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Feeding on Host Plants with Different Concentrations and Structures of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Impacts the Chemical-Defense Effectiveness of a Specialist Herbivore by Martins, Carlos H Z, Cunha, Beatriz P, Solferini, Vera N, Trigo, José R

“…Sequestration of chemical defenses from host plants is a strategy widely used by herbivorous insects to avoid predation. Larvae of the arctiine moth Utetheisa…”
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Pleistocene niche stability and lineage diversification in the subtropical spider Araneus omnicolor (Araneidae) by Peres, Elen A, Sobral-Souza, Thadeu, Perez, Manolo F, Bonatelli, Isabel A S, Silva, Daniel P, Silva, Márcio J, Solferini, Vera N

“…The influence of Quaternary climate oscillations on the diversification of the South American fauna is being increasingly explored. However, most of these…”
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Worms without borders: genetic diversity patterns in four Brazilian Ototyphlonemertes species (Nemertea, Hoplonemertea) by Andrade, Sónia C. S., Norenburg, Jon L., Solferini, Vera N.

“…Understanding the evolutionary processes from recent demographic history is especially difficult for interstitial organisms due to their poorly known natural…”
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Hidden diversity: Phylogeography of genus Ototyphlonemertes Diesing, 1863 (Ototyphlonemertidae: Hoplonemertea) reveals cryptic species and high diversity in Chilean populations by Mendes, Cecili B, Norenburg, Jon L, Solferini, Vera N, Andrade, Sónia C S

“…Ototyphlonemertes is a cosmopolitan genus of meiofaunal nemerteans. Their morphological characters are insufficient to reliably identify and delimit species…”
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Stem and crown allometry in four congeneric species of dioecious tropical trees by Fernández Otárola, Mauricio, Sazima, Marlies, Solferini, Vera N.

“…Key message Congeneric species showed similar stem and crown allometry, but differed in crown dimensions indicating that crown size is adaptive and variable…”
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Testing the trend towards specialization in herbivore–host plant associations using a molecular phylogeny of Tomoplagia (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Yotoko, Karla S.C., Prado, Paulo I., Russo, Claudia A.M., Solferini, Vera N.

“…Herbivorous insects are abundant and diverse and insect–host plant associations tend to be specialized and evolutionarily conserved. Some authors suggested…”
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A molecular study of the systematics of the Drosophila tripunctata group and the tripunctata radiation by Yotoko, Karla S.C., Medeiros, Hermes F., Solferini, Vera N., Klaczko, Louis B.

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Native or nonnative host plants: What is better for a specialist moth? by Trigo, José Roberto, Martins, Carlos H. Z., Cunha, Beatriz P., Solferini, Vera N.

“…The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) predicts that the lack of natural enemies, such as herbivores, contributes to the success of nonnative plants as colonizers…”
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Tree size and its relationship with flowering phenology and reproductive output in Wild Nutmeg trees by Otárola, Mauricio Fernández, Sazima, Marlies, Solferini, Vera N.

“…Reproductive strategies, sexual selection, and their relationship with the phenotype of individuals are topics widely studied in animals, but this information…”
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Phylogeography of the cactophilic species Drosophila gouveai: demographic events and divergence timing in dry vegetation enclaves in eastern Brazil by Moraes, Evandro M., Yotoko, Karla S. C., Manfrin, Maura H., Solferini, Vera N., Sene, Fábio M.

