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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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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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Piperdardine, a piperidine alkaloid from Piper tuberculatum
João Xavier De Araujo-Junior,Emídio V. L. da-Cunha,Maria Célia de Oliveira Chaves,Alexander I. Gray +3 more
TL;DR: A piperidine alkaloid 1-[7-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-oxo-2, 4-heptadienyl]piperidine, piperdardine, was isolated from hexane and chloroform extracts of Piper tuberculatum var. tubercula.
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Mutualism between Three Species of Tropical Piper (Piperaceae) and Their Ant Inhabitants
TL;DR: It seems that the plant may receive a nutritional benefit from the ants' presence by absorbing nutrients released from decaying nest material inside the stem, as well as increase the competitive fitness of the plants by removing encroaching vines.
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Colonising aliens: caterpillars (Lepidoptera) feeding on Piper aduncum and P. umbellatum in rainforests of Papua New Guinea
Vojtech Novotny,Vojtech Novotny,Scott E. Miller,Lukas Cizek,Jan Lepš,Milan Janda,Yves Basset,George D. Weiblen,Karolyn Darrow +8 more
TL;DR: Caterpillar assemblages feeding on two alien plants, Piper aduncum and P. umbellatum, were studied in lowland rainforest in Papua New Guinea and compared with assemblage from 69 species of native woody hosts, including congeneric P. macropiper.
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Novel compounds from Piper methysticum Forst (Kava Kava) roots and their effect on cyclooxygenase enzyme.
TL;DR: The aqueous extract contained previously reported kava lactones, as confirmed by TLC analysis, and was the first report of COX-I and -II inhibitory activities for compounds 1-5.
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Grazing by Food-Limited Microtine Rodents on a Productive Experimental Plant Community: Does the "Green Desert" Exist?
TL;DR: In many productive terrestrial biomes there seems to be an abundance of forage which is not exploited by herbivores, and it is claimed that the quality of the bulk of the vegetation is persistently too low to give herbivore positive energy or nutrient balance.