Data from: Heterogeneity of t-tubules in pig hearts
Background: T-tubules are invaginations of the sarcolemma that play a key role in excitation-contraction coupling in mammalian cardiac myocytes. Although t-tubules were generally considered to be...
View ArticleData from: The evolutionary relationships and age of Homo naledi: an...
Homo naledi is a recently discovered species of fossil hominin from South Africa. A considerable amount is already known about H. naledi but some important questions remain unanswered. Here we report a...
View ArticleData from: Identifying acne treatment uncertainties via a James Lind Alliance...
Objectives: The Acne Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) was set up to identify and rank treatment uncertainties by bringing together people with acne and professionals providing care within and beyond...
View ArticleData from: How big is it really? Assessing the efficacy of indirect estimates...
Information on an organism’s body size is pivotal in understanding its life history and fitness, as well as helping inform conservation measures. However, for many species, particularly large-bodied...
View ArticleData from: Characteristics and outcomes of women utilizing emergency medical...
Objectives: Characterize the demographics, management, and outcomes of obstetric patients transported by emergency medical services (EMS). Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Five Indian...
View ArticleData from: Divergence history of the Carpathian and smooth newts modelled in...
Information about demographic history is essential for the understanding of the processes of divergence and speciation. Patterns of genetic variation within and between closely related species provide...
View ArticleData from: A protocol for conducting and presenting results of...
Scientific investigation is of value only insofar as relevant results are obtained and communicated, a task that requires organizing, evaluating, analysing and unambiguously communicating the...
View ArticleData from: Meiotic drive changes sperm precedence patterns in house mice:...
Background - With female multiple mating (polyandry), male-male competition extends to after copulation (sperm competition). Males respond to this selective pressure through physiological,...
View ArticleData from: A bee or not a bee: an experimental test of acoustic mimicry by...
The degree of similarity between Batesian mimics and their models varies widely and occurs across a range of sensory modalities. We use three complementary experimental paradigms to investigate...
View ArticleData from: How the zebra got its stripes: a problem with too many solutions
The adaptive significance of zebra stripes has thus far eluded understanding. Many explanations have been suggested, including social cohesion, thermoregulation, predation evasion and avoidance of...
View ArticleData from: Mate-guarding by male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) is associated...
Female choice for male major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genotype has been widely tested, but the relationship between male mating strategies and female MHC genotype has received far less...
View ArticleData from: Airflow in the human nasal passage and sinuses of chronic...
Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a persistent inflammatory disease of the paranasal sinuses that is characterized by clinical symptoms that include a blocked nasal airway, mucus discharge, facial pain,...
View ArticleData from: Adaptation in isolated populations: when does it happen and when...
Isolated populations with novel phenotypes present an exciting opportunity to uncover the genetic basis of ecologically significant adaptation, and genomic scans for positive selection in such...
View ArticleData from: SNP discovery in candidate adaptive genes using exon capture in a...
Identification of genes underlying genomic signatures of natural selection is key to understanding adaptation to local conditions. We used targeted resequencing to identify SNP markers in 5,321...
View ArticleData from: Quercus suber dieback alters soil respiration and nutrient...
1. An increase in tree mortality rates has been recently detected in forests worldwide. However, few works have focused on the potential consequences of forest dieback for ecosystem functioning. 2....
View ArticleData from: Detecting selection on temporal and spatial scales: a genomic...
Detecting loci under selection is an important task in evolutionary biology. In conservation genetics detecting selection is key to investigating adaptation to the spread of infectious disease. Loci...
View ArticleData from: Taxon-rich phylogenomic analyses resolve the eukaryotic tree of...
Most eukaryotic lineages are microbial, and many have only recently been sampled for phylogenetic studies or remain in the ‘dark area’ of the tree of life where there are no molecular data. To assess...
View ArticleData from: Late Cenozoic onset of the latitudinal diversity gradient of North...
The decline of species richness from equator to pole, or latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), is nearly universal among clades of living organisms, yet whether it was such a pervasive pattern in the...
View ArticleData from: Control at stability's edge minimizes energetic costs: expert...
Stick balancing on the fingertip is a complex voluntary motor task that requires the stabilization of an unstable system. For seated expert stick balancers, the time delay is 0.23 s, the shortest stick...
View ArticleData from: Does hunting or hiking affect wildlife communities in protected...
Managed public wild areas have dual mandates to protect biodiversity and provide recreational opportunities for people. These goals could be at odds if recreation, ranging from hiking to legal hunting,...
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