Wissenschaftliche Artikel

peer reviewed 2024

08.05.2024

Henske, J., Eltz, T. (2024) Age-dependent perfume development in male orchid bees, Euglossa imperialis. Journal of Experimental Biology 227, 246995

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27.05.2024

Barrajon-Santos, V., Nepel, M., Hausmann, B. et al. Dynamics and drivers of fungal communities in a multipartite ant-plant association. BMC Biol 22, 112 (2024).

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27.05.2024

Paces, B., Wanek, W., Voigt, C. C., Schirmer, S., Leidinger, P., & Schulze, C. H. (2024). Trophic position determines the persistence of neotropical understory birds after forest disturbance. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e11370.

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01.07.2024

Karolak, M., Fiedler, K. Reassembly of ground-dwelling ant communities in reforestation plots in SW Costa Rica. Insect. Soc. (2024).

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10.10.2024

M. Garrido-Priego et. al. Clutch attendance and call parameters are linked to mating success in a glassfrog with paternal care, Behavioral Ecology, 2024; arae078.

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10.10.2024

Villagómez, G.N., Spaethe, J. & Leonhardt, S.D. The stingless bee Trigona fulviventris prefers sweet and salty over savory nectar. Apidologie 55, 39 (2024).

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peer reviewed 2023

21.04.2023

Quan, Y., Deng, S., Prenafeta-Boldủ, F.X. et al. The origin of human pathogenicity and biological interactions in Chaetothyriales. Fungal Diversity (2023).

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17.01.2024

Nepel, M., Mayer, V.E., Barrajon-Santos, V. et al. Bacterial diversity in arboreal ant nesting spaces is linked to colony developmental stage. Commun Biol 6, 1217 (2023).

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22.01.2024

Mayer VE, Voglmayr H, Blatrix R, Orivel J and Leroy C (2023) Fungi as mutualistic partners in ant-plant interactions. Front. Fungal Biol. 4:1213997.

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peer reviewed 2022

08.04.2022

Kocjan, Domen, Jasna Dolenc Koce, Florian Etl, and Marina Dermastia. 2022. "Genome Size of Life Forms of Araceae—A New Piece in the C-Value Puzzle" Plants 11, no. 3: 334.

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03.06.2022

Eckert, J., Bohn, M. & Spaethe, J. Does quantity matter to a stingless bee?. Anim Cogn 25, 617–629 (2022).

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12.07.2022

Nepel, M., Pfeifer, J., Oberhauser, F.B. et al. Nitrogen fixation by diverse diazotrophic communities can support population growth of arboreal ants. BMC Biol 20, 135 (2022).

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25.10.2022

Florian Etl, Christian Kaiser, Oliver Reiser, Mario Schubert, Stefan Dötterl, Jürg Schönenberger (2022): Evidence for the recruitment of florivorous plant bugs as pollinators. Current Biology, ISSN: 0960-9822.

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17.01.2024

Virgo, J., Eltz, T. Feeding Site Specificity in Frog-biting Midges (Corethrellidae). J Insect Behav 35, 155–159 (2022).

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peer reviewed 2021

21.09.2020

Florian Oberleitner, Carola Egger, Sarah Oberdorfer, Stefan Dullinger, Wolfgang Wanek, Peter Hietz, Recovery of aboveground biomass, species richness and composition in tropical secondary forests in SW Costa Rica, Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 479

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28.04.2021

Hofhansl, F, Chacón-Madrigal, E, Brännström, Å, Dieckmann, U, Franklin, O. Mechanisms driving plant functional trait variation in a tropical forest. Ecol Evol. 2021; 11: 3856– 3870.

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16.08.2021

Hinterdobler, W., Bacher, M., Shi, B.B., Baurecht, D., Krisai-Greilhuber, I., Schmoll, M., Brecker, L., Valant-Vetschera, K., Schinnerl, J., 2021. New cytochalasans from an endophytic Xylaria species associated with Costa Rican Palicourea elata (Rubiaceae

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18.10.2021

Virgo, J., Ufermann, L., Lampert, K.P. and Eltz, T. (2021), More than meets the eye: decrypting diversity reveals hidden interaction specificity between frogs and frog-biting midges. Ecol Entomol.