“…The aim of this study was to assess the causal mechanisms underlying populational subdivision in Drosophila gouveai, a cactophilic species associated with…”
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Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 October 2011 - 30 November 2011 by ABREU, ALUANA G., ALBAINA, A., ALPERMANN, TILMAN J., APKENAS, VANESSA E., BANKHEAD-DRONNET, S., BERGEK, SARA, BERUMEN, MICHAEL L., CHO, CHANG-HUNG, CLOBERT, JEAN, COULON, AURÉLIE, DE FERAUDY, D., ESTONBA, A., HANKELN, THOMAS, HOCHKIRCH, AXEL, HSU, TSAI-WEN, HUANG, TSURNG-JUHN, IRIGOIEN, X., IRIONDO, M., KAY, KATHLEEN M., KINITZ, TIM, KOTHERA, LINDA, LE HÉNANFF, MAXIME, LIEUTIER, F., LOURDAIS, OLIVIER, MACRINI, CAMILA M. T., MANZANO, C., MARTIN, C., MORRIS, VERONICA R. F., NANNINGA, GERRIT, PARDO, M. A., PLIESKE, JÖRG, POINTEAU, S., PRESTEGAARD, TORE, QUACK, MARKUS, RICHARD, MURIELLE, SAVAGE, HARRY M., SCHWARCZ, KAISER D., SHADE, JESSICA, SIMMS, ELLEN L., SOLFERINI, VERA N., STEVENS, VIRGINIE M., VEITH, MICHAEL, WEN, MEI-JUAN, WICKER, FLORIAN, YOST, JENNIFER M., ZARRAONAINDIA, I.

“…This article documents the addition of 139 microsatellite marker loci and 90 pairs of single‐nucleotide polymorphism sequencing primers to the Molecular…”
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Genetic diversity in Atlantic Forest trees: fragmentation effects on Astronium graveolens (Anacardiaceae) and Metrodorea nigra (Rutaceae), species with distinct seed dispersal strategies by SCHWARCZ, KAISER D, PATACA, CAIAME L, ABREU, ALUANA G, BARIANI, JOICE M, MACRINI, CAMILA M.T, SOLFERINI, VERA N

“…We explore the genetic structure and variability in autochorous Metrodorea nigra (Rutaceae) and anemochorous Astronium graveolens (Anacardiaceae), two species…”
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Low genetic diversity but local genetic differentiation in endemic Minasia (Asteraceae) species from Brazil by Jesus, Flavia F, Abreu, Aluana G, Semir, João, Solferini, Vera N

“…Espinhaço Range is a Brazilian chain of mountains, extremely rich in endemic species. Minasia has six species, all perennial herbs endemic to this range…”
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High genetic variability in Neotropical myophilous orchids by AZEVEDO, MARIA TERESA A, BORBA, EDUARDO L, SEMIR, JOÃO, SOLFERINI, VERA N

“…The patterns of genetic variability of seven Bulbophyllum Thouars species were investigated using 14 enzymatic loci, and compared with those of other…”
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Fine-scale genetic structure overrides macro-scale structure in a marine snail: nonrandom recruitment, demographic events or selection by ANDRADE, SÓNIA C.S, SOLFERINI, VERA N

“…The planktotrophic littorinid species Littoraria flava occupies a continuous habitat on rocky shores close to brackish and freshwater sources. Previous studies…”
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Fly-pollinated Pleurothallis (Orchidaceae) species have high genetic variability: evidence from isozyme markers by Borba, Eduardo L, Felix, Juliana M, Solferini, Vera N, Semir, Joao

“…We conducted an isozyme study in 22 populations of five Pleurothallis (Orchidaceae) species (12 loci in nine enzymatic systems). The genetic variability in all…”
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Population genetic structure of two columnar cacti with a patchy distribution in eastern Brazil by Moraes, Evandro M, Abreu, Aluana G, Andrade, Sónia C S, Sene, Fabio M, Solferini, Vera N

“…The genetic variability and population genetic structure of six populations of Praecereus euchlorus and Pilosocereus machrisii were investigated. The genetic…”
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Phylogeography of the spider Araneus venatrix (Araneidae) suggests past connections between Amazon and Atlantic rainforests by Peres, Elen A., Silva, Márcio J., Solferini, Vera N.

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Hidden diversity: Phylogeography of genus Ototyphlonemertes Diesing, 1863 by Mendes, Cecili B, Norenburg, Jon L, Solferini, Vera N, Andrade, Sónia C. S

“…Ototyphlonemertes is a cosmopolitan genus of meiofaunal nemerteans. Their morphological characters are insufficient to reliably identify and delimit species…”
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Tree size and its relationship with flowering phenology and reproductive output in W ild N utmeg trees by Otárola, Mauricio Fernández, Sazima, Marlies, Solferini, Vera N.

“…Reproductive strategies, sexual selection, and their relationship with the phenotype of individuals are topics widely studied in animals, but this information…”
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