• The genus Phyllanthus, one of the largest genera of flowering plants with over 1200 species, has more than half of the species in the family. (wikipedia.org)
  • More than 530 species, mostly vines or lianas, have been described in the genus Passiflora (passion flowers) (Hansen et al. (ou.edu)
  • There are no native species in this genus in California. (ou.edu)
  • However, even if the Californian climate is, in general, not suitable for most species in this genus, more than ten different taxa are commonly cultivated in Californian gardens. (ou.edu)
  • It is easiest to grow in a bulb frame but this species is one of the least difficult of the genus[90] and is worth trying outdoors at the base of a south-facing wall, especially with shrubs that like these conditions[120]. (pfaf.org)
  • The trumpetfishes are three species of highly specialized, tubularly-elongated marine fishes in the genus Aulostomus , of the monogeneric family Aulostomidae . (wikipedia.org)
  • In this system, each organism is given a unique combination of two names, one for the genus, which is a group of related species, and one for the species. (missouri.edu)
  • Scientific names (Genus + species) are denoted in italics, by convention, so they are easily recognizable in publications, as illustrated in the paragraph above. (missouri.edu)
  • The genus Gardenia has about 60 species in tropical and warm parts of the Old World, seven in southern Africa. (toptropicals.com)
  • Species of this genus are known phytopathogens that cause various diseases in plants such as POTATOES. (bvsalud.org)
  • These included opportunistic microbial lineages and taxa closely related to potential coral pathogens (i.e. (frontiersin.org)
  • Here we comment on the four naturalized/casual Passiflora species in California, describe the new and largest infestation of P. tarminiana , and provide a key for identification of discussed taxa. (ou.edu)
  • They increase survival chances and, due to environmental and ecological challenges, may vary substantially even between closely related taxa. (lu.se)
  • Our results confirm previous findings that longer delays decrease memory performance across species and taxa. (lu.se)
  • As the species Dudleya lanceolata is tetraploid and often sympatric with other species such as D. c. subsp. (wikipedia.org)
  • Adult I. acarpicus are easily differentiated from all sympatric species by the cornifications on their first finger and pectoral plate, by their horizontal pupil in their prominent eyes, and by the dark canthus stripe (Silva 2017). (amphibiaweb.org)
  • Therefore, while climate change brings many difficulties in establishing a general understanding of species vulnerability, these findings emphasize how combining trait-based approaches in light of the species evolutionary history may offer new opportunities in facing conservation challenges. (nature.com)
  • Throughout their evolutionary (that is, phylogenetic) history, species have been continuously exposed to climate fluctuations. (nature.com)
  • The position of the ctenophores in the evolutionary family tree of animals has long been debated, and the majority view at present, based on molecular phylogenetics, is that cnidarians and bilaterians are more closely related to each other than either is to ctenophores. (uncommondescent.com)
  • Slow Lorises comprise a group of small primates which mainly inhabit primary forest and secondary forest, although some species may adapt to orchards, plantations and bamboo groves. (ecologyasia.com)
  • To investigate the effects of phylogeny, ecology and sociality on short-term memory ability, we tested 421 non-human primates across 41 species in a pre-registered, experimental delayed-response task. (lu.se)
  • Within an assemblage are groups or species of fishes with similar patterns of resource use. (encyclopedia.com)
  • We want to understand differences in life stage-specific gene expression in the peacock fly and relate these patterns to signatures of selection across the genome. (lu.se)
  • section Manicata ) This species is native to the Andes of South America. (ou.edu)
  • Viral strains from South America are closely related to those from West Africa. (medscape.com)
  • Many bird and mammal species rely on cavities in trees to rear their young or roost. (hindawi.com)
  • The alpaca ( Lama pacos ) is a species of South American camelid mammal. (wikipedia.org)
  • Several Plasmodium species are known for their high virulence and have caused significant declines in naïve bird populations. (cabi.org)
  • A fish assemblage is composed of all the species populations within the community. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Some plants found at a lower altitude may resemble this species, but have a chromosome count of (n = 34), making them tetraploid, or with four sets of chromosomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • We found common and species-specific associations of climatic (precipitation, wind speed) and geographic (longitude, altitude) factors with the composite phenotypic variation. (frontiersin.org)
  • see the image below), other Aedes species, and Haemagogus species. (medscape.com)
  • Although spread is primarily by Aedes species mosquitoes, two instances of sexual transmission of Zika virus have been reported, [ 1 , 2 ] and replicative virus has been isolated from semen of one man with hematospermia. (medscape.com)
