Search Results - "Hodgson, Wendy C"
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Evolution of the Xerocarpa clade ( Opuntia ; Opuntieae): Evidence for the Role of the Grand Canyon in the Biogeographic History of the Iconic Beavertail Cactus and Relatives
Published in Plants (Basel) (01-07-2023)“…The formation of the western North American drylands has led to the evolution of an astounding diversity of species well adapted for such communities. Complex…”
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An Aridamerican model for agriculture in a hotter, water scarce world
Published in Plants, people, planet (01-11-2020)“…Climate change is dramatically restructuring agriculture and damaging crops, food security, and human health, especially in deserts. To radically redesign food…”
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New World Cactaceae Plants Harbor Diverse Geminiviruses
Published in Viruses (16-04-2021)“…The family Cactaceae comprises a diverse group of typically succulent plants that are native to the American continent but have been introduced to nearly all…”
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A Novel Divergent Geminivirus Identified in Asymptomatic New World Cactaceae Plants
Published in Viruses (01-04-2020)“…Cactaceae comprise a diverse and iconic group of flowering plants which are almost exclusively indigenous to the New World. The wide variety of growth forms…”
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Pre-contact Agave domesticates - living legacy plants in Arizona's landscape
Published in Annals of botany (25-11-2023)“…Agaves played a central role as multi-use plants providing food, fibre and beverage to pre-contact and historical Mesoamerican cultures. However, their…”
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Human food use increases plant geographical ranges in the Sonoran Desert
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-07-2021)“…Aim Climate is usually regarded as the main determinant of plant species distributions. However, past human use of species for food might also have influenced…”
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Thistle be a mess: Untangling the taxonomy of Cirsium (Cardueae: Compositae) in North America
Published in Journal of systematics and evolution : JSE (01-11-2020)“…Cirsium (i.e., “thistles”) are one of the most taxonomically challenging groups of Compositae in North America. This study represents the first attempt to…”
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Genetic and morphological contrasts between wild and anthropogenic populations of Agave parryi var. huachucensis in south-eastern Arizona
Published in Annals of botany (01-05-2014)“…Background and AimsAt least seven species of Agave, including A. parryi, were cultivated prehistorically in Arizona, serving as important sources of food and…”
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Secondary Seed Ingestion in Snakes: Germination Frequency and Rate, Seedling Viability, and Implications for Dispersal in Nature
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (04-01-2022)“…The importance of vertebrate animals as seed dispersers (zoochory) has received increasing attention from researchers over the past 20 years, yet one category…”
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Inferring ancient Agave cultivation practices from contemporary genetic patterns
Published in Molecular ecology (01-04-2010)“…Several Agave species have played an important ethnobotanical role since prehistory in Mesoamerica and semiarid areas to the north, including central Arizona…”
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Genetic consequences of pre-Columbian cultivation for Agave murpheyi and A. delamateri (Agavaceae)
Published in American journal of botany (01-09-2007)“…Pre-Columbian farmers cultivated several species of agave in central Arizona from ca. A.D. 600-1350. Because of the longevity and primarily asexual…”
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Two new Agave species (Agavaceae) from central Arizona and their putative pre-Columbian domesticated origins
Published in Brittonia (01-02-2013)“…Recent fieldwork in central Arizona resulted in the discovery of two agaves that display low seed set, reproduce mainly by vegetative means, have restricted…”
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Genetic consequences of pre-Columbian cultivation for Agave murpheyi and A. delamateri (Agavaceae)1
Published in American journal of botany (01-09-2007)“…Pre-Columbian farmers cultivated several species of agave in central Arizona from ca. A.D. 600-1350. Because of the longevity and primarily asexual…”
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Taxonomic Novelties in American Agave (Agavaceae)
Published in Novon (Saint Louis, Mo.) (01-12-2001)“…In the course of preparing a taxonomic treatment of Agave (Agavaceae), recognition of four taxonomic novelties is needed. Agave phillipsiana is a new, rare…”
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Additions to the Flora of the Grand Canyon Region. II
Published in Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science (01-01-1999)“…Recent floristic surveys and collections within Grand Canyon Region (defined as that area within Grand Canyon National Park boundaries and including one…”
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Baboquivari Mountain Plants. Identification, Ecology, and Ethnobotany
Published in Economic Botany (15-03-2011)Get full text
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Book Review: Gardens of New Spain. How Mediterranean plants and foods changed America
Published in The Holocene (01-12-2005)Get full text
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A Place Called Grand Canyon: Contested Geographies
Published in Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science (01-01-1998)Get full text
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