BACKGROUND AND AIMS Polyploidization plays an important role in the evolution of many plant genera, including Koeleria. The knowledge of ploidy, chromosome number and genome size may enable correct taxonomic treatment when other features are insufficient as in Koeleria. Therefore, these characteristics and their variability were determined for populations of six central European Koeleria taxa. ...

A partial mRNA sequence was identified from Celosia cristata purified leaf mRNA population at the early vegetative stage. Based on its deduced amino acid sequence analysis, it was predicted to encode a homologue of Herpes UL31 protein superfamily in test plant. The bacterial origin of the isolated fragment was eliminated on the basis of some experimental evidences. Since the cloned mRNA fragmen...

The aim of this paper was to provide new records of Amblyomma sculptum on two species of terricolous birds in two areas of the Cerrado (savannah- like) bioma: two specimens of Cariama cristata were captured in the state of Goiás and one specimen ofCrax fasciolata was captured in the state of Minas Gerais. One of the C. cristata was parasitized by 15 larvae, six nymphs, one male and two females ...

A new phenolic compound, named 3-geranyl-2,5-dihydroxy-benzaldehyde (1), together with seven known chalone derivatives (2–8) has been isolated from the seeds of Celosia cristata L. Their chemical structures have been elucidated by spectroscopic analysis. All these compounds (1–8) were isolated from C. cristata for the

Arenicola cristata, a marine annelid, is a well-known and prized traditional Chinese medicine. However, the serine protease gene of A. cristata has not been cloned yet. In this study, a novel protease of A. cristata was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the functions of this recombinant protease were also investigated. The whole complementary DNA (cDNA) of this novel pro...

Studying the evolutionary dynamics of an alien species surviving and continuing to expand after several generations can provide fundamental information on the relevant features of clearly successful invasions. Here, we tackle this task by investigating the dynamics of the genetic diversity in invasive crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) populations, introduced to Italy about 1500 years ago, wh...

A new genus, Stijlolidia , and two new species, Stylolidia pectinata n. sp. (type species) and Stijlolidii cristata n. sp., from Malaysia are described and illustrated. A key to the males of the known species is also included. The Oriental leafhoppers of the tribe Coehdiini are composed of five rather distinct genera, three of which are fairly large and have speciated over the entire region (Ni...

Two phenolic compounds (PCoumaric acid and α–Tocopherol), two flavonoidal compounds ( luetoline and 7-methoxy luetoline) and two iridoidal glycosides (barlerin and schanshiside methyl ester) have been isolated from leaves of Barleria cristata their structure were established by spectral analysis. This is the first report of occurrence of these compounds from Barleria cristata Linn plant. K. HEM...