Convergence on reduced aggression through shared behavioral traits in multiple populations of Astyanax mexicanus
Aggression is observed across the animal kingdom, and benefits animals in a number of ways to increase fitness and promote survival. While aggressive behaviors vary widely across populations and can evolve as ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - October 14, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Roberto Rodriguez-Morales, Paola Gonzalez-Lerma, Anders Yuiska, Ji Heon Han, Yolanda Guerra, Lina Crisostomo, Alex C. Keene, Erik R. Duboue and Johanna E. Kowalko Tags: Research Source Type: research
A centenary tale: population genetic insights into the introduction history of the oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) in Beijing
The successful establishment of a species population following a single introduction of a few individuals to a non-native area has been limited. Nevertheless, the oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis) p... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - October 14, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Shan Zhang, Meixi Lin, Jiawei Liu, Jiangce Chen, Dong Liu, Jindong Zhao and Meng Yao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Polyandrous females but not monogamous females vary in reproductive ageing patterns in the bean bug Riptortus pedestris
In general, reproductive performance exhibits nonlinear changes with age. Specifically, reproductive performance increases early in life, reaches a peak, and then declines later in life. Reproductive ageing pa... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - October 10, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Yi Hang Park, Donggyun Shin and Chang S. Han Tags: Research Source Type: research
Prevalence of co-infection and genetic diversity of avian haemosporidian parasites in two rehabilitation facilities in Iran: implications for the conservation of captive raptors
Various haemosporidian parasites infect raptors, especially captive hosts who may be more exposed. Diagnosis of threatening factors such as infectious diseases indirectly has a significant role in protecting e... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - October 8, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Leila Nourani, Mansour Aliabadian, Omid Mirshamsi and Navid Dinparast Djadid Tags: Research Source Type: research
Humans-livestock predators conflict in the Central and Eastern Part of Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
Sharing of space by humans and wildlife at a time may ignite apparent conflict. Populations of many species are declining due to the degradation of wildlife habitats caused by agricultural activities. Addition... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - October 4, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Israel Sebsibe Tags: Research article Source Type: research
The evolutionary history and ancestral biogeographic range estimation of old-world Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae (Chiroptera)
Family Rhinolophidae (horseshoe bats), Hipposideridae (leaf-nosed bats) and Rhinonycteridae (trident bats) are exclusively distributed in the Old-World, and their biogeography reflects the complex historic geo... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - October 3, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Ada Chornelia and Alice Catherine Hughes Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Does exclosure restore woody species regeneration in degraded lands? The case of Loma Bosa District of Dawuro zone, Southwestern Ethiopia
Exclosure becomes popular as a naming of the practice of excluding degrading agents from degraded lands for natural rehabilitation. However, its role on woody species regeneration in the Loma Bosa District of ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 29, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Assefa Ataro Ambushe, Girma Gezimu Gebre and Getahun Shanko Mamo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Genomic evidence refutes the hypothesis that the Bornean banteng is a distinct species
The banteng (Bos javanicus) is an endangered species within the wild Asian Bos complex, that has traditionally been subdivided into three geographically isolated subspecies based on (i) mainland Southeast Asia (B... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 20, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Xin Sun, Marta Maria Ciucani, Jacob Agerbo Rasmussen, M. Thomas P. Gilbert and Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding Tags: Research Source Type: research
Temporal changes in the Swiss flora: implications for flower-visiting insects
Local floristic diversity has massively decreased during the twentieth century in Central Europe even though in the 1990s diversity began increasing again in several regions. However, little is known whether t... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 15, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Stefan Abrahamczyk, Michael Kessler, Tobias Roth and Nico Heer Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Genome-wide species delimitation analyses of a silverside fish species complex in central Mexico indicate taxonomic over-splitting
Delimiting species across a speciation continuum is a complex task, as the process of species origin is not generally instantaneous. The use of genome-wide data provides unprecedented resolution to address con... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 14, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Victor Julio Pi ñeros, Carmen del R. Pedraza-Marrón, Isaí Betancourt-Resendes, Nancy Calderón-Cortés, Ricardo Betancur-R and Omar Domínguez-Domínguez Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sexual selection leads to positive allometry but not sexual dimorphism in the expression of horn shape in the blue wildebeest, Connochaetes taurinus
Sexual selection is thought to be an important driver of adaptation, speciation and extinction. Empirically testing these predictions across macroevolutionary timescales first requires an understanding of the ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 11, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Chlo é Gerstenhaber and Andrew Knapp Tags: Research Source Type: research
Genomic patterns of divergence in the early and late steps of speciation of the deep-sea vent thermophilic worms of the genus Alvinella
The transient and fragmented nature of the deep-sea hydrothermal environment made of ridge subduction, plate collision and the emergence of new rifts is currently acting to separate of vent populations, promot... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 3, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Camille Thomas-Bulle, Denis Bertrand, Niranjan Nagarajan, Richard R. Copley, Erwan Corre, St éphane Hourdez, Éric Bonnivard, Adam Claridge-Chang and Didier Jollivet Tags: Research Source Type: research
Large mammal telomere length variation across ecoregions
Telomere length provides a physiological proxy for accumulated stress in animals. While there is a growing consensus over how telomere dynamics and their patterns are linked to life history variation and indiv... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 29, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Christian Fohringer, Franz Hoelzl, Andrew M. Allen, Claire Cayol, G öran Ericsson, Göran Spong, Steven Smith and Navinder J. Singh Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Tick range expansion to higher elevations: does Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato facilitate the colonisation of marginal habitats?
Parasites can alter host and vector phenotype and thereby affect ecological processes in natural populations. Laboratory studies have suggested that Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, the causative agent of human L... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 26, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: M élissa Lemoine, Luca Cornetti, Kevin Reeh and Barbara Tschirren Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: Geography vs. past climate: the drivers of population genetic structure of the Himalayan langur
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Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - August 23, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Kunal Arekar, Neha Tiwari, Sambandam Sathyakumar, Mehreen Khaleel and Praveen Karanth Tags: Correction Source Type: research
