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Author Quilichini, A.; Macquart, D.; Barabe, D.; Albre, J.; Gibernau, M. openurl 
  Title Reproduction of the West Mediterranean endemic Arum pictum (Araceae) on Corsica Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication (down) Plant Systematics and Evolution Abbreviated Journal Plant Syst. Evol.  
  Volume 287 Issue 3-4 Pages 179-187  
  Keywords Floral volatiles; Ocimene; Insect pollination; Reproductive success; Sphaeroceridae; Thermogenesis  
  Abstract Pollination in the genus Arum appears to be in general a complex deceptive pollination process. The genus Arum is composed of 28 species, all belonging to the subgenus Arum, except A. pictum, the only species of the subgenus Gymnomesium, which is basal and sister to all other Arum species. The aim of this paper is to document the pollination ecology of the insular Arum pictum, the only Arum species to flower in autumn, on the island of Corsica (France). The anthesis cycle of A. pictum occurs during the day, attracting sphaerocerid flies and staphylinid beetles early in the morning and late in the afternoon of the first day. The pollen is released from the anthers early in the morning of the second day before the departure of the insects. Its thermogenic cycle matches the anthesis cycle with an original and unique, bimodal temperature pattern of the appendix (morning and afternoon), contrary to the unimodal pattern found in all other studied Arum species. Data from reproductive success and seed sets suggest that sexual reproduction in this species is limited by pollen (e.g. attracting lured insects) rather than by resources. The biology of this Western Mediterranean species appears to be different from other Western European Arum and close to some Eastern Mediterranean species. Further studies are needed to establish whether Arum pictum represents some ancestral stage or whether its peculiar biological traits are adapted to its insular distribution.  
  Address [Quilichini, Angelique; Gibernau, Marc] CNRS, UMR 8172, Ecole Forets Guyane, F-97387 Kourou, France, Email: marc.gibernau@ecofog.gf  
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  ISSN 0378-2697 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000279479800008 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 51  
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Author Barabe, D.; Lacroix, C.; Gibernau, M. openurl 
  Title Floral development of Urospatha: merosity and phylogeny in the Lasioideae (Araceae) Type Journal Article
  Year 2011 Publication (down) Plant Systematics and Evolution Abbreviated Journal Plant Syst. Evol.  
  Volume 296 Issue 1-2 Pages 41-50  
  Keywords Inflorescence; Homeosis; Angiosperms; Systematic; Morphogenetic constraints  
  Abstract In this paper we study merosity in the genus Urospatha within the framework of a resolved phylogeny of the Araceae. We analyse how a transition from dimerous or tetramerous merosity to pentamerous or hexamerous merosity can occur developmentally in the Lasioideae. In Urospatha, initiation of floral primordia along the inflorescence is acropetal, while development of flowers is basipetal. This indicates the presence of two distinct phases in the development of the Urospatha inflorescence. The first phase corresponds to initiation of flowers and establishment of the phyllotactic pattern, and the second phase to differentiation of floral organs. Urospatha is characterized by the presence of trimerous, tetramerous, pentamerous and rarely hexamerous flowers. In all types of flowers, the stamens are closely associated and opposite to the tepals. Pentamerous flowers are formed by addition of a sector comprising a stamen and tepal. Likewise, in the case of hexamerous flowers, two sectors are added. In the Lasioideae, the increase in the number of tepals and stamens is linked with two developmental processes that have appeared independently in the subfamily: (1) addition of one or two stamen-petal sectors (Anaphyllopsis and Urospatha), and (2) independent increase in the number of tepals and stamens on whorls, more or less organized and inserted in alternate position (Dracontium). Tetramerous whorls as they occur in basal Lasioideae would be homologous to two dimerous whorls from an evolutionary point of view.  
  Address [Barabe, D; Gibernau, M] CNRS UMR Ecol Forets Guyane 8172, F-97387 Kourou, France, Email: denis.barabe@umontreal.ca  
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  Notes WOS:000294201300004 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 338  
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Author Leroy, C.; Corbara, B.; Dejean, A.; Céréghino, R. openurl 
  Title Potential sources of nitrogen in an ant-garden tank-bromeliad Type Journal Article
  Year 2009 Publication (down) Plant Signaling and Behavior Abbreviated Journal Plant. Signal. Behav.  
