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Epigenetic differentiation and relationship to adaptive genetic divergence in discrete populations of the violet Viola cazorlensis by Herrera, Carlos M., Bazaga, Pilar

“…In plants, epigenetic variations based on DNA methylation are often heritable and could influence the course of evolution. Before this hypothesis can be…”
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Body mass decline in a Mediterranean community of solitary bees supports the size shrinking effect of climatic warming by Herrera, Carlos M., Núñez, Alejandro, Valverde, Javier, Alonso, Conchita

“…The long‐known, widely documented inverse relationship between body size and environmental temperature (“temperature‐size rule”) has recently led to…”
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Epigenetic variation predicts regional and local intraspecific functional diversity in a perennial herb by Medrano, Mónica, Herrera, Carlos M., Bazaga, Pilar

“…The ecological significance of epigenetic variation has been generally inferred from studies on model plants under artificial conditions, but the importance of…”
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Yeasts in nectar of an early-blooming herb: sought by bumble bees, detrimental to plant fecundity by Herrera, Carlos M., Pozo, María I., Medrano, Mónica

“…Through their effects on physicochemical features of floral nectar, nectar-dwelling yeasts can alter pollinator behavior, but the effect of such changes on…”
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Continuous within-plant variation as a source of intraspecific functional diversity: Patterns, magnitude, and genetic correlates of leaf variability in Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae) by Herrera, Carlos M., Medrano, Mónica, Bazaga, Pilar

“…• Premise of the study: Continuous within-plant variation in quantitative traits of reiterated, homologous structures is a component of intraspecific…”
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Microorganisms transported by ants induce changes in floral nectar composition of an ant-pollinated plant by de Vega, Clara, Herrera, Carlos M

“…• Premise of the study: Interactions between plants and ants abound in nature and have significant consequences for ecosystem functioning. Recently, it has…”
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MSAP markers and global cytosine methylation in plants: a literature survey and comparative analysis for a wild‐growing species by Alonso, Conchita, Pérez, Ricardo, Bazaga, Pilar, Medrano, Mónica, Herrera, Carlos M.

“…Methylation of DNA cytosines affects whether transposons are silenced and genes are expressed, and is a major epigenetic mechanism whereby plants respond to…”
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Zooming-in on floral nectar: a first exploration of nectar-associated bacteria in wild plant communities by Álvarez-Pérez, Sergio, Herrera, Carlos M., de Vega, Clara

“…Abstract Floral nectar of some animal-pollinated plants usually harbours highly adapted yeast communities which can profoundly alter nectar characteristics…”
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Global DNA cytosine methylation as an evolving trait: phylogenetic signal and correlated evolution with genome size in angiosperms by Alonso, Conchita, Pérez, Ricardo, Bazaga, Pilar, Herrera, Carlos M

“…DNA cytosine methylation is a widespread epigenetic mechanism in eukaryotes, and plant genomes commonly are densely methylated. Genomic methylation can be…”
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Species Richness of Yeast Communities in Floral Nectar of Southern Spanish Plants by Pozo, María I, Herrera, Carlos M, Bazaga, Pilar

“…Floral nectar of insect-pollinated plants often contains dense yeast populations, yet little quantitative information exists on patterns and magnitude of…”
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Invisible floral larcenies: microbial communities degrade floral nectar of bumble bee-pollinated plants by Herrera, Carlos M, Garcia, Isabel M, Perez, Ricardo

“…The ecology of nectarivorous microbial communities remains virtually unknown, which precludes elucidating whether these organisms play some role in…”
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Acinetobacter nectaris sp. nov. and Acinetobacter boissieri sp. nov., isolated from floral nectar of wild Mediterranean insect-pollinated plants by Álvarez-Pérez, Sergio, Lievens, Bart, Jacquemyn, Hans, Herrera, Carlos M

“…The taxonomic status of 14 strains of members of the genus Acinetobacter isolated from floral nectar of wild Mediterranean insect-pollinated plants, which did…”
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Yeasts in floral nectar: a quantitative survey by Herrera, Carlos M, de Vega, Clara, Canto, Azucena, Pozo, María I

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: One peculiarity of floral nectar that remains relatively unexplored from an ecological perspective is its role as a natural habitat for…”
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Nectar yeasts of two southern Spanish plants: the roles of immigration and physiological traits in community assembly by Pozo, María I., Lachance, Marc-André, Herrera, Carlos M.

“…Abstract Recent studies have shown that dense yeast populations often occurring in floral nectar are numerically dominated by a few species from the…”
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Nectar yeasts warm the flowers of a winter-blooming plant by Herrera, Carlos M., Pozo, María I.

“…Yeasts are ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic microbiota, yet their ecological functionality remains relatively unexplored in comparison with other…”
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Nectar-living yeasts of a tropical host plant community: diversity and effects on community-wide floral nectar traits by Canto, Azucena, Herrera, Carlos M, Rodriguez, Rosalina

“…We characterize the diversity of nectar-living yeasts of a tropical host plant community at different hierarchical sampling levels, measure the associations…”
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Inhospitable sweetness: nectar filtering of pollinator-borne inocula leads to impoverished, phylogenetically clustered yeast communities by Herrera, Carlos M., Canto, Azucena, Pozo, María I., Bazaga, Pilar

“…H. foetidus…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of the angiosperm-floricolous insect–yeast association: Have yeast and angiosperm lineages co-diversified? by Guzmán, Beatriz, Lachance, Marc-André, Herrera, Carlos M.

“…[Display omitted] •Most robust and well-sampled Metschnikowiaceae phylogeny to date (approximately 90% of described species).•Repeated and independent habitat…”
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Nitrogen Assimilation Varies Among Clades of Nectar- and Insect-Associated Acinetobacters by Álvarez-Pérez, Sergio, Tsuji, Kaoru, Donald, Marion, Van Assche, Ado, Vannette, Rachel L., Herrera, Carlos M., Jacquemyn, Hans, Fukami, Tadashi, Lievens, Bart

“…Floral nectar is commonly colonized by yeasts and bacteria, whose growth largely depends on their capacity to assimilate nutrient resources, withstand high…”
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Candida metrosideri pro tempore sp. nov. and Candida ohialehuae pro tempore sp. nov., two antifungal-resistant yeasts associated with Metrosideros polymorpha flowers in Hawaii by Klaps, Joon, de Vega, Clara, Herrera, Carlos M, Junker, Robert R, Lievens, Bart, Álvarez-Pérez, Sergio

“…Flowers produce an array of nutrient-rich exudates in which microbes can thrive, making them hotspots for microbial abundance and diversity. During a diversity…”
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