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20.10.2021

Berger, A., Valant-Vetschera, K., Schinnerl, J. et al. A revised classification of the sister tribes Palicoureeae and Psychotrieae (Rubiaceae) indicates genus-specific alkaloid accumulation.

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20.10.2021

Berger, A., Valant-Vetschera, K., Schinnerl, J. et al. Alkaloid diversification in the genus Palicourea (Rubiaceae: Palicoureeae) viewed from a (retro-)biogenetic perspective.

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10.11.2021

Brandt, K. et al. 2021. Unraveling the Olfactory Biases of Male Euglossine Bees: Species-Specific Antennal Responses and Their Evolutionary Significance for Perfume Flowers. Front. Ecol. Evol. 9, 727471 (2021).

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03.12.2021

Taylor C.M. & A. Berger. 2021. Rubiacearum Americanarum Magna Hama Pars XLIX: Overview of the Neotropical Genus Tournefortiopsis (Guettardeae), With Some New Species and Subspecies. Novon 29. 227-265

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08.04.2022

Mayer, Veronika E., Sybren de Hoog, Simona M. Cristescu, Luciano Vera, and Francesc X. Prenafeta-Boldú. 2021. "Volatile Organic Compounds in the Azteca/Cecropia Ant-Plant Symbiosis and the Role of Black Fungi" Journal of Fungi 7, no. 10: 836

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peer reviewed 2020

07.05.2020

Kleinschmidt S., Wanek W., Kreinecker F., Hackl D., Jenking D., Weissenhofer A. & P. Hietz. 2020. Successional habitat filtering of rainforest trees is explained by potential growth more than by functional traits. Funct Ecol. 2020;00:1–10.

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07.05.2020

Hofhansl, F., Chacón-Madrigal, E., Fuchslueger, L. et al. Climatic and edaphic controls over tropical forest diversity and vegetation carbon storage. Sci Rep 10, 5066 (2020).

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05.06.2020

Kornpointner, C., Berger, A., Traxler, F., Hadžiabdić, A., Massar, M., Matek, J., Brecker, L., Schinnerl, J., 2020. Alkaloid and Iridoid Glucosides from Palicourea luxurians (Rubiaceae: Palicoureeae) Indicate Tryptamine and Tryptophan Iridoid Alkaloid F

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09.09.2020

Rabl, D.; Alonso-Rodríguez, A.M.; Brehm, G.; Fiedler, K. Trait Variation in Moths Mirrors Small-Scaled Ecological Gradients in A Tropical Forest Landscape. Insects 2020, 11, 612

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27.01.2021

Aubrecht G. & A. Weissenhofer. 2020. Observation of Variable Seedeater Sporophila corvina (P.L. Sclater, 1860) feeding on filamentous algae near the Tropical Research Station La Gamba, Costa Rica. Acta ZooBot Austria 157, 2020, 233–238.

peer reviewed 2019

14.04.2020

Beta diversity and oligarchic dominance in the tropical forests of Southern Costa Rica.

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17.04.2020

Genomic analysis of ant domatia-associated melanized fungi (Chaetothyriales, Ascomycota).

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20.04.2020

The sound of a blood meal: Acoustic ecology of frog‐biting midges (Corethrella) in lowland Pacific Costa Rica.

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20.04.2020

Moth assemblages in Costa Rica rainforest mirror small-scale topographic heterogeneity.

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17.01.2024

Eltz, T., Josten, S. & Mende, T. Stored perfume dynamics and consequences for signal development in male orchid bees. J Comp Physiol A 205, 311–320 (2019).

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peer reviewed 2018

20.04.2020

Is local trait variation related to total range size of tropical trees?

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20.04.2020

Drinking with a very long proboscis: Functional morphology of orchid bee mouthparts (Euglossini, Apidae, Hymenoptera).

