Data from: Recurrent selection explains parallel evolution of genomic regions...
Recent technological developments allow investigation of the repeatability of evolution at the genomic level. Such investigation is particularly powerful when applied to a ring species, in which...
View ArticleData from: Tempo and mode of genome evolution in a 50,000-generation experiment
Adaptation by natural selection depends on the rates, effects and interactions of many mutations, making it difficult to determine what proportion of mutations in an evolving lineage are beneficial....
View ArticleData from: Body mass-corrected molecular rate for bird mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA is still one of the most widely used molecular marker to reconstruct small scale bird phylogeny and phylogeography. It has been proposed that bird mitochondrial genome are evolving...
View ArticleData from: Brood size constrains the development of endothermy in blue tits
Altricial birds are unable to maintain body temperature when exposed to low ambient temperatures during the first days after hatching. Thermoregulatory capacity begins to form as postnatal development...
View ArticleData from: RAD (Restriction site Associated DNA) for de novo sequencing and...
We present the development of a genomic library using RADseq (Restriction site Associated DNA sequencing) protocol for marker discovery that can be applied on evolutionary studies of the sugarcane...
View ArticleData from: Ontogeny of the Furongian (late Cambrian) trilobite Proceratopyge...
There were multiple origins of metamorphosis-undergoing protaspides in trilobite evolution: within the superfamilies Remopleuridioidea, Trinucleoidea, and within the Order Asaphida. Recent studies have...
View ArticleData from: Landscape structure influences urban vegetation vertical structure
1. Vegetation vertical structure is important for biodiversity and ecosystem service provision. In cities, however, while variation in the spatial extent and distribution of vegetation has been widely...
View ArticleData from: Disentangling relationships between plant diversity and...
1. Biodiversity has been elucidated to be one of the major factors sustaining ecosystem functioning. The vast majority of studies showing a relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning...
View ArticleData from: Do cities represent sources, sinks or isolated islands for urban...
Summary 1. Urban sprawl has resulted in the permanent presence of large mammal species in urban areas, leading to human-wildlife conflicts. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) are establishing a permanent presence...
View ArticleData from: A new species of Coryphophylax fitzinger in: Steindachner, 1867...
The systematic position of the agamid genus Coryphophylax (Squamata: Agamidae) is given as monotypic and endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, India. After having surveyed...
View ArticleData from: Risk factors for admission at three, urban emergency departments...
Objective: to investigate factors associated with unscheduled admission following presentation to Emergency Departments (EDs) at three hospitals in England. Design and setting: cross-sectional analysis...
View ArticleData from: High throughput method for analysis of repeat number for 28 phase...
Mutations in simple sequence repeat tracts are a major mechanism of phase variation in several bacterial species including Campylobacter jejuni. Changes in repeat number of tracts located within the...
View ArticleData from: Effects of land use and climate on the distribution of the Jungle...
Although the relative importance of land use and climate to large-scale bird distributions has received great attention, it is difficult to separate the effects of land use and climate, and there are...
View ArticleData from: De novo transcriptome analysis of the common New Zealand stick...
Phasmatodea, more commonly known as stick insects, have been poorly studied at the molecular level for several key traits, such as components of the sensory system and regulators of reproduction and...
View ArticleData from: Efferocytosis and extrusion of leukocytes determine the...
Macrophages and neutrophils are the first responders to invading pathogens and contribute strongly to the host defense against intracellular pathogens. The collective interplay and dynamic interactions...
View ArticleData from: Experience and motivation shape leader-follower interactions in...
Leadership is an important process shaping collective movement in some species. Recent work has demonstrated that experienced or motivated individuals can emerge as leaders, and provides insight into...
View ArticleData from: Sex-specific allelic transmission bias suggests sexual conflict at...
Sexual conflict arises when selection in one sex causes the displacement of the other sex from its phenotypic optimum, leading to an inevitable tension within the genome – called intralocus sexual...
View ArticleData from: Spatiotemporal variation of host use in a brood parasite: the role...
Avian brood parasites should target the most profitable host species, but current conditions might locally influence their choice, producing geographic mosaics of co-evolution. Throughout Europe, the...
View ArticleData from: Cryptic species diversity reveals biogeographic support for the...
The ‘mountain passes are higher in the tropics’ (MPHT) hypothesis posits that reduced climate variability at low latitudes should select for narrower thermal tolerances, lower dispersal and smaller...
View ArticleData from: Ambient temperature influences tolerance to plant secondary...
Growing evidence suggests that plant secondary compounds (PSCs) ingested by mammals become more toxic at elevated ambient temperatures, a phenomenon known as temperature-dependent toxicity. We...
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