How cushion communities are maintained in alpine ecosystems: A review and case study on alpine cushion plant reproduction [0.03%]
高山垫状植物的维持及其繁殖生态学研究——以川滇高山植被区为例
Jianguo Chen,Yanbo Li,Yang Yang et al.
Jianguo Chen et al.
Cushion species occur in nearly all alpine environments worldwide. In past decades, the adaptive and ecosystem-engineering roles of such highly specialized life forms have been well studied. However, the adaptive strategies responsible for ...
Bidirectional natural hybridization between sympatric Ligularia vellerea and L. subspicata [0.03%]
同域分布的毛叶黄连草和疏花黄连草的双向自然杂交事件
Huai Ning,Jiaojun Yu,Xun Gong
Huai Ning
Natural hybridization has been regarded as a crucial pathway of speciation and provides the raw materials for the evolution of biodiversity. The interspecific natural hybridization of the genus Ligularia Cass. is universal and has been cons...
Heavy collecting induces smaller and deeper Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus in the wild [0.03%]
人为采收干扰下太白参野生种群的衰退及其对鳞茎器官特征的影响
Xinhui Li,Lin Liu,Xu Gu et al.
Xinhui Li et al.
Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus is a well-known traditional Chine medicinal herb. However, the demand for this herb is leading to over-collection and its decline in the wild. This study aims to investigate the ecological conditions of Fritill...
Natural selection on floral traits of Caltha scaposa (Ranunculaceae), an alpine perennial with generalized pollination system from Northwest Yunnan [0.03%]
云南西北部泛化传粉系统的多年生高山植物毛萼荷属草本植物花性状的自然选择
Guopeng Zhang,Lihua Meng,Zhikun Wu et al.
Guopeng Zhang et al.
Floral traits, including those invisible to humans but visible to pollinators, that increase pollination efficiency may be selected by pollinators in plant species with pollen limitation of seed production, but the importance of pollinators...
Karyotypes of nineteen species of Asteraceae in the Hengduan Mountains and adjacent regions [0.03%]
横断山及相邻地区19种菊科植物的染色体核型分析
Wenguang Sun,Xiangguang Ma,Jianwen Zhang et al.
Wenguang Sun et al.
The Hengduan Mountains region is a biodiversity hotspot. In this study, we report the karyotypes of 19 species (21 populations) of Asteraceae from this region, 14 of which are reported for the first time. We also examined polyploidy in Aste...
Function of male and hermaphroditic flowers and size-dependent gender diphasy of Lloydia oxycarpa (Liliaceae) from Hengduan Mountains [0.03%]
横断山丽莉花属植物狭蕊卷丹的雄花和两性花的功能及大小依赖的雌雄二形现象研究
Yang Niu,Qiangbang Gong,Deli Peng et al.
Yang Niu et al.
Although hermaphroditism is common in flowering plants, unisexual flowers occur in many plant taxa, forming various sexual systems. However, the sexual system of some plants is difficult to determine morphologically, given that their sex ex...
Seed dormancy and germination characteristics of two Rheum species in the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains [0.03%]
喜马拉雅-横断山地区两种 Rheum 物种的种子休眠及萌发特性
Deli Peng,Zhe Chen,Xiaojian Hu et al.
Deli Peng et al.
Seed dormancy and germination characteristics are important factors determining plant reproductive success, and may be expected to have a major influence on plant distribution. In this study, we aimed to explore the characteristics of seed ...
Spatio-temporal evolution of Allium L. in the Qinghai-Tibet-Plateau region: Immigration and in situ radiation [0.03%]
青藏高原地区葱属（Allium L.）的时空演化：迁入与原地辐射分化
Frank Hauenschild,Adrien Favre,Jan Schnitzler et al.
Frank Hauenschild et al.
A plethora of studies investigating the origin and evolution of diverse mountain taxa has assumed a causal link between geological processes (orogenesis) and a biological response (diversification). Yet, a substantial delay (up to 30 Myr) b...
Origins and evolution of plant diversity in the Hengduan Mountains, China [0.03%]
中国横断山植物多样性的起源和演化历史研究
Hang Sun,Jianwen Zhang,Tao Deng et al.
Hang Sun et al.
Localization of a defensive volatile 4-hydroxy-4-methylpentan-2-one in the capitate glandular trichomes of Oenothera glazioviana [0.03%]
Oenothera glazioviana属植物中防御挥发物4-羟基-4-甲基戊烷-2-酮的腺毛定位
Yanyun Tan,Desen Li,Juan Hua et al.
Yanyun Tan et al.
Glandular trichomes of plants produce a wide variety of secondary metabolites which are considered as major defensive chemicals. The capitate glandular trichomes of Oenothera glazioviana (Onagraceae) were collected with laser microdissectio...