Gene-mating dynamic evolution theory II: global stability of N-gender-mating polyploid systems by Wang, Juven

“…Extending the previous 2-gender dioecious diploid gene-mating evolution model, we attempt to answer “whether the Hardy–Weinberg global stability and the exact analytic dynamical solutions can be found in the generalized N-gender N-polyploid gene-mating system with arbitrary number of alleles?” For a 2-gender gene-mating evolution model, a pair of male and female determines the trait of their offspring. …”
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The worldwide holoparasitic Apodanthaceae confidently placed in the Cucurbitales by nuclear and mitochondrial gene trees by Renner Susanne S, Filipowicz Natalia

“…</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Apodanthaceae belong in the Cucurbitales with which they share inferior ovaries, parietal placentation and a dioecious mating system, traits that are ancestral in Cucurbitales and which can now be interpreted as possible synapomorphies of an enlarged order Cucurbitales. …”
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Introduction pages, NBHA-CN 52(1), 2024 by Radu E. SESTRAS

“….; Optimizing the potential utilization of bioreactors for the mass propagation of Indonesian Dendrobium varieties; Grafting in Capsicum peppers as a strategy to mitigate the effects of climate change on yield and quality factors; Outcrossing mating system in natural populations of the endangered aquatic fern Ceratopteris thalictroides in China as revealed by microsatellite markers: implications for conservation; Chemometric and ICP-OES analyses of Forsythia europaea Degen & Bald. and its extracts; The effects of salinity stress on Amorpha fruticosa Linn. seed germination, physiological and biochemical mechanisms; The use of genetic resources in rose breeding and creation of new rose cultivars through hybridization and selection; Changes in mango postharvest quality due to nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium dose and production season; An analysis of plant palatability on pastures of the delta: Case study, Danube Delta area, Romania; Combining visual interpretation and image segmentation to derive canopy cover index from high resolution satellite imagery in functionally diverse coniferous forests. …”
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Are adoptions in a predatory songbird a strategy to aid mate acquisition? by Christopher E. Hill, Kyle R. Miles, Katie A. Maddox, Amy Tegeler

“…Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus) have a monogamous mating system with low rates of extra-pair paternity and biparental care of young. …”
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Spatial patterns of extra‐pair paternity for spotted towhees Pipilo maculatus in urban parks by Sarah Bartos Smith, Jenny E. McKay, Michael T. Murphy, Deborah A. Duffield

“…The extra‐pair (EP) mating system of birds may be influenced by food resources, such that nutritionally stressed females are unable to pursue EP fertilizations (constrained female hypothesis; CFH), or that females on poor territories acquire EP fertilizations during extra‐territorial forays in search of food (mating opportunity hypothesis; MOH). …”
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Does paternal care influence mate preference? Male and female mating behavior in Threespine Stickleback ecotypes that differ markedly in parental care by Rachel H. Corney, Laura K. Weir

“…The importance of mate preference for population divergence may be influenced by other aspects of a mating system, such as the requirement for parental care. …”
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Female harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) behavioral response to playbacks of underwater male acoustic advertisement displays by Leanna P. Matthews, Brittany Blades, Susan E. Parks

“…Investigating female preference for male harbor seal vocalizations is a critical step in understanding the harbor seal mating system and further studies expanding on this captive study will help shed light on this important issue.…”
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Paternity Outcomes in the Freshwater Gastropod, Chilina dombeiana in the Biobío River, Chile. by Jéssica Bórquez, Antonio Brante

“…Studying the mating system of obligate aquatic organisms that inhabit river ecosystems is important for understanding its evolution as well as the role of biological and environmental factors in modulating population dynamics and species distributional patterns. …”
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Influence of Pollen Dispersal and Mating Pattern in Domestication of Intermediate Wheatgrass, a Novel Perennial Food Crop by Prabin Bajgain, Yaniv Brandvain, James A. Anderson

“…Pollination success was not correlated with trait attributes of the paternal genotypes. Mating system analysis confirmed that IWG is highly outcrossing and inbreeding was virtually absent. …”
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Short Communication: A new primer set in CHD1 gene for bird sex identification by Vera, Febriyanti, Wajjwalku, Worawidh, Yuda, Pramana, Daryono, Budi Setiadi

“…This analysis can be helpful to the effort of in-situ or ex-situ management and conservation programs e.g the mating system in birds. And also, the analysis can be helpful for sexing data in the case of captive birds before releasing in natural habitat or reintroduction programs. …”
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Behavioural drivers of fertility in red junglefowl Gallus gallus and commercial chicken flocks by Pasternack Murray, EO

