Morphological Innovation Drives Sperm Release in Bryophytes

Abstract Plant movements for survival are nontrivial.Antheridia Bowl Damper in the moss Physcomitrium patens (P.patens) use motion to eject sperm in the presence of water.However, the biological and mechanical mechanisms that actuate the process are unknown.Here, the burst of the antheridium of P.patens, triggered by water, results from elastic ins

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Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyiru, South Turkana, Kenya

Abstract Traditional plant use is of extremely high importance in many societies, and prevalent in African communities.This knowledge is however dwindling rapidly due to changes towards a more Western lifestyle.The influence Lip Cream of modern tourism cannot be neglected in this context.This paper examines the plant use of the Samburu of the Mt.Ny

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