of plant and animal species leads to morphological and physiological changes that distinguish domesticated taxa from their wild ancestors. It is one of the most important technological innovations in human history and was the linchpin of the Neolithic revolution 13,000–10,000 years ago, in which groups of hunter-gatherers formed the sedentary agricultural societies that ultimately gave rise to ...

Contrasting hypotheses exist about the relationship between plant species diversity and genetic diversity. However, experimental data of species diversity effects on genetic differentiation among populations are lacking. To address this, Lolium perenne was sown with an equal number of seeds in 78 experimental grasslands (Jena Experiment) varying in species richness (1, 2, 4, 8 to 16) and functi...

BACKGROUND The different hypotheses proposed to explain positive species richness-productivity relationships, i.e. selection effect and complementarity effect, imply that plant functional characteristics are at the core of a mechanistic understanding of biodiversity effects. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We used two community-wide measures of plant functional composition, (1) community-weigh...

We have studied the relationship of bruchids and their legume hosts by extensive field sampling throughout Hungary over 17 years and by rearing the beetles from the samples in the laboratory. The value of the system lies in the accuracy of host affiliations. A total of 138 species and subspecies of plants were sampled, representing approximately 87% of the Leguminosae in Hungary. Only 51 legume...

Plants, as sessile organisms, evolved a complex and functionally diverse heat shock factor (HSF) gene family to cope with various environmental stresses. However, the limited evolution studies of the HSF gene family have hindered our understanding of environmental adaptations in plants. In this study, a comprehensive evolution analysis on the HSF gene family was performed in 51 representative p...

Floating treatment wetland (FTW) is a promising technology for nutrient and metal removal from stormwater. Plant the key component of an FTW, facilitating pollutant through plant uptake microbial actions. A careful selection species essential efficient FTW. This paper reviews available literature focusing on role plants in FTWs to identify research gaps provide future directions. From field-sca...

The Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) is a globally vulnerable species, and habitat loss is the primary cause of its decline. To date, little is known regarding the specific habitat needs, and stopover habitat selection in particular, of the Hooded Crane. In this study we used stochastic gradient boosting (TreeNet) to develop three specific habitat selection models for roosting, daytime resting, and ...