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    Joint influence of genetic origin and climate on the growth of Masson pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) in China

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    Long-term impacts of Bt cotton in India

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    Native plants for greening Mediterranean agroecosystems

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    Janzen-Connell effects shape gene flow patterns and realized fitness in the tropical dioecious tree Spondias purpurea (ANACARDIACEAE)

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    Global plant trait relationships extend to the climatic extremes of the tundra biome

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    Western gorilla space use suggests territoriality

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