No significant differences in macro- and micromorphology were found between the parasitic stolon and free-living polyps of Polypodium sp. obtained from infected eggs of the North American acipenseriform fish Polyodon spathula and corresponding developmental stages of Polypodium hydriforme Ussov, parasitic in the Volga sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus). Therefore, both the American and the European f...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pollen characters have been widely used in defining evolutionary trends in orchids. In recent years, information on pollination biology and phylogenetic patterns within Orchidinae has become available. Hence, the aim of the presented work is to re-evaluate exine micromorphology of Orchidinae in light of recent phylogenetic studies and to test whether pollen micromorphology s...

The overall purpose of the project was to explore and quantify the processes that control the formation and reactivity of biogenic iron microminerals and their impact on the solubility of metal contaminants. The research addressed how surface components of bacterial cells, extracellular organic material, and the aqueous geochemistry of the DIRB microenvironment impacts the mineralogy, chemical ...

In this study, a femtosecond laser was used to pretreat the surface of Al–Li alloy, micromorphology, roughness, contact angle, and wettability which were adjusted by changing scanning speed, sample bonded into single joint with polyether ether ketone (PEEK) adhesive. The mechanism treatment affecting bonding strength alloy explored through tensile shear experiments. results indicated that optim...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The two closely related subtribes Bifrenariinae Dressler and Maxillariinae Benth. are easily distinguished on morphological grounds. Recently, however, molecular techniques have supported the inclusion of Bifrenariinae within a more broadly defined Maxillariinae. The present paper describes the diverse labellar micromorphology found amongst representatives of Bifrenariinae (...

Dianthus multiflorus from Gazipaşa (Antalya), south Anatolia (Turkey), is described as a new annual species with verrucose calyx. The morphological differences from the species within the same group with Dianthus multiflorus, which are Dianthus aydogdui, Dianthus cyri and Dianthus tripunctatus, are discussed. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threat category and observat...

The micromorphology and elemental composition of celestobarite crystals in a duripan from central Australia are examined. These crystals are flabellate (fan-shaped), have a Ba/Sr ratio of 11.1, and are up to 50 p.m in size. The location of the celestobarite crystals within silicified roots and in close association with calcite and clay coatings indicates that these celestobarite crystals are au...

The last decade has seen a growing and renewed interest regarding anthropogenic soils which owe their dominant characteristics to past land management practices. These soils, besides being of particular pedological interest, are also of high archaeological significance given the high density of sites which frequently occurs on them. According to the World Reference Base for Soil Resources, anth...