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Aug 8, 2002 · As initially recognized by Darwin 12, and elaborated by Rindos 13, many of the differences between domestic plants and their wild ancestors evolved as consequences of wild plants being...
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Jan 22, 2021 · For 8356 populations across the globe, we report that plants systematically display much lower GD P than animals, and that life history traits shape GD P patterns both directly (animal longevity...
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May 22, 2019 · Plant agriculture leaves one of humanity's biggest ecological footprints and hence has major implications for wild-animal suffering. Crop cultivation plausibly reduces populations of large animals, although the sign of impact is less clear for insects, and overall there's extremely high uncertainty in this analysis.
Feb 16, 2024 · As you can see, the land used for livestock — including grazing land and croplands for animal feed — is as large as the entire Americas. Croplands — used for direct human food and non-food uses such as biofuels — are as large as China's land area.
The cultivation of major crop species may have arisen independently more than once. Productive and stable food production could be based on morphologically wild plants.
Dec 4, 2018 · Over the course of their association with humans, those wild species became domesticated, that is to say, altered genetically, and eventually converted into crop species that are very different from their wild ancestors.
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Which came first, plants or animals? Watch this video to learn more about their evolution, mass extinction events, the forming of the first forests and of course, dinosaurs! Explore the wonderful and interconnected world of plants, and learn about the important role they play in biodiversity.
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