"Quercus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A plant genus of the family FAGACEAE that is a source of TANNINS. Do not confuse with Holly (ILEX).
| Descriptor ID |
D029963
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.750.300.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Quercus suber- Quercus suber
- Cork Oak Tree
- Cork Oak Trees
- Oak Tree, Cork
- Oak Trees, Cork
- Tree, Cork Oak
- Trees, Cork Oak
Holly Oak- Holly Oak
- Holly Oaks
- Oak, Holly
- Oaks, Holly
Oak Tree- Oak Tree
- Oak Trees
- Tree, Oak
- Trees, Oak
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quercus" by people in Profiles.
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Timing and origins of Mexican and Central American oak diversity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 May 12; 123(19):e2537040123.
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Greater climate change adaptation potential in populations of Quercus macrocarpa at edges of latitudinal gradient. New Phytol. 2026 Apr; 250(2):1313-1329.
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Variant Calling in the Goldilocks Zone: How Reference Genome Choice and Read Mapping Stringency Impact Heterozygosity Estimates and Phylogenetic Analyses. Mol Ecol Resour. 2026 Jan; 26(1):e70079.
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Introgression, Phylogeography, and Genomic Species Cohesion in the Eastern North American White Oak Syngameon. Mol Ecol. 2025 Nov; 34(21):e17822.
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Fungal diversity in the Neotropics: update on the diversity and taxonomy of Hydnaceae in Costa Rica. Mycologia. 2025 Jul-Aug; 117(4):725-748.
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Adaptive Evolution of Freezing Tolerance in Oaks Is Key to Their Dominance in North America. Ecol Lett. 2025 Feb; 28(2):e70084.
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Divergent ecological selection maintains species boundaries despite gene flow in a rare endemic tree, Quercus acerifolia (maple-leaf oak). J Hered. 2024 08 20; 115(5):575-587.
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Divergence and reticulation in the Mexican white oaks: ecological and phylogenomic evidence on species limits and phylogenetic networks in the Quercus laeta complex (Fagaceae). Ann Bot. 2024 05 13; 133(7):1007-1024.
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Ancient tree genomes for old questions. Mol Ecol. 2024 02; 33(3):e17259.
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Drought response strategies are coupled with leaf habit in 35 evergreen and deciduous oak (Quercus) species across a climatic gradient in the Americas. New Phytol. 2023 08; 239(3):888-904.