  • The larvae of some species are truly extraordinary: That of the puss moth has a fearsome-looking "face" and two long whip-like "tails" (actually highly modified prolegs ) and it rears both ends in a threatening display when disturbed. (eol.org)
  • This species inhabits subtropical and tropical moist montane evergreen forests and has been observed flying over the canopy at dawn and dusk foraging for insects. (earthlife.net)
  • Tropical and subtropical species may undergo one, two, or rarely three complete life cycles annually. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • pumila as a larval foodplant, with the butterfly closely following this species' range from Monterey County through the Transverse Ranges. (wikipedia.org)
  • A key to the five species is presented and their geographical ranges summarized. (bioone.org)
  • The paper focuses on species breeding in the Pacific Northwest, but draws on data from throughout those species' ranges. (hindawi.com)
  • Passiflora caerulea L. (section Granadillastrum ) This South American species was reported from several localities in North Coast Ranges, San Gabriel Mountains, and South Coast by Hrusa et al. (ou.edu)
  • Some of the inter-specific differences could be related to diverging niche breadths and dispersal capacities, exemplifying that the evolution of trait integration and spatial phenotypic differentiation may differ between closely related species with overlapping distribution ranges. (frontiersin.org)
  • The Bengal Slow Loris ( Nycticebus bengalensis ), which ranges widely on the Southeast Asia mainland, is the largest species : it has a head-body length of up to 38 cm, and weighs up to 2.1 kg. (ecologyasia.com)
  • Here, we investigate whether species traits and their underlying phylogenetic constraints explain altitudinal shifts at the trailing and leading edges of stream fish species ranges. (nature.com)
  • We demonstrate that these shifts are related to dissimilar mechanisms: whereas range retractions show some support for phylogenetic clustering due to a high level of conservatism in thermal safety margins, range expansions are underpinned by both evolutionarily conserved and labile traits, notably trophic position and life-history strategy, hence decreasing the strength of phylogenetic signal. (nature.com)
  • This species is endemic to the state of California. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, one narrowly endemic new species from the Mexican state of Tamaulipas has remained until now officially nameless. (bioone.org)
  • The Brush Footed Butterfly a family of butterflies (Nymphalidae) with around 5,000 species found across the globe. (whatsthatbug.com)
  • With this information, you should be better equipped to identify various brush footed butterfly species in the wild! (whatsthatbug.com)
  • 47° longitude) on three closely related Argynnini butterfly species, Speyeria aglaja, Fabriciana adippe, and F. niobe . (frontiersin.org)
  • Edible truffles (various Tuber species), which hardly resemble mushrooms, are also popularly labeled as such. (britannica.com)
  • These features mean they rather resemble Noctuidae although the families are not closely related. (eol.org)
  • pumila, most commonly known as the low canyon dudleya, chalky canyon dudleya or California live-forever, is a species of perennial succulent plant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Haemoproteus and Plasmodium species are widespread avian blood parasites. (cabi.org)
  • ELEPHANT ANCESTRY The first DNA analysis of straight-tusked elephants (illustrated) finds they are most closely related to modern African forest elephants, suggesting the extinct animals have been lumped in with the wrong elephant lineage for decades. (sciencenews.org)
  • The first genetic analysis of DNA from fossils of straight-tusked elephants reveals that the extinct animals most closely resembled modern African forest elephants. (sciencenews.org)
  • For species which went extinct recently, stored genetic samples may already exist. (syfy.com)
  • Another related species, Gardenia thunbergia, looks much alike due to similar growth habit and small leaves (which are pointed unlike rounded leaves of g. cornuta) and is another attractive species, worthy of cultivation. (toptropicals.com)
  • The plants selected are the plants in our book 'Plants For Your Food Forest: 500 Plants for Temperate Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens, as well as plants chosen for our forthcoming related books for Tropical/Hot Wet Climates and Mediterranean/Hot Dry Climates. (pfaf.org)
  • Trumpetfishes are found in tropical waters worldwide, with two species in the Atlantic and one in the Indo-Pacific. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, a guild of obligate Pocillopora eydouxi coral-dwelling fish species could include one or more hawkfishes ( Neocirrhites armatus, Paracirrhites arcatus, and Paracirrhites forsteri -Cirrhitidae), a coral croucher ( Caracanthus maculatus -Caracanthidae), a scorpionfish ( Sebastapistes cyanostigma -Scorpaenidae), a goby ( Paragobiodon species-Gobiidae), and a damselfish ( Dascyllus reticulatus - Pomacentridae). (encyclopedia.com)
  • The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. (pfaf.org)
  • Some species of bats hibernate during colder months when insects are scarce. (dane101.com)
