We investigated flower morphology, nectar features, and hummingbird visitation to Palicourea crocea (Rubiaceae), a common ornithophilous shrub found in the riparian forest understory in the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil. Flowers are distylous and the style-stamen dimorphism is accompanied by other intermorph dimorphisms in corolla length, anther length, and stigma lobe length and form. ...

Larimichthys crocea swim bladder is a traditional food and medicine widely used in China. The in vitro anticancer effects of polysaccharide of L. crocea swim bladder (PLCSB) in HCT-116 human colon cancer cells was investigated by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. At concentrations ranging between 0 and 800 μg/ml PLCSB, cancer cell viability was decreased by PLC...

Six species of the genus Amanita are reported from Iran. Among them A. aspera, A. caesarea and A. crocea are new members for Iranian fungus flora. Three previously reported species viz. A. battarae, A. ceciliae and A. rubescens var. rubescens are studied in details. All species areredescribed and illustrated with microphotographs and drawings. 

Two sawfly species were established for the first time in Bulgaria: Gilpinia socia (Klug) (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) and Hemichroa crocea (Geoffroy) Tenthredinidae). G. was found on Pinus sylvestris Plovdiv City, H. - Alnus glutinosa land of Iskra Village. The late-instar larvae collected reared Petri dishes laboratory conditions Forestry Protection Station Plovdiv. Seven female one male adult ...

Mantella bernhardi is an endemic species of Malagasy poison frog threatened by loss and fragmentation of its natural habitat and collection for the pet trade. It is classified as threatened according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) categories and included in Appendix II of the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES)....