Outputs (735)

Volatile emission by contest losers revealed by real-time chemical analysis (2006)
Journal Article
Goubault, M., Batchelor, T. P., Linforth, R. S., Taylor, A. J., & Hardy, I. C. (2006). Volatile emission by contest losers revealed by real-time chemical analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1603), 2853-2859. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3655

Animal interactions often involve chemical exchange but simultaneous evaluation of chemistry and behaviour has been problematical. Here we report findings from a novel method, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-mass spectrometry (APCI-MS) coupl... Read More about Volatile emission by contest losers revealed by real-time chemical analysis.

Genetic mapping of a major gene affecting onion bulb fructan content (2006)
Journal Article
McCallum, J., Clarke, A., Pither-Joyce, M., Shaw, M., Butler, R., Brash, D., Scheffer, J., Sims, I., van Heusden, S., Shigyo, M., & Havey, M. J. (2006). Genetic mapping of a major gene affecting onion bulb fructan content. TAG Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 112(5), 958-967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-005-0199-5

The non-structural dry matter content of onion bulbs consists principally of fructose, glucose, sucrose and fructans. The objective of this study was to understand the genetic basis for the wide variation observed in the relative amounts of these car... Read More about Genetic mapping of a major gene affecting onion bulb fructan content.

Reconstructing the Origins and Dispersal of the Polynesian Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) (2006)
Journal Article
Clarke, A. C., Burtenshaw, M. K., McLenachan, P. A., Erickson, D. L., & Penny, D. (2006). Reconstructing the Origins and Dispersal of the Polynesian Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). Molecular Biology and Evolution, 23(5), 893-900. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msj092

The origin of the Polynesian bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria), an important crop species in prehistoric Polynesia, has remained elusive. Most recently, a South American origin has been favored as the bottle gourd could have been introduced from thi... Read More about Reconstructing the Origins and Dispersal of the Polynesian Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria).

An Asian origin for a 10,000-year-old domesticated plant in the Americas (2005)
Journal Article
Erickson, D. L., Smith, B. D., Clarke, A. C., Sandweiss, D. H., & Tuross, N. (2005). An Asian origin for a 10,000-year-old domesticated plant in the Americas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(51), 18315-18320. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0509279102

New genetic and archaeological approaches have substantially improved our understanding of the transition to agriculture, a major turning point in human history that began 10,000–5,000 years ago with the independent domestication of plants and animal... Read More about An Asian origin for a 10,000-year-old domesticated plant in the Americas.

A comparison of the economic value for enteric methane emissions with other biological traits associated with dairy cows
Journal Article
Bell, M. J., Pryce, J., & Wilson, P. (in press). A comparison of the economic value for enteric methane emissions with other biological traits associated with dairy cows. https://doi.org/10.21694/2379-1047.16002

This is the first study to derive the economic value of enteric methane produced by a ruminant animal. There is considerable interest globally in selecting for low methane-emitting ruminant livestock, as methane is a potent greenhouse gas. However, b... Read More about A comparison of the economic value for enteric methane emissions with other biological traits associated with dairy cows.