Evolutionary Biology

Evolutionary Biology

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Latest articles

    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Structural evolution of nitrogenase enzymes over geologic time

    Bruno Cuevas-Zuviría, Franka Detemple ... Betül Kaçar
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Trophic eggs affect caste determination in the ant Pogonomyrmex rugosus

    Eléonore Genzoni, Tanja Schwander, Laurent Keller
    Experiments manipulations show that trophic eggs can suppress queen development and therefore regulate caste determination in ants.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Introduction of cytosine-5 DNA methylation sensitizes cells to oxidative damage

    Joanna Krwawicz, Caroline J Sheeba ... Peter Sarkies
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Incomplete
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Refining the resolution of the yeast genotype–phenotype map using single-cell RNA-sequencing

    Arnaud N'Guessan, Wen Yuan Tong ... Alex N Nguyen Ba
    Single-cell RNA sequencing of thousands of yeast progeny reveals how gene expression differences and heritability drive phenotypic diversity.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Fast evolutionary turnover and overlapping variances of sex-biased gene expression patterns defy a simple binary sex-classification of somatic tissues

    Chen Xie, Sven Künzel, Diethard Tautz
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    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Fundamental
    • Convincing
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Risk-taking incentives predict aggression heuristics in female gorillas

    Nikolaos Smit, Martha M Robbins
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Investments in photoreceptors compete with investments in optics to determine eye design

    Francisco JH Heras, Simon B Laughlin
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    An initial report of circa 241,000- to 335,000-year-old rock engravings and their relation to Homo naledi in the Rising Star cave system, South Africa

    Lee R Berger, John Hawks ... Keneiloe Molopyane
    Engraved features found within the Dinaledi Subsystem are interpreted as being made by Homo naledi in the absence of evidence of other candidate makers.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Effective population size does not explain long-term variation in genome size and transposable element content in animals

    Alba Marino, Gautier Debaecker ... Benoit Nabholz
    A large-scale survey across animals reveals no general association between genome size expansion and the relaxation of natural selection.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Iridescent structural coloration in a crested Cretaceous enantiornithine bird from Jehol Biota

    Zhiheng Li, Jinsheng Hu ... Julia A Clarke
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Fundamental
    • Incomplete
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Highlights

    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Generalizing Hamilton's rule

    Benjamin Allen
    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

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