  Volume 4 Issue 9 Pages 868-870  
  Keywords Aechmea mertensii Camponotus femoratus nitrogen nitrogen stable isotope Pachycondyla goeldii plant-insect interactions phytotelmata  
  Abstract Epiphytic plants in general and bromeliads in particular live in a water and nutrient-stressed environment often limited in nitrogen. Thus, these plants have developed different ways to survive in such an environment. We focused on Aechmea mertensii (Bromeliaceae), which is both a tank-bromeliad and an ant-garden (AG) epiphyte initiated by either the ants Camponotus femoratus or Pachycondyla goeldii. By combining a study of plant morphology and physiology associated with aquatic insect biology, we demonstrate that the ant species influences the leaf structure of the bromeliad, the structure of the aquatic community in its tank, and nutrient assimilation by the leaves. Based on nitrogen and nitrogen stable isotope measurements of the A. mertensii leaves, the leaf litter inside of the tank and the root-embedded carton nest, we discuss the potential sources of available nitrogen for the plant based on the ant partner. We demonstrate the existence of a complex ant-plant interaction that subsequently affects the biodiversity of a broader range of organisms that are themselves likely to influence nutrient assimilation by the A. mertensii leaves in a kind of plant-invertebrate-plant feedback loop.  
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  Notes Potential sources of nitrogen in an ant-garden tank-bromeliad Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ 12 Serial 186  
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Author Christensen-Dalsgaard, K.K.; Ennos, A.R.; Fournier, M. url  openurl
  Title Interrelations between hydraulic and mechanical stress adaptations in woody plants Type Journal Article
  Year 2008 Publication (down) Plant Signaling and Behavior Abbreviated Journal Plant. Signal. Behav.  
  Volume 3 Issue 7 Pages 463-465  
  Keywords Conductivity; Modulus of elasticity; Strain; Tree ecophysiology; Tropical trees; Wood anatomy; Yield stress  
  Abstract The fields of plant water relations and plant biomechanics have traditionally been studied separately even though often the same tissues are responsible for water transport and mechanical support. There is now increasing evidence that hydraulic and mechanical adaptations may influence one another. We studied the changes in the hydraulic and mechanical properties of the wood along lateral roots of two species of buttressed trees. In these roots, the mechanical contstraints quantified by strain measurements are known to decrease distally. Further, we investigated the effect of mechanical loading on the vessel anatomy in these and four other species of tropical trees. We found that as the strain decreased, the wood became progressively less stiff and strong but the conductivity increased exponentially. This was reflected in that adaptations towards re-enforcing mechanically loaded areas resulted in xylem with fewer and smaller vessels. In addition a controlled growth experiment on three tree species showed that drought adaptation may results in plants with stronger and stiffer tissue. Our results indicate that hydraulic and mechanical stress adaptations may be interrelated, and so support recent studied suggesting that physiological responses are complex balances rather than pure optimisations. ©2008 Landes Bioscience.  
  Address University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources, 4-44 Earth Science Bldg., Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada  
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  Notes Export Date: 25 January 2012; Source: Scopus; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Christensen-Dalsgaard, K. K.; University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources, 4-44 Earth Science Bldg., Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada; email: kkchrist@ualberta.ca Approved no  
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Author Vedel, V.; Scotti, I. openurl 
  Title Promoting the promoter Type Journal Article
  Year 2011 Publication (down) Plant Science Abbreviated Journal Plant Sci.  
  Volume 180 Issue 2 Pages 182-189  
  Keywords cis-Regulation; Evolutionary and developmental biology; Integrative evolution; Plant development; Population genetics; Transcription  
  Abstract Recent evolutionary studies clearly indicate that evolution is mainly driven by changes in the complex mechanisms of gene regulation and not solely by polymorphism in protein-encoding genes themselves. After a short description of the cis-regulatory mechanism, we intend in this review to argue that by applying newly available technologies and by merging research areas such as evolutionary and developmental biology, population genetics, ecology and molecular cell biology it is now possible to study evolution in an integrative way. We contend that, by analysing the effects of promoter sequence variation on phenotypic diversity in natural populations, we will soon be able to break the barrier between the study of extant genetic variability and the study of major developmental changes. This will lead to an integrative view of evolution at different scales. Because of their sessile nature and their continuous development, plants must permanently regulate their gene expression to react to their environment, and can, therefore, be considered as a remarkable model for these types of studies. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.  
