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Tasty rewards for ants: differences in elaiosome and seed metabolite profiles are consistent across species and reflect taxonomic relatedness
KONEČNÁ, Marie
2023 - English
The reward for ants in myrmecochory is a nutrient-rich appendage, the elaiosome. This study evaluates the metabolite composition of five groups (i.e. amino acids, fatty acids, organic acids, polyols, and sugars) in elaiosomes compared to the respective seeds. Two plant species from each of the four families (Amaryllidaceae, Boraginaceae, Papaveraceae, and Poaceae) were examined, with each species represented by three populations. The hierarchically designed data enabled the decomposition of variability in metabolite composition at three levels: family, species, and population. Another aspect studied was the consistency of elaiosome metabolite composition across unrelated species from monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous families with different elaiosome origins, which may reflect the convergent evolution of elaiosomes. The reward for ants in myrmecochory is a nutrient-rich appendage, the elaiosome. This study evaluates the metabolite composition of five groups (i.e. amino acids, fatty acids, organic acids, polyols, and sugars) in elaiosomes compared to the respective seeds. Two plant species from each of the four families (Amaryllidaceae, Boraginaceae, Papaveraceae, and Poaceae) were examined, with each species represented by three populations. The hierarchically designed data enabled the decomposition of variability in metabolite composition at three levels: family, species, and population. Another aspect studied was the consistency of elaiosome metabolite composition across unrelated species from monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous families with different elaiosome origins, which may reflect the convergent evolution of elaiosomes.
Keywords:
Myrmecochory; Convergent evolution; Variation partitioning; Ant-plant mutualism; Seed dispersal
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Tasty rewards for ants: differences in elaiosome and seed metabolite profiles are consistent across species and reflect taxonomic relatedness
The reward for ants in myrmecochory is a nutrient-rich appendage, the elaiosome. This study evaluates the metabolite composition of five groups (i.e. amino acids, fatty acids, organic acids, polyols, ...
The Effect of P Enrichment on Exudate Quantity and Bioavailability - a Comparison of Two Macrophyte Species
KUBEŠOVÁ, Jaroslava
2016 - English
A study on rhizodeposition rates and rhizodeposits bioavailability (microbial respiration, N mineralization and phosphatase activity) of two macrophyte species with different life strategies (stress-tolerator and competitor) was conducted. Research was carried out in tropical marshes of Belize; results from the field were supported by 13C partitioning mesocosm study. The stresstolerant Eleocharis spp. released more C from roots than Typha domingensis and this C was more biodegradable. The two species responded to P enrichment differently. While Eleocharisspp. invested more assimilated C to the belowground (roots, rhizomes and rhizodepositions) after P fertilization, in T. domingensis the belowground C investment decreased. The effect of plant species was larger than the effect of P enrichment. Eleocharis spp., adapted to growth under low nutrients, invests more carbon into exudation a promotion of its microbial communities in the rhizosphere while competitive T. domingensis spends more fixed C on its own growth and metabolism.
Keywords:
Biological availability; C partitioning; Eutrophication; Herbaceous marshes; Mineralization; P limitation; Plant life strategy; Rhizodeposition/Exudation
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
The Effect of P Enrichment on Exudate Quantity and Bioavailability - a Comparison of Two Macrophyte Species
A study on rhizodeposition rates and rhizodeposits bioavailability (microbial respiration, N mineralization and phosphatase activity) of two macrophyte species with different life strategies ...
A peek into diversity of terrestrial cyanobacteria collected in San Gerardo de Rivas region, Costa Rica.
HAUEROVÁ, Radka
2017 - English
The presented thesis focuses on diversity of cyanobacteria collected from terrestrial habitats in the surroundings of San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. The first part of this thesis consists of a floristic survey performed on dried and subsequently revived samples using light microscopy. The second part introduces new cyanobacterial genus Calochaete (Microchaetaceae, Nostocales) with the type species C. cimrmanii. The presented thesis focuses on diversity of cyanobacteria collected from terrestrial habitats in the surroundings of San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. The first part of this thesis consists of a floristic survey performed on dried and subsequently revived samples using light microscopy. The second part introduces new cyanobacterial genus Calochaete (Microchaetaceae, Nostocales) with the type species C. cimrmanii.
Keywords:
cyanobacteria; Costa Rica; biodiversity; floristic survey
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
A peek into diversity of terrestrial cyanobacteria collected in San Gerardo de Rivas region, Costa Rica.
The presented thesis focuses on diversity of cyanobacteria collected from terrestrial habitats in the surroundings of San Gerardo de Rivas, Costa Rica. The first part of this thesis consists of a ...
Eggs as a Suitable Tool for Species Diagnosis of Causative Agents of Human Diphyllobothriosis (Cestoda)
LEŠTINOVÁ, Kateřina
2016 - English
More than 2,000 eggs of 8 species of diphyllobothriid cestodes infecting humans were compared. Combination of morphometrical and ultrastructural (surface morphology) data made it possible to distinguish all species. More than 2,000 eggs of 8 species of diphyllobothriid cestodes infecting humans were compared. Combination of morphometrical and ultrastructural (surface morphology) data made it possible to distinguish all species.
Keywords:
Cestoda; Tapeworms; Diphyllobothrium; eggs; SEM; Human Diphyllobothriosis; ultrastrucure; morphometry
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Eggs as a Suitable Tool for Species Diagnosis of Causative Agents of Human Diphyllobothriosis (Cestoda)
More than 2,000 eggs of 8 species of diphyllobothriid cestodes infecting humans were compared. Combination of morphometrical and ultrastructural (surface morphology) data made it possible to ...
