OPTIMIZING THE DESIGN OF NANOSTRUCTURES FOR IMPROVED THERMAL CONDUCTION WITHIN CONFINED SPACES


Comparative Analyses of the Chloroplast Genomes of Patchouli Plants and Their Relatives in Pogostemon (Lamiaceae)

Pogostemon Desf., the largest genus of the tribe Pogostemoneae (Lamiaceae), consists of ca.80 species distributed mainly from South and Southeast Asia to China.The genus contains many patchouli plants, which are of great economic importance but taxonomically difficult.Therefore, it is necessary to characterize more chloroplast (cp) genomes for infr

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Parasitism and migration in southern Palaearctic populations of the painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

The painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) is well known for its seasonal long-distance migrations and for its dramatic population fluctuations between Body serum years.Although parasitism has occasionally been noted as an important mortality factor for this butterfly, no comprehensive study has quantified a

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