Search Results - "Chiu, Chun Pang"
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Drastic reduction of plastome size in the mycoheterotrophic Thismia tentaculata relative to that of its autotrophic relative Tacca chantrieri
Published in American journal of botany (01-06-2016)“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Heterotrophic angiosperms tend to have reduced plastome sizes relative to those of their autotrophic relatives because genes that code…”
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Stigmatic exudate in the Annonaceae: Pollinator reward, pollen germination medium or extragynoecial compitum
Published in Journal of integrative plant biology (01-12-2017)“…Although "dry-type" stigmas are widely re- garded as ancestral in angiosperms, the early-divergent family Annonaceae has copious stigmatic exudate. We evaluate…”
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Domain randomization-enhanced deep learning models for bird detection
Published in Scientific reports (12-01-2021)“…Automatic bird detection in ornithological analyses is limited by the accuracy of existing models, due to the lack of training data and the difficulties in…”
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Spatial ecology of little egret ( Egretta garzetta ) in Hong Kong uncovers preference for commercial fishponds
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (08-09-2020)“…Many natural wetlands have been converted to human-influenced wetlands. In some instances, human-influenced wetlands could provide complementary habitats for…”
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Plant community composition on landfill sites after multiple years of ecological restoration
Published in Landscape research (18-05-2020)“…Ecological restoration of closed landfill sites is often challenging due to poor soil structure and seed bank. Currently, the planting mixes used in closed…”
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The evolution of alternative mechanisms that promote outcrossing in Annonaceae, a self-compatible family of early-divergent angiosperms
Published in Botanical journal of the Linnean Society (01-01-2014)“…Annonaceae flowers are generally hermaphroditic and show high levels of outcrossing, but unlike many other early‐divergent angiosperms lack a…”
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Time-Dependent Trapping of Pollinators Driven by the Alignment of Floral Phenology with Insect Circadian Rhythms
Published in Frontiers in plant science (30-06-2017)“…Several evolutionary lineages in the early divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae possess flowers with a distinctive pollinator trapping mechanism, in which…”
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Functional monoecy due to delayed anther dehiscence: a novel mechanism in Pseuduvaria mulgraveana (Annonaceae)
Published in PloS one (26-03-2013)“…Unlike most genera in the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae, Pseuduvaria exhibits a diversity of floral sex expression. Most species are…”
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Ecological Correlates of 20-Year Population Trends of Wintering Waterbirds in Deep Bay, South China
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (20-04-2021)“…Along the East Asian-Australasian flyway (EAAF), waterbirds are threatened by a wide range of human activities. Studies have shown that wintering populations…”
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Contrasting pollination ecology of Disepalum species (Annonaceae): evolutionary loss of the floral chamber and partial breakdown of protogyny associated with a shift in pollination system
Published in Botanical journal of the Linnean Society (01-11-2016)“…Abstract Disepalum comprises two monophyletic sister subgenera, Enicosanthellum and Disepalum, with strikingly different floral morphologies: the former has…”
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Vegetation succession on landslides in Hong Kong: Plant regeneration, survivorship and constraints to restoration
Published in Global ecology and conservation (01-07-2018)“…Landslides often lead to a unique successional direction because the existing vegetation, seed bank and top soil including nutrient and mycorrhizal inoculum…”
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Recycled waste black polyurethane sponges for solar vapor generation and distillation
Published in Applied energy (15-11-2017)“…•1st demonstration of recycled black sponge for solar evaporation and distillation.•The black sponge was surface modified for performance enhancement.•Solar…”
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Vegetation regeneration on natural terrain landslides in Hong Kong: Direct seeding of native species as a restoration tool
Published in Land degradation & development (15-02-2023)“…Landslides are common in tropical and subtropical regions with hilly terrains and heavy rainstorms, and can cause significant economic, ecological, and social…”
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Published in Land degradation & development (15-02-2023)“…The cover image is based on the Research Article Vegetation regeneration on natural terrain landslides in Hong Kong: Direct seeding of native species as a…”
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Reproductive resource partitioning in two sympatric Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae) from Borneo: floral biology, pollinator trapping and plant breeding system
Published in Scientific reports (21-10-2016)“…The floral phenology, pollination ecology and breeding systems of two sympatric early-divergent angiosperms, Goniothalamus tapisoides and G. suaveolens…”
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Early Ecological Succession on Landslide Trails, Hong Kong, China
Published in Écoscience (Sainte-Foy) (01-04-2018)“…In Southeast Asia, intensive rainstorms caused by strong monsoon and tropical cyclones can trigger landslides in mountainous or hilly regions, which may…”
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Floral Biology and Pollination Ecology of Desmos chinensis (Annonaceae): Assessing the Efficacy of Floral Synchrony for Promoting Xenogamy
Published in International journal of plant sciences (01-05-2015)“…Premise of research. Early-divergent angiosperms typically possess hermaphroditic flowers but often lack any biochemically mediated self-incompatibility…”
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Aerial litter mimicry: A novel form of floral deception mediated by a monoterpene synthase
Published in The Journal of ecology (10-11-2024)“…Abstract Floral mimics deceive their pollinators by developing visual and olfactory resemblance to various models. We report a flower that exhibits phenotypes…”
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Functional Monoecy Due to Delayed Anther Dehiscence: A Novel Mechanism in Pseuduvaria mulgraveana (Annonaceae). e59951
Published in PloS one (01-03-2013)“…Unlike most genera in the early-divergent angiosperm family Annonaceae, Pseuduvaria exhibits a diversity of floral sex expression. Most species are…”
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