  Address [Vedel, Vincent; Scotti, Ivan] INRA, UMR ECOFOG, Kourou 97387, French Guiana, Email: vincent.vedel@ecofog.gf  
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  ISSN 0168-9452 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000286562200002 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 291  
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Author Michalet, S.; Rohr, J.; Warshan, D.; Bardon, C.; Roggy, J.-C.; Domenach, A.-M.; Czarnes, S.; Pommier, T.; Combourieu, B.; Guillaumaud, N.; Bellvert, F.; Comte, G.; Poly, F. url  openurl
  Title Phytochemical analysis of mature tree root exudates in situ and their role in shaping soil microbial communities in relation to tree N-acquisition strategy Type Journal Article
  Year 2013 Publication (down) Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Abbreviated Journal Plant Physiol. Biochem.  
  Volume 72 Issue Pages 169-177  
  Keywords Chemical ecology; Denitrification; Eperua falcata; Metabolic profiling; Mycorrhizae; Plant-microbes interactions; Root exudates  
  Abstract Eperua falcata (Aublet), a late-successional species in tropical rainforest and one of the most abundant tree in French Guiana, has developed an original strategy concerning N-acquisition by largely preferring nitrate, rather than ammonium (H. Schimann, S. Ponton, S. Hättenschwiler, B. Ferry, R. Lensi, A.M. Domenach, J.C. Roggy, Differing nitrogen use strategies of two tropical rainforest tree species in French Guiana: evidence from 15N natural abundance and microbial activities, Soil Biol. Biochem. 40 (2008) 487-494). Given the preference of this species for nitrate, we hypothesized that root exudates would promote nitrate availability by (a) enhancing nitrate production by stimulating ammonium oxidation or (b) minimizing nitrate losses by inhibiting denitrification.Root exudates were collected in situ in monospecific planted plots. The phytochemical analysis of these exudates and of several of their corresponding root extracts was achieved using UHPLC/DAD/ESI-QTOF and allowed the identification of diverse secondary metabolites belonging to the flavonoid family.Our results show that (i) the distinct exudation patterns observed are related to distinct root morphologies, and this was associated with a shift in the root flavonoid content, (ii) a root extract representative of the diverse compounds detected in roots showed a significant and selective metabolic inhibition of isolated denitrifiers invitro, and (iii) in soil plots the abundance of nirK-type denitrifiers was negatively affected in rhizosphere soil compared to bulk. Altogether this led us to formulate hypothesis concerning the ecological role of the identified compounds in relation to N-acquisition strategy of this species. © 2013 Elsevier Masson SAS.  
  Address SOLICAZ, c/o Guyane Technopole 16 bis rue du 14 Juillet, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana  
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  Notes Export Date: 15 November 2013; Source: Scopus; Coden: Ppbie; doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.05.003; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Michalet, S.; Université Lyon1, CNRS, UMR5557, INRA, USC1364, Ecologie Microbienne, Centre d'Etude des Substances Naturelles, Pavillon Nétien, ISPB, 8 Avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon cedex, France; email: sergemichalet@yahoo.fr Approved no  
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Author Coutand, C.; Fournier, M.; Moulia, B. openurl 
  Title The gravitropic response of poplar trunks: Key roles of prestressed wood regulation and the relative kinetics of cambial growth versus wood maturation Type Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication (down) Plant Physiology Abbreviated Journal Plant Physiol.  
