Evolutionary Biology

Evolutionary Biology

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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Genetic parallels in biomineralization of the calcareous sponge Sycon ciliatum and stony corals

    Oliver Voigt, Magdalena V Wilde ... Gert Wörheide
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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    mirror determines the far posterior domain in butterfly wings

    Martik Chatterjee, Xin Y Yu ... Robert D Reed
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    1. Physics of Living Systems
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Magnetotactic Bacteria Optimally Navigate Natural Pore Networks

    Alexander P Petroff, Julia Hernandez ... Nina Radchenko-Hannafin
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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Unprecedented Number of Recurrent Mutations Drive the Rapid Evolution of Pesticide Resistance in a Notorious Pest

    Li-Jun Cao, Jin-Cui Chen ... Shu-Jun Wei
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Differences in size and number of embryonic type II neuroblast lineages correlate with divergent timing of central complex development between beetle and fly

    Simon Rethemeier, Sonja Fritzsche ... Vera S Hunnekuhl
    Genetic labeling and molecular analyses characterize the dynamics of embryonic central complex-forming type II neuroblast lineages in Tribolium castaneum.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    The holocephalan ratfish endoskeleton shares trabecular and areolar mineralization patterns, but not tesserae, with elasmobranchs little skate and catshark, and appears paedomorphic

    Oghenevwogaga J Atake, Fidji Berio ... B Frank Eames
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    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    The first complete 3D reconstruction and morphofunctional mapping of an insect eye

    Anastasia A Makarova, Nicholas J Chua ... Alexey A Polilov
    Even the smallest compound eyes retain the functional specialization of ommatidia.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Seasonal and comparative evidence of adaptive gene expression in mammalian brain size plasticity

    William R Thomas, Troy Richter ... Liliana M Davalos
    Adaptive gene expression in the common shrew hypothalamus connects energy homeostasis with reversible brain size changes in response to seasonal environmental challenges.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Evolutionary and functional analyses reveal a role for the RHIM in tuning RIPK3 activity across vertebrates

    Elizabeth J Fay, Kolya Isterabadi ... Matthew D Daugherty
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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Pronounced expression of extracellular matrix proteoglycans regulated by Wnt pathway underlies the parallel evolution of lip hypertrophy in East African cichlids

    Nagatoshi Machii, Ryo Hatashima ... Masato Nikaido
    A shared molecular basis of proteoglycan accumulation, driven by Wnt signaling, underlies the parallel evolution of hypertrophied lips in East African cichlids.
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Highlights

    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Taking a close look at the cerebellum

    Héloïse de Vareilles
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Natural History of Model Organisms: E. coqui

    Sarah E Westrick, Mara Laslo, Eva K Fischer
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Plant Biology: Hiding in plain smell

    Youngsung Joo, Meredith C Schuman

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