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20.04.2020

Transmission of fungal partners to incipient Cecropia-tree ant colonies.

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20.04.2020

Traits indicating a conservative resource strategy are weakly related to narrow range size in a group of neotropical trees.

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20.04.2020

Revisiting Costa Rican Carapichea affinis (Rubiaceae: Palicoureeae): A source of bioactive dopamine-iridoid alkaloids.

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05.06.2020

Covariation and phenotypic integration in chemical communication displays: biosynthetic constraints and eco‐evolutionary implications.

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peer reviewed 2017

20.04.2020

The role of temporal call structure in species recognition of male Allobates talamancae

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20.04.2020

Blown by the wind: the ecology of male courtship display behavior in orchid bees.

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20.04.2020

A perfume-collecting male oil bee? Evidences of a novel pollinationsystem involving Anthurium acutifolium (Araceae) and Paratetrapedia chocoensis (Apidae, Tapinotaspidini).

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20.04.2020

Chemodiversity of tryptamine-derived alkaloids in six Costa Rican Palicourea species (Rubiaceae-Palicoureeae).

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20.04.2020

A phylogenetic perspective on the association between ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and black yeasts (Ascomycota: Chaetothyriales)

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20.04.2020

Convergent structure and function of mycelial galleries in two unrelated Neotropical plant-ants.

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20.04.2020

Olfactory specialization for perfume collection in male orchid bees.

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20.04.2020

Morphological fine tuning of the feeding apparatus to proboscis length in Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera).

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20.04.2020

Neotropical moth assemblages degrade due to oil palm expansion.

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peer reviewed 2016

20.04.2020

The role of habitat, landscape structure and residence time on plant species invasions in a neo-tropical landscape.

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20.04.2020

Nocturnal Plant Bugs Use cis-Jasmone to locate Inflorescences of Araceae as Feeding and Mating Site. Journal of chemical Ecology.

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20.04.2020

New reports on flavonoids, benzoic- and chlorogenic acids as rare features in the Psychotria alliance (Rubiaceae).

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20.04.2020

Body size limits dim-light foraging activity in stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini).

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20.04.2020

Ant-cultivated Chaetothyriales in hollow stems of myrmecophytic Cecropia sp. trees - diversity and patterns.

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20.04.2020

An unusual recruitment strategy in a mass‑recruiting stingless bee, Partamona orizabaensis.

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20.04.2020

Influence of climatic factors on the flight activity of the stingless bee Partamona orizabaensis and its competition behavior at food sources.

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20.04.2020

System level analysis of cacao seed 1 ripening reveals a sequential interplay of primary and secondary metabolism leading to polyphenol accumulation and preparation of stress resistance.

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peer reviewed 2015

20.04.2020

Predation on artificial caterpillars is higher in countryside than near-natural forest habitat in lowland south-western Costa Rica.

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20.04.2020

Loganin and secologanin derived tryptamine-iridoid alkaloids from Palicourea crocea and Palicourea padifolia (Rubiaceae).

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20.04.2020

Functional constraints on the evolution of long butterfly proboscides: lessons from Neotropical skippers (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).

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20.04.2020

The ecological role of extremely long- proboscid Neotropical butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) in plant-pollinator networks.

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20.04.2020

Low reproductive skew despite high male-biased operational sex ratio in a glass frog with paternal care

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20.04.2020

Impacts of oil palm agriculture on phyllostomid bat assemblages.

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20.04.2020

Besleria macropoda (Gesneriaceae): lectotypification, distribution, functional epiphylly and discordant fruit morphology of a rare Costa Rican endemic.

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20.04.2020

Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Potential Close Range Recognition Cues in Orchid Bees.

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20.04.2020

Dispersal ability of male orchid bees and direct evidence for long-range flights.

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20.04.2020

Landscape-Scale Controls on Aboveground Forest Carbon Stocks on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

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20.04.2020

New insights into mechanisms driving carbon allocation in tropical forests

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20.04.2020

Impact of oil palm agriculture on understory amphibians and reptiles: A Mesoamerican perspective.