How universal are reserve design rules? A test using butterflies and their life history traits
BARTOŇOVÁ, Alena
2017 - English
This thesis uses butterfly species lists for 125 Czech National Nature Reserves and Monuments to test the validity of generally agreed 'reserve design rules' using multivariate ordination analyses. We used analyses of butterfly life history traits to seek for biological mechanisms responsible for butterfly community responses to geometric and heterogeneity characteristics of the reserves. We found that different design characteristics are important for individual species, depending on their life histories. Tato práce testuje platnost ustanovených "reserve design" pravidel - způsobů, jakými jsou plánovány přírodní rezervace. Použili jsme seznamy druhů denních motýlů pro 125 českých Národních přírodních rezervací a Národních přírodních památek. Analýza funkčních vlastností druhů pomocí multivariátní statistiky odhalila odezvu motýlích společenstev na různé geometrické charakteristiky rezervací a jejich heterogenitu. Práce ukazuje, že různé druhy motýlů vyžadují různé vlastnosti rezervací v závislosti na druhových funkčních vlastnostech.
Keywords:
motýli; ochrana přírody; rezervace; funkční vlastnosti; heterogenita krajiny
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
How universal are reserve design rules? A test using butterflies and their life history traits
This thesis uses butterfly species lists for 125 Czech National Nature Reserves and Monuments to test the validity of generally agreed 'reserve design rules' using multivariate ordination analyses. We ...
Legionella Becoming a Mutualist: Adaptive Processes Shaping the Genome of Symbiont in the Louse Polyplax serrata
ŘÍHOVÁ, Jana
2017 - English
Genomic modifications coupled with the first known transition of a Legionella bacterium to symbiosis with insects (louse Polyplax serrata). Apart from characteristics typical for other obligatory symbionts in insect (genome reduction), the main innovation of the genome consists in horizontal acquisition of complete biotin operon. Comparative genomic analysis with free living legionellae and other symbiotic bacteria demonstrates convergent evolution of several phylogenetically unrelated louse symbionts.
Keywords:
endosymbiont; Legionella polyplacis; Polyplax serrata; horizontal gene transfer; genome evolution; metabolism
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Legionella Becoming a Mutualist: Adaptive Processes Shaping the Genome of Symbiont in the Louse Polyplax serrata
Genomic modifications coupled with the first known transition of a Legionella bacterium to symbiosis with insects (louse Polyplax serrata). Apart from characteristics typical for other obligatory ...
Klíčové faktory složení společenstva sinic dostřikové zóny na dvou chorvatských ostrovech
VONDRÁŠKOVÁ, Alžběta
2018 - English
On two Croatian islands, Veruda and Ugljan, cyanobacterial communities and their composition were surveyed. The cyanobacterial composition in the splash zone was examined in horizontal and vertical directions. Statistical analysis shows the vertical gradient as the strongest one on the contrary the horizontal distribution does not reflect any pronounced differences between the islands. The species diversity and distribution is not dependent on the orientation of the locality toward the cardinal points. The study highlights the importance of high-density sampling in the vertical and also the horizontal direction for covering sufficiently the species richness of the site.
Keywords:
biofilm; Croatian coast; endolithic; epilithic; marine shore; zonation
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Klíčové faktory složení společenstva sinic dostřikové zóny na dvou chorvatských ostrovech
On two Croatian islands, Veruda and Ugljan, cyanobacterial communities and their composition were surveyed. The cyanobacterial composition in the splash zone was examined in horizontal and vertical ...
Seasonal dynamics of entomopathogenic nematodes
PŮŽA, Vladimír
2008 - English
The study examined seasonal dynamics of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genus Steinernema and Heterorhabditis in relation to soil temperature, moisture and the abundance of insect hosts
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Seasonal dynamics of entomopathogenic nematodes
The study examined seasonal dynamics of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genus Steinernema and Heterorhabditis in relation to soil temperature, moisture and the abundance of insect hosts
Mechanical design indicates differences in mobility among butterfly generations
VOČADLOVÁ, Martina
2007 - English
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Mechanical design indicates differences in mobility among butterfly generations
Tapinothrix clintonii sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenaceae, Cyanobacteria), nový druh na pomezí pěti rodů
BOHUNICKÁ, Markéta
2011 - English
Previously unknown cyanobacterium was found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. Looking at morphological characteristics, an argument could be made to place this taxon in any of the following genera: Ammatoidea, Homoeothrix, Leptolyngbya, Phormidiochaete, and Tapinothrix. Phylogeny based on 16S rDNA suggested that the taxon belongs into family Pseudanabaenaceae and is closely related to Leptolyngbya sensu stricto. However, it possess distinctive morphology of heteropolar tapered filaments and unique 16S-23S ITS sequence and secondary structure. Therefore an assignment into pseudanabaenalean genus Tapinothrix was made and the species was described as Tapinothrix clintonii.
Keywords:
Ammatoidea; Homoeothrix; Leptolyngbya; Phormidiochaete; Tapinothrix; Cyanobacteria; taxonomy; 16S rRNA; 16S-23S ITS; rRNA secondary structure
Available in the Digital Repository of University of South Bohemia.
Tapinothrix clintonii sp. nov. (Pseudanabaenaceae, Cyanobacteria), nový druh na pomezí pěti rodů
Previously unknown cyanobacterium was found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. Looking at morphological characteristics, an argument could be made to place this taxon in any of ...
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