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Variation in phenotypic plasticity of metabolic and performance traits along a latitudinal gradient in Woodland Strawberry
Publication · February 28, 2026
The chromosome-scale genome and the genetic resistance machinery against insect herbivores of the Mexican toloache, Datura stramonium
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Abstract Plant resistance refers to the heritable ability of plants to reduce damage caused by natural enemies, such as herbivores and pathogens, either through constitutive or induced traits like chemical compounds or trichomes. Howeve...
Publication · February 28, 2026
Nuclear and chloroplast DNA phylogeography reveals high genetic diversity and postglacial range expansion in Quercus mexicana.
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Phylogeographical studies are fundamental for understanding factors that influence the spatial distribution of genetic lineages within species. Population expansions and contractions, distribution shifts, and climate changes are...
Publication · February 28, 2026
Inter‐annual variation in the abundance of specialist herbivores determines plant resistance in Datura stramonium
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Abstract The expression of plant resistance traits against arthropod herbivores often comes with costs to other essential plant functions such as growth and fitness. These trade‐offs are shaped by the allocation of limited resources. Ho...
Publication · February 28, 2026
Long-distance dispersal drives the genetic variation and historical demography of Quercus magnoliifolia and Quercus resinosa (Fagaceae) in the Mexican highlands
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While hybridization and introgression can have a strong adaptive importance, it can impede divergence of species. Quercus magnoliifolia and Q. resinosa are two endemic oak species distributed across the Mexican highlands. These species ...
Publication · February 28, 2026
A Trip Back Home: Resistance to Herbivores of Native and Non-Native Plant Populations of Datura stramonium
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When colonizing new ranges, plant populations may benefit from the absence of the checks imposed by the enemies, herbivores, and pathogens that regulated their numbers in their original range. Therefore, rates of plant damage or infesta...
Publication · February 28, 2026
Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals distinct regulatory responses of secondary defensive metabolism in Datura species (Solanaceae) under plant development and herbivory‐mediated stress
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Abstract Differential expression of genes is key to mediating developmental and stress‐related plant responses. Here, we addressed the regulation of plant metabolic responses to biotic stress and the developmental variation of defense‐r...
Publication · February 28, 2026
Gene family evolution and natural selection signatures in Datura spp. (Solanaceae)
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Elucidating the diversification process of congeneric species makes it necessary to identify the factors promoting species variation and diversification. Comparative gene family analysis allows us to elucidate the evolutionary history o...
Publication · February 28, 2026
Genomic signatures of the evolution of defence against its natural enemies in the poisonous and medicinal plant Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)
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Tropane alkaloids and terpenoids are widely used in the medicine and pharmaceutic industry and evolved as chemical defenses against herbivores and pathogens in the annual herb Datura stramonium (Solanaceae). Here, we present the first d...
Publication · February 28, 2026
Tropane alkaloids and terpenes synthase genes of Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)
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Background Plants have evolved physical–chemical defense to prevent/diminish damage by their enemies. Chemical defense involves the synthesis’ pathways of specialized toxic, repellent, or anti-nutritive metabolites to herbivores. Molecu...
Publication · February 28, 2026
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