  • They are more closely related to spiders than to insects. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • [7] Their dorsal and anal fins are closely adjacent to the tail, where individual dorsal spines reach midway towards the head region. (wikipedia.org)
  • Characteristic of the species, the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the first finger in sexually mature adults have keratinized, conical tubercles that have further numerous spines. (amphibiaweb.org)
  • The majority of the plants in this species are diploid (n = 17), meaning they have two sets of chromosomes. (wikipedia.org)
  • The species Dudleya lanceolata and Dudleya cymosa can be separated on the basis that lanceolata is tetraploid and occurs at lower elevations, while cymosa is diploid and occurs at higher elevations. (wikipedia.org)
  • All five species of the P. nudata complex, including P. madrensis, are shown to be diploid with n = 9. (bioone.org)
  • However, no general consensus has so far emerged about the mechanisms involved and the role of phylogeny in shaping species responses has been poorly explored. (nature.com)
  • However, interdependencies between phylogeny and socioecology of a given species present an obstacle to disentangling the effects of each of these factors on the evolution of short-term memory capacity. (lu.se)
  • Formerly slow lorises were lumped together in a single species, but in recent years detailed studies have revealed eight separate species, all of which occur in Southeast Asia. (ecologyasia.com)
  • We cannot prove that a single species has ever changed. (jesus-is-savior.com)
  • These features convinced scientists for decades that straight-tusked and Asian elephants were sister species, says Adrian Lister, a paleobiologist at the Natural History Museum in London who was not involved in the study. (sciencenews.org)
  • Our findings highlight the importance of comparative assessments of variation, and demonstrate that the relative effects of drivers of variability may vary between sister species. (frontiersin.org)
  • Some animals which can produce sterile hybrid offspring because of mating with closely related species like mule , hinny , liger and tigon . (wikipedia.org)
  • B. anthracis is closely related to sev- posit was suspended in sterile PBS. (who.int)
  • In the 18th and 19th centuries, the four South American lamoid species were assigned scientific names. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the 1700s, Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish physician and botanist, popularized a naming system in which a species is identified with two Latin names, Latin being the scientific language of the time. (missouri.edu)
  • Various species within this family exhibit distinct physical characteristics, which we will discuss in the following subsection. (whatsthatbug.com)
  • He has given rise to many races, some of which differ so much from each other, that they have often been ranked by naturalists as distinct species. (literature.org)
  • Except for four species of Aporosa, the flowers are unisexual, the plants being either monoecious or dioecious. (wikipedia.org)
  • By changing some of our practices, such as how we manage flowering plants in our gardens and farms, we can help conserve these vital pollinator species. (missouri.edu)
  • How many species of bats exist? (dane101.com)
  • There are over 1, 400 species of bats that have been discovered around the world so far! (dane101.com)
  • Sterility can also be caused by selective breeding, where a selected trait is closely linked to genes involved in sex determination or fertility. (wikipedia.org)
  • Wing size was associated with the genetic structure in all species, highlighting the functional importance of this trait. (frontiersin.org)
  • Zika virus is a flavivirus closely related to dengue, West Nile, and yellow fever viruses. (medscape.com)
  • Divergent hormonal responses to social competition in closely related species of haplochromine cichlid fish. (cmich.edu)
  • Aspergillus nomius is a potent producer of aflatoxins B and G and is one of the most common species of fungi found in Brazil nuts. (researchgate.net)
  • The largest genera and the approximate number of species in each are: Phyllanthus (1270), Cleistanthus (140), Antidesma (100), Aporosa (90), Uapaca (60), Baccaurea (50), and Bridelia (50). (wikipedia.org)
  • The shape of the gonopodium or andropodium differs among genera and even species. (animal-world.com)
  • These differences are likely to be especially pronounced in long-lived species like crocodilians. (lu.se)
  • Actinomyces species that cause human disease are not found in nature but are normal flora of the oropharynx, GI tract, and female genital tract. (medscape.com)
  • This specie is found in the mountainous pine forests of Hispaniola, Haiti (Caribbean). (tripod.com)
  • For example, juveniles of numerous species may shelter in mangrove roots, but as adults some of those species are found living in association with corals. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The common names of some other species reflect their hairiness, such as puss moth and the group commonly known as kittens ( Furcula spp. (eol.org)
  • [5] "Flutemouth" is another less-common name for the members of the family (although this word is more often used to refer to closely related cornetfishes of the family Fistulariidae ). (wikipedia.org)
