Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Want to get even more #Botanical updates from our journal? You're in luck! We've set up an account on #Bluesky with our sister journals, so give us a follow over there too to stay up to date! Fear not X users, we'll be sticking around here too! bsky.app/profile/linnea…

Wow, what a great #MolluscMonday!

#ProtectedAreas are key tools against the #Biodiversity crisis. Yet despite being vulnerable, tarantulas are often overlooked. Here, species richness & areas of endemism in Argentine species are investigated, aiming to propose new PCAs! academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art… @LinneanSociety

This #FossilFriday check out the first record of Prosantorhinus rhinos in East Asia & the description of a new species! Now #Extinct, this genus was once common in Europe but not seen in the Asian fossil record until today! academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/art… @LinneanSociety @OxfordJournals

Speciation: the original source of all species! What does it look like & how has it led to the diversity of life seen today? Here, John J Wiens discusses these questions & the different methods of estimating diversification rates! academic.oup.com/evolinnean/adv… @LinneanSociety

@daria_kill @StanislawWawrz2 @Dr_Rob_Davis We strongly encourage you to look them up - they're adorable!

@BotJLinnSoc @StanislawWawrz2 @Dr_Rob_Davis Honey possum???

What do honey possums, mice and dunnarts have in common? They all pollinate Australian #Banksia! New research published in our journal highlights the role of rodents & other non-flying mammals in their pollination...a 🧵(1/4) academic.oup.com/botlinnean/adv… @StanislawWawrz2 @Dr_Rob_Davis

Sphaerocrystals, small "Maltese crosses" visible in polarized light in plants, were found on seed surfaces and in testa cells in some Euphorbia species, but missing from major clades in the subgenus Esula! academic.oup.com/botlinnean/art… @LinneanSociety @OxfordJournals

Prehistoric #Dolphin remains found in the Shomyoji Midden off Tokyo Bay share haplotypes with modern populations, suggesting maternal groups of bottlenose and white-sided dolphins have been present here for 4000 years! academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art… @LinneanSociety @kishida_ta

Read more about it here: (4/4) phys.org/news/2024-10-u…

One species in particular, the awled honeypot, showed primary pollination by mice, the first time this has been found in #Australia! (3/4)

We're excited to announce the #Launch of our new blog, featuring articles across our journals! Read about why so many Darwin's finches exist & the remarkable #Discovery by Peter & Rosemary Grant of past extinctions! linnean.org/news/2024/10/2… @LinneanSociety @OxfordJournals

Using a hybrid approach, plastome & Sanger sequencing data were combined to reconstruct the #Phylogeny of Martinella, a group of #Neotropical lianas! academic.oup.com/botlinnean/art… @LinneanSociety @OxfordJournals @Lucia_Lohmann

Genomic analysis of #Endangered Golden Eagle populations revealed reduced genetic diversity, suggesting evidence of inbreeding & highlighting the importance of genetic reinforcement for island population #Conservation! academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art… @LinneanSociety @emilyhumble

This #WorldReptileDay learn about the diversity of anoles in our latest paper!

As it’s #WorldReptileDay we thought we would share with you some reptile-themed papers that have recently published in our journal! Follow the 🧵 below (1/7):

@AgrarianDesk @LinneanSociety @OxfordJournals Yes, it is!

@BotJLinnSoc @LinneanSociety @OxfordJournals This journal is hybrid?

The nectarless male flowers of Pandanus were thought to be wind-pollinated, yet their floral scent suggested otherwise, with detailed analysis revealing the first example of insect #Pollination in this genus! academic.oup.com/botlinnean/art… @LinneanSociety @OxfordJournals

Our last publication is online in @BotJLinnSoc! Contrasting patterns of differentiation among three taxa of the rapidly diversifying orchid genus Ophrys sect. Insectifera (Orchidaceae) where their ranges overlap academic.oup.com/botlinnean/art… @upvd1 @LGDP_Perpignan @AgenceRecherche