Publications by authors named "Larry Noblick"

This paper is an investigation into how the anatomy changes within a leaflet and between the leaflets of a single leaf blade of . Four species of were studied: , , and . Changes in the anatomical characters are important because some have been used in keys to help separate the species.

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Presented here is an alternative method of identification for species of the Neotropical palm genus . It makes use of anatomical characters found in the leaflet margins and can be used for identification when few other vegetative or reproductive morphological characters are available. This anatomical study demonstrates the vast diversity found in a single palm genus and may also help to gain understanding of some possible relationships within the genus.

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Arecaceae tribe Cocoseae is the most economically important tribe of palms, including both coconut and African oil palm. It is mostly represented in the Neotropics, with one and two genera endemic to South Africa and Madagascar, respectively. Using primers for six single copy WRKY gene family loci, we amplified DNA from 96 samples representing all genera of the palm tribe Cocoseae as well as outgroup tribes Reinhardtieae and Roystoneae.

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The current investigation was carried out to examine how palm anatomy may coincide with the current molecular analysis including the three recognized clades of Syagrus Mart. and to justify the splitting of acaulescent Syagrus species (e.g.

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Background: The Cocoseae is one of 13 tribes of Arecaceae subfam. Arecoideae, and contains a number of palms with significant economic importance, including the monotypic and pantropical Cocos nucifera L., the coconut, the origins of which have been one of the "abominable mysteries" of palm systematics for decades.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates how cyclones influence natural selection on palm species, focusing on their resistance to wind load.
  • Using New World palms as a model, the researchers assessed cyclone damage on plants from both cyclone-prone and cyclone-free areas to compare mortality rates.
  • Results indicate that palms from cyclone-prone areas have lower mortality and less variation in wind tolerance, suggesting that cyclones exert selective pressure leading to natural selection for cyclone tolerance.
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