  Volume 144 Issue 2 Pages 1166-1180  
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  Abstract In tree trunks, the motor of gravitropism involves radial growth and differentiation of reaction wood (Archer, 1986). The first aim of this study was to quantify the kinematics of gravitropic response in young poplar (Populus nigra x Populus deltoides, 'I4551') by measuring the kinematics of curvature fields along trunks. Three phases were identified, including latency, upward curving, and an anticipative autotropic decurving, which has been overlooked in research on trees. The biological and mechanical bases of these processes were investigated by assessing the biomechanical model of Fournier et al. (1994). Its application at two different time spans of integration made it possible to test hypotheses on maturation, separating the effects of radial growth and cross section size from those of wood prestressing. A significant correlation between trunk curvature and Fournier's model integrated over the growing season was found, but only explained 32% of the total variance. Moreover, over a week's time period, the model failed due to a clear out phasing of the kinetics of radial growth and curvature that the model does not take into account. This demonstrates a key role of the relative kinetics of radial growth and the maturation process during gravitropism. Moreover, the degree of maturation strains appears to differ in the tension woods produced during the upward curving and decurving phases. Cell wall maturation seems to be regulated to achieve control over the degree of prestressing of tension wood, providing effective control of trunk shape.  
  Address Univ Clermont Ferrand, Inst Natl Recherche Agronom, Physiol Integree Arbre Fruitier, Unite Mixte Recherche 547, F-63100 Clermont Ferrand, France, Email: coutand@clermont.inra.fr  
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  ISSN 0032-0889 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes ISI:000247075000055 Approved no  
  Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 162  
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Author Heuertz, M.; Caron, H.; Scotti-Saintagne, C.; Pétronelli, P.; Engel, J.; Tysklind, N.; Miloudi, S.; Gaiotto, F.A.; Chave, J.; Molino, J.-F.; Sabatier, D.; Loureiro, J.; Budde, K.B. pdf  doi
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  Title The hyperdominant tropical tree Eschweilera coriacea (Lecythidaceae) shows higher genetic heterogeneity than sympatric Eschweilera species in French Guiana Type Journal Article
  Year 2020 Publication (down) Plant Ecology and Evolution Abbreviated Journal Plant Ecol. Evol.  
  Volume 153 Issue 1 Pages 67-81  
  Keywords Cryptic species; Eschweilera; Hyperdominant tropical trees; Microsatellites; Species complex; Species delimitation  
  Abstract Background and aims – The evolutionary history of Amazonia’s hyperabundant tropical tree species, also known as “hyperdominant” species, remains poorly investigated. We assessed whether the hyperdominant Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori (Lecythidaceae) represents a single genetically cohesive species, and how its genetic constitution relates to other species from the same clade with which it occurs sympatrically in French Guiana. Methods – We sampled 152 individuals in nine forest sites in French Guiana, representing 11 species of the genus Eschweilera all belonging to the Parvifolia clade, with emphasis on E. coriacea. Samples were genotyped at four simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. We delimited gene pools, i.e., genetically coherent putative taxa, using STRUCTURE software and principal component analysis. We compared the genetic assignment of individuals with their morphological species determination and estimated genetic diversity and differentiation for gene pools and species. We also estimated genome size using flow cytometry. Key results – SSR profiles commonly displayed up to four alleles per genotype, suggesting that the investigated Eschweilera species bear a paleopolyploid signature. Flow cytometry suggested that the studied species are diploid with haploid genome sizes of 871–1046 Mbp. We detected five gene pools and observed a good correspondence between morphological and genetic delimitation for Eschweilera sagotiana Miers and the undescribed morphospecies E. sp. 3 (which resembles E. grandiflora (Aubl.) Sandwith), and to a lesser extent for E. decolorans Sandwith and E. micrantha (O.Berg) Miers. Eschweilera coriacea was the most genetically diverse species and included individuals assigned to each gene pool. Conclusions – We found no conclusive evidence for cryptic species within E. coriacea in French Guiana. SSRs detected fewer gene pools than expected based on morphology in the Parvifolia clade but discriminated evolutionary relationships better than available plastid markers. A positive trend between demographic abundance of species and allelic richness illustrates that hyperdominants may have a high evolutionary potential. This hypothesis can be tested using more powerful genomic data in combination with tree phenotypic trait variation and characterization of niche breadth, to enhance our understanding of the causes of hyperdominance in Amazonian trees.  
