Pollen data from China for 6000 and 18,000 14 C yr bp were compiled and used to reconstruct palaeovegetation patterns, using complete taxon lists where possible and a biomization procedure that entailed the assignment of 645 pollen taxa to plant functional types. A set of 658 modern pollen samples spanning all biomes and regions provided a comprehensive test for this procedure and showed convincing agreement between reconstruc...

The eggs of Mugil cephalus were significantly larger than those of Epinephelus malabaricus , and E. coioides , while those of Sciaenops ocellatus were intermediate between E. coioides and M. cephalus . The distribution density of pores in the egg envelope of S. ocellatus was significantly different from that of E. malabaricus and E. coioides . The micropyle diameters were significantly different in the four species. The ultras...