Session Two (Chapters 1-3) Chapter 1 is an intentionally grandiose introduction to the king. His name is presented twice at the outset, a stylistic touch that sets the stage for the continuous procession of dyads through the description of the Persian court (cf. Levenson, Esther 10-11). Honor and royalty are linked repeatedly throughout the chapter; names, titles, and positions seem to be of pr...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY To facilitate population genetic analyses, microsatellite markers were developed for pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), a large, weedy, perennial herb native to eastern North America that is emerging as a significant invasive species in China. METHODS AND RESULTS We mined 1,100,538 Illumina MiSeq reads from genomic DNA for microsatellites and identified 58 primer pairs. We ...

Interspecific competition determines the invasive capability of alien plants. Phytolacca americana, one most destructive plants in China, was first discovered and recorded China 1935. Since its arrival, rapid expansion species has driven out a native congener, acinosa. In this study, we assessed competitive interaction P. americana acinosa pot experiment at Yunnan University. Our results indica...

Successful invasions by exotic plants are often attributed to a loss of co-evolved specialists and a re-allocation of resources from defense to growth and reproduction. However, invasive plants are rarely completely released from insect herbivory because they are frequently attacked by generalists in their introduced ranges. The novel generalist community may also affect the invasive plant’s de...

This is the first report of its kind that well demonstrates that a lectin from Phytolacca americana [Pa-2 (P. americana lectin-2)] can also be intrinsically unordered, based on the results obtained by CD, tryptophan fluorescence, ANS (8-anilinonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid) binding, acrylamide quenching, DLS (dynamic light scattering) and its amino acid composition database analyses. Pa-2 is an a...

Three experiments investigated learned helplessness in rats manipulating response topography within-subject and different intervals between treatment and tests among groups. In Experiment 1, rats previously exposed to inescapable shocks were tested under an escape contingency where either jumping or nose poking was required to terminate shocks; tests were run either 1, 14 or 28 days after treat...

Two cDNA clones encoding polyphenol oxidases were isolated from a cDNA library constructed from a log-phase suspension culture of Phytolacca americana (pokeweed) producing betalains. The clones exhibit 93 and 86% sequence identity at the nucleotide and deduced amino acid levels, respectively. Both clones contain two copper-binding domains characterized by histidine-rich regions, which are found...