genera
Humphreys, Aelys M.; Linder, Peter H.

Phylogenetic relationships, taxonomy, and morphological evolution in Dipsacaceae (Dipsacales) inferred by DNA sequence data
Carlson, Sara E.; Mayer, Veronika; Donoghue, Michael J.

Phylogeny and evolution of morphological characters in tribe Chamaedoreeae (Arecaceae)
Cuenca, Argelia; Dransfield, John; Asmussen-Lange, Conny B.

Boechera or not? Phylogeny and phylogeography of eastern North American Boechera species (Brassicaceae)
Kiefer, Christiane; Dobeš, Christoph; Koch, Marcus A.

The South American genera of Hemerocallidaceae (Eccremis and Pasithea): two introductions to the New World
Wurdack, Kenneth J.; Dorr, Laurence J.

The identity and geographical distribution of Jacobaea vulgaris subsp. gotlandica, supposedly endemic to Gotland and Öland (Sweden)—the importance of multiple intraspecific samples
Wysk, Rebecca; Nordenstam, Bertil; Kadereit, Joachim W.; Westberg, Erik

Rampant non-monophyly of species in Kniphofia Moench (Asphodelaceae) suggests a recent Afromontane radiation
Ramdhani, Syd; Barker, Nigel P.; Baijnath, Himansu

Is Persea (Lauraceae) monophyletic? Evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences
Rohwer, Jens G.; Li, Jie; Rudolph, Barbara; Schmidt, Sabrina A.; van der Werff, Henk; Li, Hsi-wen

Phylogeny of Chamaecrista Moench (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA regions
de Souza Conceiçao, Adilva; de Queiroz, Luciano Paganucci; Lewis, Gwilym Peter; de Andrade, Maria José Gomes; de Almeida, Paulo Ricardo Machado; Schnadelbach, Alessandra Selbach; van den Berg, Cássio

Relationships within Blumea (Inuleae, Asteraceae) and the utility of the 5S-NTS in species-level phylogeny reconstruction
Pornpongrungrueng, Pimwadee; Borchsenius, Finn; Gustafsson, Mats H.G.

Reticulate evolution and taxonomic concepts in the Ranunculus auricomus complex (Ranunculaceae): insights from analysis of morphological, karyological and molecular data
Hörandl, Elvira; Greilhuber, Johann; Klímová, Katarina; Paun, Ovidiu; Temsch, Eva; Emadzade, Khatere; Hodálová, Iva

Phylogenetic relationships of diploid and polyploid species in Ludwigia sect. Isnardia (Onagraceae) based on chloroplast and nuclear DNAs
Hung, Kuo-Hsiang; Schaal, Barbara A.; Hsu, Tsai-Wen; Chiang, Yu-Chung; Peng, Ching-I; Chiang, Tzen-Yuh

Population genetic structure, phylogeography, and demographic history of Platycrater arguta (Hydrangeaceae) endemic to East China and South Japan, inferred from chloroplast DNA sequence variation
Qiu, Ying-Xiong; Qi, Xin-Shuai; Jin, Xiao-Feng; Tao, Xiao-Yu; Fu, Cheng-Xing; Naiki, Akiyo; Comes, Hans Peter

Nuclear and chloroplast DNA variation in Cephalaria squamiflora (Dipsacaceae), a disjunct Mediterranean species
Rosselló, Josep A.; Cosín, Raúl; Bacchetta, Gianluigi; Brullo, Salvatore; Mayol, Maria

Palaeobotanical systematics for the phylogenetic age: applying organ-species, form-species and phylogenetic species concepts in a framework of reconstructed fossil and extant whole-plants
Bateman, Richard M.; Hilton, Jason

IAPT/IOPB chromosome data 8
Marhold, Karol; Breitwieser, Marhold

Systematics and evolutionary history of the circum-Mediterranean genus Anagyris L. (Fabaceae) based on morphological and molecular data
Ortega-Olivencia, Ana; Catalán, Pilar

Phylogeny, karyotype evolution and taxonomy of Cerinthe L. (Boraginaceae)
Selvi, Federico; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Coppi, Andrea

A combined molecular and morphological approach to the taxonomically intricate European mountain plant Papaver alpinum s.l. (Papaveraceae)—taxa or informal phylogeographical groups?
Schönswetter, Peter; Solstad, Heidi; García, Pedro Escobar; Elven, Reidar

Nomenclature of Salix fragilis L. and a new species, S. euxina (Salicaceae)
Belyaeva, Irina

Houlbert's types for fossil wood: lectotypification and taxonomic reappraisal of Abietoxylon, Ambaroxylon and Taxoxylon
Philippe, Marc; Bamford, Marion K.

×Chiranthomontodendron: the correct nothogeneric name for the artificial hybrid Chiranthodendron ×Fremontodendron (Malvaceae: Malvoideae)
Dorr, Laurence J.

Typification of Linnaean names in Liliaceae
Peruzzi, Lorenzo; Jarvis, Charlie E.

Echinochloa colona versus "Echinochloa colonum" (Poaceae)
Michael, Peter W.

(1911) Proposal to conserve the name Hypolepis nigrescens Hook. (Dennstaedtiaceae) against Hypolepis nigrescens (Schrad.) Nees (Cyperaceae)
Schwartsburd, Pedro Bond; Prado, Jefferson

(1912) Proposal to conserve the name Loxsoma (Loxsomataceae) with that spelling
Alfarhan, Ahmed H.; Sivadasan, M.; Thomas, Jacob

(1913) Proposal to conserve the name Cerinthe glabra (Boraginaceae) with a conserved type
Selvi, Federico; Cecchi, Lorenzo

(1914) Proposal to reject the name Antidesma scandens (Humulus scandens) (Cannabaceae)
Zeng, Xianfeng; Ma, Jinshuang

(1915) Proposal to conserve Melianthaceae, nom. cons., against Francoaceae (Magnoliophyta), a "superconservation" proposal
Reveal, James L.

(1916) Proposal to conserve the name Tildenia mexicana (Peperomia mexicana) against Peperomia galeottiana (Piperaceae)
Mathieu, Guido

(1917) Proposal to conserve the name Vivianiaceae (Magnoliophyta)
Reveal, James L.

New names and combinations appearing in Taxon 58 (4)

Plant Systematics World
Stuessy, F.

Reviews and Notices of Publications
Schmid, Rudolf

General Index to Taxon Volume 58 (2009)



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