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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Macaranga"”.
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Ecological significance of seed traits in the genus Macaranga
… to predators and pathogens. In this study ten Macaranga species (Euphorbiaceae) varying in seed mass and adult crown illumination were used as a study system to test hypotheses linking seed mass to light and soil moisture requirements for germination, investment in seed chemical and physical …
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Slippery Surfaces and the Biomechanics of Climbing in Macaranga-Ant Mutualisms
… used by wax runner ants to climb their host Macaranga trees. When wax runners had their claw tips ablated, they could no longer climb on the slippery epicuticular wax crystals of Macaranga, but they could still climb on artificial smooth surfaces. When wax runners had their arolia ablated, …
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Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Cytotoxic Natural Products from the Rainforests of Madagascar and Suriname
… by various NMR techniques. A fruit extract from Macaranga alnifolia yielded four new prenylated stilbenes, one new geranylated dihydroflavanol, and five known compounds. The stilbenoids are highly cytotoxic, and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) further evaluated one of the new compounds. Bark …