  Address University of Copenhagen, Forest, Nature and Biomass, Rolighedsvej 23, Frederiksberg C, DK-1958, Denmark  
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Author Lamarre, G.P.A.; Mendoza, I.; Fine, P.V.A.; Baraloto, C. url  openurl
  Title Leaf synchrony and insect herbivory among tropical tree habitat specialists Type Journal Article
  Year 2014 Publication (down) Plant Ecology Abbreviated Journal Plant Ecol.  
  Volume 215 Issue 2 Pages 209-220  
  Keywords Escape; French Guiana; Herbivorous insects; Phenology; Resource availability; Time lag  
  Abstract Growth defense tradeoff theory predicts that plants in low-resource habitats invest more energy in defense mechanisms against natural enemies than growth, whereas plants in high-resource habitats can afford higher leaf loss rates. A less-studied defense against herbivores involves the synchrony of leaf production, which can be an effective defense strategy if leaf biomass production exceeds the capacity of consumption by insects. The aim of this study was to determine whether leaf synchrony varied across habitats with different available resources and whether insects were able to track young leaf production among tree habitat specialists in a tropical forest of French Guiana. We predicted that high-resource habitats would exhibit more synchrony in leaf production due to the low cost and investment to replace leaf tissue. We also expected closer patterns of leaf synchrony and herbivory within related species, assuming that they shared herbivores. We simultaneously monitored leaf production and herbivory rates of five pairs of tree species, each composed of a specialist of terra firme or white-sand forests within the same lineage. Our prediction was not supported by the strong interaction of habitat and lineage for leaf synchrony within individuals of the same species; although habitat specialists differed in leaf synchrony within four of five lineages, the direction of the effect was variable. All species showed short time lags for the correlation between leaf production and herbivory, suggesting that insects are tightly tracking leaf production, especially for the most synchronous species. Leaf synchrony may provide an important escape defense against herbivores, and its expression appears to be constrained by both evolutionary history and environmental factors. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.  
  Address Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, United States  
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  Notes Export Date: 24 February 2014; Source: Scopus; Coden: Plecf; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Lamarre, G. P. A.; Université Antilles Guyane, UMR Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, 97310 Kourou, French Guiana; email: greglamarre973@gmail.com; Funding Details: DEB-0743103/0743800, NSF, National Science Foundation Approved no  
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Author Seymour, R.S.; Gibernau, M.; Pirintsos, S.A. openurl 
  Title Thermogenesis of three species of Arum from Crete Type Journal Article
  Year 2009 Publication (down) Plant Cell and Environment Abbreviated Journal Plant Cell Environ.  
  Volume 32 Issue 10 Pages 1467-1476  
  Keywords Araceae; arum lily; inflorescence; pollination; temperature regulation  
  Abstract Inflorescences of arum lilies have a three-part spadix with a scent-producing, sterile appendix above two bands of fertile male and female florets. The appendix and male florets are thermogenic, but with different temporal patterns. Heat-production was measured in Arum concinnatum, A. creticum and A. idaeum. The male florets of A. concinnatum showed a 3 d continuous episode of thermogenesis with three waves, and the appendix warmed in a single, 6 h episode. Maximum fresh-mass-specific CO2 production rate was 0.17 μmol s(-1) g(-1) to achieve a 10.9 degrees C temperature elevation by the appendix, and 0.92 μmol s(-1) g(-1) to achieve a 4.8 degrees C elevation by male florets. Reversible, physiological temperature regulation was not evident in either tissue. Respiration increased with tissue temperatures with Q(10) values of 1.8-3.9, rather than less than 1.0 as occurs in thermoregulatory flowers. Experimental step changes in temperature of appendix and male floret tissues also failed to show thermoregulatory responses. The patterns of thermogenesis therefore appear to be fixed by the temporal sequence of blooming. Thermogenesis in the alpine species, A. creticum and A. idaeum, was significantly lower than in the lowland A. concinnatum, possibly related to difficulty in raising floral temperature in their cold and windy habitat.  
  Address [Seymour, Roger S.] Univ Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia, Email: roger.seymour@adelaide.edu.au  
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