Search Results - "Roensted, Nina"
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Estimating species diversity and distribution in the era of Big Data: to what extent can we trust public databases?
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-08-2015)“…Aim: Massive digitalization of natural history collections is now leading to a steep accumulation of publicly available species distribution data. However,…”
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Resurrecting deadly carrots: towards a revision of Thapsia (Apiaceae) based on phylogenetic analysis of nrITS sequences and chemical profiles
Published in Botanical journal of the Linnean Society (01-04-2014)“…Thapsia is a small genus of herbaceous perennials in Apiaceae. Thapsia occurs around the Mediterranean, extending from the Atlantic coasts of Portugal and…”
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Can phylogeny predict chemical diversity and potential medicinal activity of plants? A case study of Amaryllidaceae
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (14-09-2012)“…During evolution, plants and other organisms have developed a diversity of chemical defences, leading to the evolution of various groups of specialized…”
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Biogeographical and phylogenetic origins of African fig species ( Ficus section Galoglychia)
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-04-2007)“…Ficus section Galoglychia (subgenus Urostigma; Moraceae) includes 72 species restricted to the African floristic region (a few extending to the Arabian…”
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60 Million years of co-divergence in the fig-wasp symbiosis
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (22-12-2005)“…Figs (…”
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One Fig to Bind Them All: Host Conservatism in a Fig Wasp Community Unraveled by Cospeciation Analyses Among Pollinating and Nonpollinating Fig Wasps
Published in Evolution (01-07-2008)“…The study of chalcid wasps that live within syconia of fig trees (Moraceae, Ficus), provides a unique opportunity to investigate the evolution of specialized…”
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Phylogeny, biogeography, and ecology of Ficus section Malvanthera (Moraceae)
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-07-2008)“…We conducted the first molecular phylogenetic study of Ficus section Malvanthera (Moraceae; subgenus Urostigma) based on 32 Malvanthera accessions and seven…”
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Hyaluronidase, phospholipase A sub(2) and protease inhibitory activity of plants used in traditional treatment of snakebite-induced tissue necrosis in Mali, DR Congo and South Africa
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (18-11-2014)“…Ethnopharmacological relevance Snakebite envenomation, every year, causes estimated 5-10,000 mortalities and results in more than 5-15,000 amputations in…”
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The first phylogenetic hypothesis for the southern African endemic genus Tulbaghia (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae) based on plastid and nuclear DNA sequences
Published in Botanical journal of the Linnean Society (01-06-2016)“…Southern Africa has three indigenous genera in the Amaryllidaceae subfamily Allioideae. Prototulbaghia is monospecific and Allium is represented by a single…”
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Phylogenetic selection of Narcissus species for drug discovery
Published in Biochemical systematics and ecology (01-05-2008)“…Plants are of immense importance in providing healthcare worldwide. With over 250 000 species of angiosperms alone, the potential for finding new medicinal…”
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Using a phylogenetic approach to selection of target plants in drug discovery of acetylcholinesterase inhibiting alkaloids in Amaryllidaceae tribe Galantheae
Published in Biochemical systematics and ecology (01-10-2010)“…We present phylogenetic analyses of 32 taxa of Amaryllidaceae tribe Galantheae, 6 taxa of other Eurasian genera of Amaryllidaceae and Phaedranassa dubia as…”
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A New Classification of Ficus Subsection Urostigma (Moraceae) Based on Four Nuclear DNA Markers (ITS, ETS, G3pdh, and ncpGS), Morphology and Leaf Anatomy: e0128289
Published in PloS one (01-06-2015)“…Ficus subsection Urostigma as currently circumscribed contains 27 species, distributed in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, and is of key importance to…”
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Amaryllidaceae alkaloids from the Australasian tribe Calostemmateae with acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity
Published in Biochemical systematics and ecology (01-04-2011)“…► Alkaloids of Amaryllidaceae tribe Calostemmateae were investigated for the first time using spectroscopic methods. ► Galanthine, incartine and lycorine were…”
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Mauritian red nectar remains a mystery
Published in Nature (London) (11-06-1998)“…Floral nectar is rich in chemicals and induces pollination. Although it may be tainted by algae or mould, it usually lacks colouring agents. However, a few…”
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