Omnivorous waterbirds play an important role in aquatic ecosystems as dispersal vectors via direct ingestion, transportation, and egestion of plant invertebrate propagules (i.e. endozoochory). Predatory birds also have the potential to disperse plants invertebrates that were first carried internally or externally by their prey animals. However, contribution predatory waterbird species propagule...

In this review, the scope of morphological diversity fruits within class Liliopsida belonging to flora Ukraine compared world was analyzed. For first time, taxonomic monocot plants analyzed, which includes 235 genera and about 1050 species, distribution fruit types in largest families revealed. It found that among flora, as also Ukrainian more than 70% generic species is taken up by Orchidaceae...

The monogeneric subfamily Novophytoptinae is a separate lineage of phytoptids restricted to endoparasitism on herbaceous monocots of the order Poales. Novophytoptines live under the epidermis of their hosts where they feed on parenchymatous cells and reproduce therein. It is unknown yet how novophytoptines penetrate the plant epidermis, but preliminary observations indicate that they might be a...

Through landscape simplification, decreased crop diversity and increased agrochemical use, agricultural intensification led to a dramatic loss of weed (Fried et al., 2009; Meyer 2013), evolution herbicide resistance in weeds (Neve 2009). Since 2010, around 3 million tons herbicides are used each year worldwide eliminate species (FAO, 2021), most cases regardless their actual impact on yield eco...

There is a need to modify DNA extraction methods to obtain amplifiable DNA from herbarium specimens that are relatively old –– we explored several methods to improve both quality and quantity of DNA obtained from a range of specimens of Asteraceae. Leaf tissue was sampled from herbarium specimens of varying ages. Modifications were made to the Qiagen DNeasy® Plant Mini Kit and the CTAB Extracti...

-The zone of natural Yacutia grasslands is situated between 60-64"N and 130-135"E. Vegetation of the meadow-steppe occupies vast glades dispersed in woodlands. These glades are inhabited by a dozen grasshopper species, three of which (Chorthippus albomarginatus, Aeropus sibiricus, and Omocestus haemorrhoidalis) are of economic importance. Most (up to 98%) of the grasshopper population consists ...