Catalogue of type-specimens of the Herbario Nacional del Ecuador (QCNE), Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales

The type-specimen collection of the Herbario Nacional del Ecuador (QCNE) preserves important vouchers from across Ecuador collected by Ecuadorian and foreign researchers.Types are of paramount importance to understad biodiversity because their designation is a requirement for the description of new species.We present a synopsis of the type-specimen

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Pelaksanaan Pembimbingan dan Pengawasan Anak Pada Pidana Bersyarat

Conditional punishment is a form of punishment that does not result in the deprivation of the rights from convicted person.In the juvenile justice system are different from adults.The purpose of this research is to know and understand the parole (conditional punishment) comparison Quickstrikes of the Criminal Code, Act No.3 of 1997, Criminal Law Co

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The role of jasmonates in floral nectar secretion.

Plants produce nectar in their flowers as a reward for their pollinators and most of our crops depend on insect pollination, but little is known on the physiological control of nectar secretion.Jasmonates are well-known for their effects on senescence, the development and opening of flowers and on plant defences such as extrafloral nectar.Their rol

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A notodontid novelty: Theroa zethus caterpillars use behavior and anti-predator weaponry to disarm host plants.

Unlike most notodontids, Theroa zethus larvae feed on plants that emit copious latex when damaged.To determine how the larvae overcome this defense, we filmed final instars on poinsettia, Euphorbia pulcherrima, then simulated their behaviors and tested how Axles the behaviors individually and combined affect latex exudation.Larvae initially scraped

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