Flexible conservatism in the skull modularity of convergently evolved myrmecophagous placental mammals
The skull of placental mammals constitutes one of the best studied systems for phenotypic modularity. Several studies have found strong evidence for the conserved presence of two- and six-module architectures,... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 30, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: S érgio Ferreira-Cardoso, Julien Claude, Anjali Goswami, Frédéric Delsuc and Lionel Hautier Tags: Research Source Type: research
Geographic range size and speciation in honeyeaters
Darwin and others proposed that a species ’ geographic range size positively influences speciation likelihood, with the relationship potentially dependent on the mode of speciation and other contributing factor... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 29, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Eleanor M. Hay, Matthew D. McGee and Steven L. Chown Tags: Research Source Type: research
Trophic structure and origin of resources of soil macrofauna in the salt marsh of the Wadden Sea: a stable isotope (15N, 13C) study
Salt marshes exist along the gradient of the marine mudflat to the terrestrial dunes, with a gradient of shore height and associated plant zonation. The lower salt marsh (LSM) extends from the mean high tidal ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 27, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Maria Rinke, Philipp M. Bendisch, Mark Maraun and Stefan Scheu Tags: Research Source Type: research
The evolution of vitamin C biosynthesis and transport in animals
Vitamin C (VC) is an indispensable antioxidant and co-factor for optimal function and development of eukaryotic cells. In animals, VC can be synthesized by the organism, acquired through the diet, or both. In ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 25, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Pedro Duque, Cristina P. Vieira, B árbara Bastos and Jorge Vieira Tags: Research Source Type: research
Testing alternative hypotheses on the origin and speciation of Hawaiian katydids
Hawaiian Islands offer a unique and dynamic evolutionary theatre for studying origin and speciation as the islands themselves sequentially formed by erupting undersea volcanos, which would subsequently become ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 22, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Mohan Rakesh, Stephane Aris-Brosou and X. Xia Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparative genomic analysis reveals contraction of gene families with putative roles in pathogenesis in the fungal boxwood pathogens Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata
Boxwood blight disease caused by Calonectria henricotiae and C. pseudonaviculata is of ecological and economic significance in cultivated and native ecosystems worldwide. Prior research has focused on understandi... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 21, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Layne W. Rogers, Alyssa M. Koehler, Jo Anne Crouch, Marc A. Cubeta and Nicholas R. LeBlanc Tags: Research Source Type: research
The mite Acarus farris inducing defensive behaviors and reducing fitness of termite Coptotermes formosanus: implications for phoresy as a precursor to parasitism
The ecology and evolution of phoretic mites and termites have not been well studied. In particular, it is unknown whether the specific relationship between mites and termites is commensal or parasitic. High ph... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 21, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Yong Chen, Lijun Zhang, Shijun Zhang, Bingrong Liu, Wenhui Zeng and Zhiqiang Li Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Correction: Marine protected areas do not buffer corals from bleaching under global warming
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Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 21, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Jack V. Johnson, Jaimie T. A. Dick and Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Diet evolution of carnivorous and herbivorous mammals in Laurasiatheria
Laurasiatheria contains taxa with diverse diets, while the molecular basis and evolutionary history underlying their dietary diversification are less clear. (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 21, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Yonghua Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of habitat gradient and agro-climatic variation on selected soil physical and chemical properties in the Bale Mountains national park, south-eastern Ethiopia
This study aims to assess the effects of landscape change and agro-clim... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 20, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Annissa Muhammed Ahmedin and Eyasu Elias Tags: Research Source Type: research
Drosophila melanogaster hosts coevolving with Pseudomonas entomophila pathogen show sex-specific patterns of local adaptation
In spatially structured populations, local adaptation improves organisms ’ fitness in their native environment. Hosts and pathogens can rapidly adapt to their local antagonist. Since males and females can diffe... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 18, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Neetika Ahlawat, Manas Geeta Arun, Komal Maggu, Jigisha, Aparajita Singh and Nagaraj Guru Prasad Tags: Research Source Type: research
Genetic diversity and connectivity of chemosynthetic cold seep mussels from the U.S. Atlantic margin
Deep-sea mussels in the subfamily Bathymodiolinae have unique adaptations to colonize hydrothermal-vent and cold-seep environments throughout the world ocean. These invertebrates function as important ecosyste... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 17, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Danielle M. DeLeo, Cheryl L. Morrison, Makiri Sei, Veronica Salamone, Amanda W. J. Demopoulos and Andrea M. Quattrini Tags: Research Source Type: research
On the effect of inheritance of microbes in commensal microbiomes
Our current view of nature depicts a world where macroorganisms dwell in a landscape full of microbes. Some of these microbes not only transit but establish themselves in or on hosts. Although hosts might be o... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 16, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Rom án Zapién-Campos, Florence Bansept, Michael Sieber and Arne Traulsen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Evolutionary transitions in diet influence the exceptional diversification of a lizard adaptive radiation
Diet is a key component of a species ecological niche and plays critical roles in guiding the trajectories of evolutionary change. Previous studies suggest that dietary evolution can influence the rates and pa... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 7, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Mauricio Ocampo, Daniel Pincheira-Donoso, Ferran Sayol and Rodrigo S. Rios Tags: Research Source Type: research
Reciprocal positive effects on parasitemia between coinfecting haemosporidian parasites in house sparrows
Hosts are often simultaneously infected with several parasite species. These co-infections can lead to within-host interactions of parasites, including mutualism and competition, which may affect both virulenc... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - June 2, 2022 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Luz Garcia-Longoria, Sergio Magallanes, Xi Huang, Anna Drews, Lars R åberg, Alfonso Marzal, Staffan Bensch and Helena Westerdahl Tags: Research Source Type: research
