@article{MartinHerppichRoscheretal.2019, author = {Martin, Craig E. and Herppich, Werner B. and Roscher, Yvonne and Burkart, Michael}, title = {Relationships between leaf succulence and Crassulacean acid metabolism in the genus Sansevieria (Asparagaceae)}, series = {Flora : morphology, distribution, functional ecology of plants}, volume = {261}, journal = {Flora : morphology, distribution, functional ecology of plants}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, issn = {0367-2530}, doi = {10.1016/j.flora.2019.151489}, pages = {8}, year = {2019}, abstract = {Relationships between different measures of succulence and Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM; defined here as nocturnal increases in tissue acidity) were investigated in leaves of ten species of Sansevieria under greenhouse conditions. CAM was found in seven of the ten species investigated, and CAM correlated negatively with leaf thickness and leaf hydrenchyma/chlorenchyma ratio. Similarly, CAM correlated negatively with leaf water content, but only when expressed on a fresh mass basis. CAM was not correlated with "mesophyll succulence", but weakly with leaf chlorophyll concentration. These results indicate that CAM is associated more with "all-cell succulence" and not with the amount of leaf hydrenchyma in the genus Sansevieria. The findings of this study emphasize the importance of defining the nature of "leaf succulence" in studies of photosynthetic pathways and leaf morphology. Evidence is also provided that CAM and succulence arose multiple times in the genus Sansevieria.}, language = {en} } @article{HuChengXuetal.2021, author = {Hu, Ting-Li and Cheng, Feng and Xu, Zhen and Chen, Zhong-Zheng and Yu, Lei and Ban, Qian and Li, Chun-Lin and Pan, Tao and Zhang, Bao-Wei}, title = {Molecular and morphological evidence for a new species of the genus Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae)}, series = {Zoological research : ZR = Dongwuxue-yanjiu : jikan / published by Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguo Kexueyuan Kunming Dongwu Yanjiusuo zhuban, Dongwuxue-yanjiu Bianji Weiyuanhui bianji}, volume = {42}, journal = {Zoological research : ZR = Dongwuxue-yanjiu : jikan / published by Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongguo Kexueyuan Kunming Dongwu Yanjiusuo zhuban, Dongwuxue-yanjiu Bianji Weiyuanhui bianji}, number = {1}, publisher = {Yunnan Renmin Chubanshe}, address = {Kunming}, issn = {2095-8137}, doi = {10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.132}, pages = {100 -- 107}, year = {2021}, abstract = {In this study, we reassessed the taxonomic position of Typhlomys (Rodentia: Platacanthomyidae) from Huangshan, Anhui, China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. Results suggested that Typhlomys is comprised of up to six species, including four currently recognized species ( Typhlomys cinereus, T. chapensis, T. daloushanensis, and T. nanus), one unconfirmed candidate species, and one new species ( Typhlomys huangshanensis sp. nov.). Morphological analyses further supported the designation of the Huangshan specimens found at mid-elevations in the southern Huangshan Mountains (600 m to 1 200 m a.s.l.) as a new species.}, language = {en} }