  • Although one of the most common specie in the North and Central America, not many are aware that there are four subspecies and the ones that do cannot describe the difference. (tripod.com)
  • Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)-the closely related species of M. avium and M. intracellulare -accounts for most NTM disease, but M. abscessus is increasingly becoming common. (msdmanuals.com)
  • It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae. (wikipedia.org)
  • Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. (eol.org)
  • Species of this family tend to be heavy-bodied and long-winged, the wings held folded across the back of the body at rest. (eol.org)
  • YF virus, an arbovirus, is the type species for the family Flaviviridae and is a single, positive-stranded, enveloped RNA virus. (medscape.com)
  • HLA is the human version of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a gene family that occurs in many species. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Gene coexpression analysis refers to the en masse discovery of coexpressed genes from a large variety of transcriptomic experiments. (mdpi.com)
  • In humans, the HLA-B gene and two related genes, HLA-A and HLA-C , are the main genes in MHC class I. (medlineplus.gov)
  • American Goldfinches, often called 'Tristies', are one of the two species of Siskins which undergo seasonal change of plumage. (tripod.com)
  • Male C. nephila are distinguishable from other similar species, such as C. taeniopus , due to the presence of vocal slits in male C. nephila that sit under the lower jaw on both sides laterally. (amphibiaweb.org)
  • closely related species had more similar short-term memory abilities. (lu.se)
  • I am using innovative experimental approaches, adapted to the individual species' abilities, in order to make the tests as comparable as possible. (lu.se)
  • As the frequency and duration of thermal stress related events increase, the ability of coral microbiomes to recover from biotic stressors such as deposition of fish feces may be greatly affected, ultimately compromising coral health and resilience. (frontiersin.org)
  • Furthermore, juveniles and adults of the same species might not be members of the same guild. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Brazil presents the greatest diversity of parrots in the world, but 25 of the 87 species recognized in Brazilian territories are critically endangered, under threat of extinction or vulnerable ( Birdlife International, 2017 BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL, 2017 [viewed 10 December 2019]. (scielo.br)
  • This can range from the relatively pedestrian, such as a person who received a bone marrow transplant, to creatures that seem more at home in science fiction, such as animals containing cells or tissues belonging to other species. (the-scientist.com)
  • The book suggests that community and small-scale food forests can provide a real alternative to intensive industrialised agriculture, and help to combat the many inter-related environmental crises that threaten the very future of life on Earth. (pfaf.org)
  • The trumpetfishes are members of the order Syngnathiformes , together with the seahorses and the similarly built, closely related cornetfishes . (wikipedia.org)
  • The two animals are closely related and can successfully crossbreed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although many guilds may consist of members that are taxonomically related to one another, membership is determined by ecological factors. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Deterministic processes emphasize fine-scale ecological niches that encompass interactions, such as competition, cooperation, predator-prey, and so on between species. (encyclopedia.com)
  • For over 30 years, the species was only known from the vicinity of Mehuín, Valdivia Province, however new discoveries extended the range 3 km to the north and south to Alerce Costero National Park (Silvia 2017). (amphibiaweb.org)
  • Modern 3D scanning methods developed by Planmeca Corp. allow the researchers to closely investigate the movement of the panda's jaw and the structure of its teeth. (scitechdaily.com)
  • Rufous-bellied Nighthawks don't actually construct a nest, as most other bird species do. (earthlife.net)
  • Most bird species on Caribbean Islands are threatened, including this little bird. (tripod.com)
  • Actinomyces radicidentis , a recently described species, has been isolated with polymerase chain reaction from patients with endodontic infections. (medscape.com)
  • RÉSUMÉ La présente étude visait à estimer la prévalence et les facteurs de risque des infections liées aux procédures de soins dans tous les hôpitaux de la région du centre-est de la Tunisie, comptant neuf établissements, en 2005. (who.int)
  • Nous en concluons que les infections liées aux procédures de soins constituent un motif de préoccupation dans cette région de Tunisie. (who.int)
  • New species and infections are reported regularly. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Assemblages have order and structure, and both are maintained by interactions between species within the assemblage and with assemblages of other kinds of organisms within the community. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Enter search terms to find related veterinary topics, multimedia and more. (merckvetmanual.com)