Neotoma lepida (woodrat) browses on the leaves of Juniperus osteosperma near Dugway, UT. A comparison between woodrat (N. lepida ) browsed and not-browsed Juniperus osteosperma trees revealed that the percentage of total volatile leaf oil yields was not significantly different between browsed trees (2.22%, 24 hr dist., DM-basis) and not-browsed trees (2.47%). On a percent total oil basis, α-pin...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Juniperus excelsa is an important woody species in the high mountain ecosystems of the eastern Mediterranean Basin where it constitutes the only coniferous species found at the tree line. The genetic diversity within and among J. excelsa populations of the eastern Mediterranean Basin is studied in the light of their historical fragmentation. METHODOLOGY Nuclear microsatell...

Juniperus deppeana has numerous disjunct populations that include four taxonomic varieties and three forms. All four varieties and two forms of Juniperus deppeana from the southwest United States, Mexico and Guatemala were analyzed by sequencing nrDNA (ITS), petN-psbM, trnS-trnG, trnD-trnT, trnL-trnF. A Bayesian tree gave support for clades of var. deppeana, NM, var. patoniana, and var. gamboan...

Woodland ecosystems of the world have been changed by land use demands, altered fire regimes, invasive species and climate change. Reduced fire frequency is recognised as a main causative agent for Pinus–Juniperus L. (piñon–juniper) expansion in North American woodlands. Piñon–juniper control measures, including prescribed fire, are increasingly employed to restore sagebrush steppe communities....

The essential oils of branchlets and fruits of Juniperus excelsa subsp. excelsa and Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos were examined for their antioxidant activity. The compositions of the essential oils were studied by GC and GC-MS. To evaluation the antioxidants activity of the volatile oils, pure components and positive controls at different concentrations, thin-layer chromatography (TLC) s...

      Butyl-hydroxytoluene (BHT) is one of the major synthetic antioxidants with a wide range usage. Replacement of artificial antioxidants with natural antioxidants is highly considered. In this research, the antioxidant activity of Juniperus excelsa was investigated by using reducing power, DPPH radical scavenging and inhibition of lipid peroxidation. Also, the amounts of phenolic an...

A microsomal fraction from seedlings of Sorghum bicolor (Linn) Moench has been shown to catalyze the conversion of L-tyrosine to p-hydroxymandelonitrile via p-hydroxyphenylacetaldoxime. This transformation is consistent with the general pathway for cyanogenic glycoside biosynthesis proposed on the basis of in vivo experiments. When the microsomal fraction was combined with a protein fraction fr...

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus dacotensis Zimm.) numbers in the central Black Hills have declined since the middle 1970s. Population status has been documented by a decline in hunter success, deer reproductive success, and fawn survival. Most management agencies believe habitat deterioration is the primary cause of population decline in the Black Hills. We evaluated habitat selection...