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Piper: A Model Genus for Studies of Phytochemistry, Ecology, and Evolution
Lee A. Dyer,Aparna D. N. Palmer +1 more
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The article was published on 2004-01-01. It has received 131 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Genus.read more
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Ecosystem services provided by bats
Thomas H. Kunz,Elizabeth Braun de Torrez,Dana Marie Bauer,Tatyana A. Lobova,Theodore H. Fleming +4 more
TL;DR: Information on the ecological and economic value of ecosystem services provided by bats can be used to inform decisions regarding where and when to protect or restore bat populations and associated habitats, as well as to improve public perception of bats.
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Ecosystem Services Provided by Birds
TL;DR: The goals for this review are to lay the groundwork on supporting services to facilitate future efforts to estimate their economic value, to highlight gaps in knowledge, and to point to future directions for additional research.
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Host specificity of insect herbivores in tropical forests.
Vojtech Novotny,Yves Basset +1 more
TL;DR: This conclusion, together with the recent downward revisions of extremely high estimates of tropical species richness, suggest that tropical ecosystems may not be as biodiverse as previously thought.
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Piper Species: A Comprehensive Review on Their Phytochemistry, Biological Activities and Applications.
Bahare Salehi,Zainul Amiruddin Zakaria,Rabin Gyawali,Salam A. Ibrahim,Jovana Rajkovic,Zabta Khan Shinwari,Tariq Khan,Javad Sharifi-Rad,Adem Ozleyen,Elif Turkdonmez,Marco Valussi,Tugba Boyunegmez Tumer,Lianet Monzote Fidalgo,Miquel Martorell,William N. Setzer +14 more
TL;DR: The functional properties of Piper plants/extracts/active components the antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, and neuropharmacological activities of the extracts and extract-derived bioactive constituents are thought to be key effects for the protection against chronic conditions.
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A review of Piper spp. (Piperaceae) phytochemistry, insecticidal activity and mode of action
TL;DR: The conclusions of the current work with Piperaceae are that Piper extracts offer a unique and useful source of biopesticide material for controlling small-scale insect out-breaks and reducing the likelihood of resistance development when applied as a synergist with other botanical insecticides such as pyrethrum.
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Constituents of Chinese Piper species and their inhibitory activity on prostaglandin and leukotriene biosynthesis in vitro.
TL;DR: The n-hexane extracts of 19 Piper species, predominantly from China, were screened for their 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) and cyclo oxygengenase-1 (COX-1) inhibitory potential and showed considerable inhibitory activity against at least one of these two key enzymes of the arachidonic acid metabolism.
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Molecular Analysis of Phylogenetic Relationships among Myrmecophytic Macaranga Species (Euphorbiaceae)
TL;DR: A molecular investigation of the plant partners' phylogeny of the Macaranga-Crematogaster system suggests multiple rather than a single evolutionary origin of myrmecophytism, at least one reversal from obligate myrmicine genus Crem atogaster to nonmyrmecoptera, and one loss of mutualistic specifity.
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Diversification at the Insect-Plant Interface
TL;DR: This work has shown that phytophagous insects associated with a particular plant taxon form an ecological unit convenient for study, because an herbivore species typically attacks only a few related plants.
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Synergistic effects of three Piper amides on generalist and specialist herbivores.
Lee A. Dyer,Craig D. Dodson,John O. Stireman,M. A. Tobler,Angela M. Smilanich,R. M. Fincher,Deborah K. Letourneau +6 more
TL;DR: The mixture of all three amides had the most dramatic deterrent and toxic effects across experiments, with the effects usually surpassing expected additive responses, indicating that these compounds can act synergistically against a wide array of herbivores.
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Kavapyrone enriched extract from Piper methysticum as modulator of the GABA binding site in different regions of rat brain.
TL;DR: The findings suggest that one way kavapyrones might mediate sedative effects in vivo is through effects on GABAA receptor binding, i.e., synergetic effect on [3H] muscimol binding.