Cole WS Jr, James AS, Smith CI (2017) First recorded observations of pollination and oviposition behavior in Tegeticula antithetica (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae) suggest a functional basis for coevolution with Joshua Tree (Yucca) Hosts. Ann Entomol Soc Am 110:390–397. https://doi.org/10.1093...
The first and second peak occurred at 6-10 th and 15 th day after the beginning of flowering, respectively. Pistil matured earlier than stamen in the same flower. Stigma receptivity and pollen vigor increased first and then decreased with the prolongation of flowering time. Stigma maintained ...
The mobile phase solutions consisted of 5 mM ammo- nium formate and 0.05% formic acid in either acetonitrile (LC-MS grade; Fisher Scientific) with 10% MilliQ water (A) or in MilliQ water (B). A gradient of 5% A for 2 min, to 25% A in 2 min, and finally to 100% A ...
We initially washed the insects in the tube in which the insect had been placed in the field. The fly was immersed in 1 ml of a 1% sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) and 2% poly-vinyl pyrrolidinone (PVP) solution in water. The tube was shaken vigorously by hand for 1 minute, and the...
First Published in ABJ in October 2006Photos to be addedLast year California relived the Gold Rush of 1849. But this time the rush was not for the precious metal, but rather to high pollination rents in the almond groves. In both “Rushes” the elements of rumor, speculation,...
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