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Anatomy and ontogeny of the pericarp of Pterodon emarginatus Vogel (Fabaceae, Faboideae), with emphasis on secretory ducts
Diversity of actin architecture in human osteoclasts: network of curved and branched actin supporting cell shape and intercellular micrometer-level tubes
Turbulence in Rivers
The study of turbulence has always been a challenge for scientists working on geophysical flows. Turbulent flows are common in nature and have an important role in geophysical disciplines such as river morphology, landscape modeling, atmospheric dynamics and ocean currents. At present, new measurement and observation techniques suitable for fieldwork can be combined with laboratory and theoretical work to advance the understanding of river processes. Nevertheless, despite more than a century of attempts to correctly formalize turbulent flows, much still remains to be done by researchers and engineers working in hydraulics and fluid mechanics. In this contribution we introduce a general framework for the analysis of river turbulence. We revisit some findings and theoretical frameworks and provide a critical analysis of where the study of turbulence is important and how to include detailed information of this in the analysis of fluvial processes. We also provide a perspective of some general aspects that are essential for researchers/ practitioners addressing the subject for the first time. Furthermore, we show some results of interest to scientists and engineers working on river flows
Pastoralist herding efficiency in dealing with carnivore-livestock conflicts in the eastern Serengeti, Tanzania
Assaying polymorphism by intron targeted intron-exon specific junction (ISJ) DNA marker for genetic diversity diagnostics of the Cucumis L. taxa
Quantitative trait loci analysis of melon (Cucumis melo L.) domestication-related traits
[EN] The fruit of wild melons is very small (20-50 g) without edible pulp, contrasting with the large size and high pulp content of cultivated melon fruits. An analysis of quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling fruit morphology domestication-related traits was carried out using an in vitro maintained F-2 population from the cross between the Indian wild melon "Trigonus" and the western elite cultivar 'Piel de Sapo'. Twenty-seven QTL were identified in at least two out of the three field trials. Six of them were also being detected in BC1 and BC3 populations derived from the same cross. Ten of them were related to fruit morphological traits, 12 to fruit size characters, and 5 to pulp content. The Trigonus alleles decreased the value of the characters, except for the QTL at andromonoecious gene at linkage group (LG) II, and the QTL for pulp content at LGV. QTL genotypes accounted for a considerable degree of the total phenotypic variation, reaching up to 46%. Around 66% of the QTL showed additive gene action, 19% exhibited dominance, and 25% consisted of overdominance. The regions on LGIV, VI, and VIII included the QTL with more consistent and strong effects on domestication-related traits. QTLs on those regions were validated in BC2S1, BC2S2, and BC3 families, with "Trigonus" allele decreasing the fruit morphological traits in all cases. The validated QTL could represent loci involved in melon domestication, although further experiments as genomic variation studies across wild and cultivated genotypes would be necessary to confirm this hypothesis.We thank S. Casal, A. Mercader, and M. Mohamed-Amit for technical support and D. L. Goodchild for reviewing the English language. This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness/FEDER grants AGL2012-40130-C02-02, AGL2015-64625-C2-2-R to AJM, AGL2014-53398-C2-2-R to BP, AGL2015-64625-C2-1-R, Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2016-2020, and the CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya to JGM and AMMM-H. AD was supported by a JAE-Doc contract from CSIC.Diaz, A.; Martin Hernandez, A.; Dolcet-Sanjuan, R.; GarcĂ©s Claver, AB.; Alvarez, J.; Garcia-Mas, J.; PicĂł Sirvent, MB.... (2017). Quantitative trait loci analysis of melon (Cucumis melo L.) domestication-related traits. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 130(9):1837-1856. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-017-2928-yS183718561309Ashrafi H, Kinkade MP, Merk HL, Foolad MR (2012) Identification of novel quantitative trait loci for increased lycopene content and other fruit quality traits in a tomato recombinant inbred line population. Mol Breed 30:549â567Asins MJ, Breto MP, Carbonell EA (1993) Salt tolerance in Lycopersicon species. II. 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