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2021-02-25: Female behaviour drives expression and evolution of gustatory receptors in butterflies

Briscoe, Adriana D.;Macias-Munoz, Aide;Kozak, Krzysztof M.;Walters, James R.;Yuan, Furong;Jamie, Gabriel A.;Martin, Simon H.;Dasmahapatra, Kanchon K.;Ferguson, Laura C.;Mallet, James;Joly, Emmanuelle;Jiggins, Chris D.

Secondary plant compounds are strong deterrents of insect oviposition and feeding, but may also be attractants for specialist herbivores. These insect-plant interactions are mediated by insect gustatory receptors (Grs) and olfactory receptors (Ors). ...

2021-02-25: Top 10 plant viruses in molecular plant pathology

Scholthof, Karen-Beth G.;Adkins, Scott;Czosnek, Henryk;Palukaitis, Peter;Jacquot, Emmanuel;Hohn, Thomas;Hohn, Barbara;Saunders, Keith;Candresse, Thierry,;Ahlquist, Paul;Hemenway, Cynthia;Foster, Gary D.

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2021-02-25: Genome-wide comparative diversity uncovers multiple targets of selection for improvement in hexaploid wheat landraces and cultivars

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2021-02-25: DNA modifications and genome rearrangements during the development and sex differentiation of the bumble bee Bombus terrestris

Bigot, Yves;Jegot, G.;Casteret, S.;Aupinel, Pierrick;Tasei, Jean Noel

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2021-02-25: Probiotics, prebiotics, and the host microbiome: the science of translation

Petschow, Bryon;Dore, Joel;Hibberd, Patricia;Dinan, Timothy;Reid, Gregor;Blaser, Martin;Cani, Patrice D.;Degnan, Fred H.;Foster, Jane;Gibson, Glenn;Hutton, John;Klaenhammer, Todd R.;Ley, Ruth;Nieuwdorp, Max;Pot, Bruno;Relman, David;Serazin, Andrew;Sanders, Mary Ellen

Recent advances in our understanding of the community structure and function of the human microbiome have implications for the potential role of probiotics and prebiotics in promoting human health. A group of experts recently met to review the latest...

2021-02-25: Changes in parasitoid communities over time and space: A historical case study of the maize pest Ostrinia nubilalis

Folcher, L.;Bourguet, D.;Thiery, D.;Pélozuélo, L.;Phalip, M.;Weissenberger, A.;Eychenne, N.;Regnault-Roger, Catherine;Delos, M.

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2021-02-23: Hydraulic failure and repair are not routine in trees

Cochard, Hervé,;Delzon, Sylvain,

Trees can pull tons of water up to 100 m above ground, whereas even the best engineered suction pumps can manage only 10 m at most. Beyond this height, the pull of gravity exceeds atmospheric pressure. The pressure at the top of the water column then...

2021-02-23: Assessment of potential health risk for inhabitants living near a former lead smelter. Part 2 : site-specific human health risk assessment of Cd and Pb contamination in kitchen gardens

Pelfrêne, Aurélie;Douay, Francis;Richard, Antoine;Roussel, Hélène;Girondelot, Bernard

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2021-02-23: PRKAG3 and CAST genetic polymorphisms and quality traits of dry-cured hams--II. Associations in french dry-cured ham jambon de bayonne and their dependence on salt reduction.

Sante-Lhoutellier, Veronique,;ROBERT, Nathalie;Martin, Jean-Francois;Gou, Pere;Hortós, M.;Arnau, J.;Diestre, A.

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2021-02-25: Meta-analysis of the effect of pregrazing pasture mass on pasture intake, milk production, and grazing behavior of dairy cows strip-grazing temperate grasslands

Perez Prieto, Lucio;Delagarde, Remy

Grazing management is a key factor in pasture-based dairy systems, which can be improved given advanced knowledge of the effects of pregrazing pasture mass (PM) on the performance of dairy cows. The aim of this study was to quantify the effects of PM...