IOBPDB A DATABASE FOR EXPERIMENTALLY DETERMINED FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF INSECT ODORANT BINDING PROTEINS

iOBPdb A Database for Experimentally Determined Functional Characterization of Insect Odorant Binding Proteins

Abstract Odorant binding proteins (OBPs) are extra-cellular proteins that solubilize and transport volatile organic compounds (VOCs).Thousands of OBPs have been identified through Baby Bottle Nipples genome sequencing, and hundreds have been characterized by fluorescence ligand binding assays in individual studies.There is a limited understanding o

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Relationship between reproductive allocation and relative abundance among 32 species of a Tibetan alpine meadow: effects of fertilization and grazing.

BackgroundUnderstanding the relationship between species traits and species abundance is an important goal in ecology and biodiversity science.Although theoretical studies predict that traits related to performance (e.g.reproductive allocation) are most directly linked to species abundance within a community, empirical investigations have rarely be

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