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peer reviewed 2014

20.04.2020

Behavioural evidence of colour vision in free flying stingless bees.

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20.04.2020

Population density and habitat preferences of the Black-cheeked Ant-Tanager Habia atrimaxillaris

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20.04.2020

Social Information in the Stingless Bee, Trigona corvina Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Apidae): The Use of Visual and Olfactory Cues at the Food Site.

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20.04.2020

High Diversity and Low Specificity of Chaetothyrialean Fungi in Carton Galleries in a Neotropical Ant–Plant Association.

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20.04.2020

Dispersal ability of male orchid bees and direct evidence for long-range flights.

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20.04.2020

Raising the sugar content – orchid bees overcome the constraints of suction feeding through manipulation of nectar and pollen provisions.

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20.04.2020

Cuticular hydrocarbons distinguish cryptic sibling species in Euglossa orchid bees.

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20.04.2020

Diarylheptanoids, flavonoids and other constituents from two neotropical Renealmia species (Zingiberaceae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 56, 178-184.

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20.04.2020

Effects of topography on forest butterfly assemblages in the pacific lowlands of Costa Rica.

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20.04.2020

Sensitivity of tropical forest aboveground productivity to climate anomalies.

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peer reviewed 2013

20.04.2020

The role of spectral advertisement call properties in species recognition of male Allobates talamancae.

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20.04.2020

Functional morphology of the feeding apparatus and evolution of proboscis length in metalmark butterflies (Lepidoptera: Riodinidae).

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20.04.2020

Coincidence or benefit? The use of Marasmius (horse-hair fungus) filaments in bird nests.

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20.04.2020

Porina squamulifera (lichenized Ascomycota: Porinaceae), a new species from tropical rainforest in Costa Rica with unique thallus morphology.

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20.04.2020

Reproductive aspects of Clusia valerioi and C. peninsulae, two Central American species of Clusiaceae with resin-flowers: phenology, flower structure, pollination and seed dispersal.

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20.04.2020

Cyclotide discovery in Gentianales revisited—identification and characterization of cyclic cystine-knot peptides and their phylogenetic distribution in Rubiaceae plants.

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peer reviewed 2012

20.04.2020

Various types of tryptamine-iridoid alkaloids from Palicourea acuminata (=Psychotria acuminata, Rubiaceae).

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20.04.2020

Controls of hydrochemical fluxes via stemflow in tropical lowland rainforests: Effects of meteorology and vegetation characteristics.

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20.04.2020

Alstrostines in Rubiaceae: Alstrostine A from Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides and a novel derivative, rudgeifoline from Rudgea cornifolia.

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20.04.2020

Two Unusual Methylidenecyclopropane Glucosides from Metaxya rostrata.

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peer reviewed 2011

20.04.2020

Dopamine-iridoid alkaloids in Carapichea affinis (= Psychotria borucana) confirm close relationship to the vomiting root Ipecac.

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20.04.2020

Topography strongly affects atmospheric deposition and canopy exchange processes in different types of wet lowland rainforest, Southwest Costa Rica.

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20.04.2020

Aspects of reproductive ecology of Clusia valerioi Standl. and Clusia peninsulae Hammel (sp. nov.), two Central American species of Clusiaceae with resin flowers.

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20.04.2020

Impact of oil palm plantations on the structure of the agroforestry mosaic of La Gamba, southern Costa Rica: potential implications for biodiversity

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peer reviewed 2010

20.04.2020

Large canopy exchange fluxes of inorganic and organic nitrogen and preferential retention of nitrogen by epiphytes in a tropical lowland rainforest.

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20.04.2020

Dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans from Magnolia and Talauma (Magnoliaceae): Their absolute configuration ascertained by circular dichroism and X-raycrystallography and re-evaluation of previously published pyramidatin structures.

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20.04.2020

The importance of gallery forests in the tropical lowlands of Costa Rica for understorey forest birds.

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20.04.2020

The extremely long-tongued Neotropical butterfly Eurybia lycisca (Riodinidae): Proboscis morphology and flower handling

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