“…<p>The fowl, Gallus gallus, has been used to study sexual behaviour and sexual selection for many years: its combination of reproductive biology that is fairly typical of birds and a polygynandrous mating system makes it an ideal model species for studying the effects of pre- and post- copulatory competition and of conflict between the sexes. …”

Stepping stones or stone dead? Fecundity, pollen dispersal and mating patterns of roadside Qualea grandiflora Mart. trees by Potascheff, CM, Oddou-Muratorio, S, Klein, EK, Figueira, A, Bressan, EA, Oliveira, PE, Lander, T, Sebbenn, AM

“…We investigated reproductive investment and success, pollen dispersal, mating system, and genetic diversity and spatial structure of Qualea grandiflora trees in two environmental contexts: a continuous natural Cerrado area and isolated individuals on roadsides. …”

The Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Different Geographical Populations of Bottle Gourd (<i>Lagenaria siceraria</i>) Accessions Based on Genotyping-by-Sequencing by Rodrigo Contreras-Soto, Ariel Salvatierra, Carlos Maldonado, Jacob Mashilo

“…Analysis of molecular variance revealed less differentiation between (36%) as compared to within (48%) bottle gourd accessions, suggesting that a random mating system dominates inbreeding. Population structure revealed two genetically differentiated groups comprising South African accessions and an admixed group with accessions of Asian and Chilean origin. …”
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Comparative Genomic Analysis and Metabolic Potential Profiling of a Novel Culinary-Medicinal Mushroom, <i>Hericium rajendrae</i> (Basidiomycota) by Jing Wei, Min Cheng, Jian-fang Zhu, Yilin Zhang, Kun Cui, Xuejun Wang, Jianzhao Qi

“…Based on genomic bioinformation, we identified the candidate genes associated with the mating system, carbohydrate-active enzymes, and secondary metabolite biosynthesis. …”
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Haplotype-Resolved Genome Analyses Reveal Genetically Distinct Nuclei within a Commercial Cultivar of <em>Lentinula edodes</em> by Qi Gao, Dong Yan, Shuang Song, Yangyang Fan, Shouxian Wang, Yu Liu, Yu Huang, Chengbo Rong, Yuan Guo, Shuang Zhao, Wentao Qin, Jianping Xu

“…Consistent with a tetrapolar mating system, the two mating-type loci A (matA) and B (matB) of <i>L. edodes</i> were found located on two different chromosomes. …”
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Testing the Challenge Hypothesis in Stumptail Macaque Males: The Role of Testosterone and Glucocorticoid Metabolites in Aggressive and Mating Behavior by Ana Lilia Cerda-Molina, Javier I. Borráz-León, Gilberto Matamoros-Trejo, Claudio de la O, Gema R. Estudillo-Mendoza, Lilian Mayagoitia-Novales, Dario Maestripieri

“…Taken together, our findings partially support the challenge hypothesis in a non-seasonal primate and shed some light on the unique social and mating system of the stumptail macaque.…”
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Intra- and Inter-Specific Crosses among <i>Centaurea aspera</i> L. (Asteraceae) Polyploid Relatives—Influences on Distribution and Polyploid Establishment by Alfonso Garmendia, María Ferriol, David Benavent, P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego, Hugo Merle

“…Our purpose was to study the mating system among these three taxa and to analyze its influence on polyploid establishment. …”
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rDNA-FISH pattern in selected Hieracium species representing different ploidy levels by Aleksandra Grabowska-Joachimiak, Dagmara Kwolek, Elżbieta Pięta, Zbigniew Szeląg, Andrzej J. Joachimiak

“…Most probably, such a mating system leads to the emergence of separate lineages of apomictic plants with increased ploidy levels, each of which has a complete set of genomes of its putative (most probably triploid) apomictic parent. …”
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Reproductive behavior of Pantaneiros sheep, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil by Charles Ferreira Martins, Arnaldo Santiago Filho, Marcos Barbosa Ferreira, Carlos Eurico dos Santos Fernandes, Antonio Carlos Duenhas Monreal, Carla Giselly de Souza, Renata Alves das Chagas, Fernando Miranda de Vargas Junior

“…The characteristics studied were body weight (BW), body condition score (BCC), estrus distribution (EST), percentage of pregnant females per cycle (%P), plasma progesterone (PP), and fertility (F) in the three predefined seasons. The mating system used was controlled natural nocturnal and lasted for 45 days. …”
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Combining ability estimation of gynoecious and monoecious hybrids for yield and earliness in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) by G S JAT, A D MUNSHI, T K BEHERA, B S TOMAR

“… Twenty one F1 hybrids developed from seven diverse inbred of cucumber through a half-diallel mating system. Among parents, gynoecious parent GPC-1 showed maximum GCA effects in desirable direction for node number of first female flower, days to first fruit harvest, number of fruits/plant and vine length. …”
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