Fig Packing in Smyrna.

Smyrna Tıp Dergisi – 16 –

Objective: In this study, knowledge, attitude and behaviors of university students on organ donation were investigated. Material and Method: A stratified random sample of 955 students were asked for six sociodemographic, seven personal information, nine behavior and twenty attitude questions using a Likert-type scale survey form. Results: Totally 955 students participated the study and 85.6% re...

smyRNA: A Novel Ab Initio ncRNA Gene Finder

BACKGROUND Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have important functional roles in the cell: for example, they regulate gene expression by means of establishing stable joint structures with target mRNAs via complementary sequence motifs. Sequence motifs are also important determinants of the structure of ncRNAs. Although ncRNAs are abundant, discovering novel ncRNAs on genome sequences has proven to be a h...

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Disturbance effects on community structure of Ficus tinctoria fig wasps in Xishuangbanna, China: Implications for the fig/fig wasp mutualism

Fig trees are important components of tropical forests, because their fruits are eaten by so many vertebrates, but they depend on pollinating fig wasps to produce mature fruits. Disturbance to habitat structure can have a major impact on insect diversity and composition, potentially reducing fruit yields. We investigated the impact of habitat disturbance on the fig wasp community associated wit...

Correlated evolution in fig pollination.

This is the first comparative study of correlated evolution between figs (Ficus species, Moraceae) and their pollinators (Hymenoptera: Agaoninae) based on molecular phylogenies of both lineages. Fig relationships based on the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) of nuclear ribosomal DNA and pollinator relationships inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequences enabled the...