From Devo to Evo: patterning, fusion and evolution of the zebrafish terminal vertebra
With more than 30,000 species, teleosts comprise about half of today ’s living vertebrates, enriched with a wide set of adaptations to all aquatic systems. Their evolution was marked by modifications of their t... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - June 1, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Nicol ás Cumplido, Miguel L. Allende and Gloria Arratia Tags: Research Source Type: research
Examining the accuracy of trackways for predicting gait selection and speed of locomotion
Using Froude numbers (Fr) and relative stride length (stride length: hip height), trackways have been widely used to determine the speed and gait of an animal. This approach, however, is limited by the ability to... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 27, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Andres Marmol-Guijarro, Robert Nudds, Lars Folkow and Jonathan Codd Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ernst Haeckel, Nikolai Miklucho-Maclay and the racial controversy over the Papuans
The “German Darwin” Ernst Haeckel (1834–1919) was a key figure during the first “Darwinian revolution“, a time when the foundations of the modern evolutionary theory were laid. It was Haeckel, who crucially co... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 25, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Georgy S. Levit and Uwe Hossfeld Tags: Debate Source Type: research
Local DNA methylation helps to regulate muscle sirtuin 1 gene expression across seasons and advancing age in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)
Sirtuins (SIRTs) are master regulators of metabolism, and their expression patterns in gilthead sea bream (GSB) reveal different tissue metabolic capabilities and changes in energy status. Since little is know... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 15, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Paula Sim ó-Mirabet, Erick Perera, Josep Alvar Calduch-Giner and Jaume Pérez-Sánchez Tags: Research Source Type: research
Model eggs fail to detect egg recognition in host populations after brood parasitism is relaxed
Obligate brood parasites exert strong selective pressure on target hosts. In response, hosts typically evolve anti-parasitism strategies, of which egg recognition is one of the most efficient. Generally, host ... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 12, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Canchao Yang, Longwu Wang, Shun-Jen Cheng, Yu-Cheng Hsu, Anders Pape M øller and Wei Liang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Classical and computed tomographic anatomical analyses in a not-so-cryptic Alviniconcha species complex from hydrothermal vents in the SW Pacific
The chemosymbiotic gastropod Alviniconcha (Provannidae), first described in 1988, is one of the most emblematic hydrothermal-vent taxa described from the Central Indian Ridge and the Southwest (SW) Pacific. Symbi... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 7, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Sven R. Laming, St éphane Hourdez, Marie-Anne Cambon-Bonavita and Florence Pradillon Tags: Research Source Type: research
A protective nesting association with native species counteracts biotic resistance for the spread of an invasive parakeet from urban into rural habitats
Non-native species are often introduced in cities, where they take advantage of microclimatic conditions, resources provided by humans, and competitor/predator release to establish and proliferate. However, na... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - May 7, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Dailos Hern ández-Brito, Guillermo Blanco, José L. Tella and Martina Carrete Tags: Research Source Type: research
Full-length transcriptome sequencing and comparative transcriptomic analysis to uncover genes involved in early gametogenesis in the gonads of Amur sturgeon (Acipenser schrenckii)
Sturgeons (Acipenseriformes) are polyploid chondrostean fish that constitute an important model species for studying development and evolution in vertebrates. To better understand the mechanisms of reproductio... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 9, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Xiujuan Zhang, Jiabin Zhou, Linmiao Li, Wenzhong Huang, Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad, Huiming Li, Haiying Jiang and Jinping Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ultrasonic vocalizations in house mice depend upon genetic relatedness of mating partners and correlate with subsequent reproductive success
Courtship vocalizations are used by males of many species to attract and influence the behavior of potential mating partners. Our aim here was to investigate the modulation and reproductive consequences of cou... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - April 3, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Doris Nicolakis, Maria Adelaide Marconi, Sarah M. Zala and Dustin J. Penn Tags: Research Source Type: research
Transcriptome analysis of the response provided by Lasiopodomys mandarinus to severe hypoxia includes enhancing DNA repair and damage prevention
Severe hypoxia induces a series of stress responses in mammals; however, subterranean rodents have evolved several adaptation mechanisms of energy metabolisms and O2 utilization for hypoxia. Mammalian brains show... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - March 31, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Qianqian Dong, Zishi Wang, Mengwan Jiang, Hong Sun, Xuqin Wang, Yangwei Li, Yifeng Zhang, Han Cheng, Yurong Chai, Tian Shao, Luye Shi and Zhenlong Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correlation of skull morphology and bite force in a bird-eating bat (Ia io; Vespertilionidae)
Genetic and ecological factors influence morphology, and morphology is compatible with function. The morphology and bite performance of skulls of bats show a number of characteristic feeding adaptations. The g... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - March 19, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Biye Shi, Yuze Wang, Lixin Gong, Yang Chang, Tong Liu, Xin Zhao, Aiqing Lin, Jiang Feng and Tinglei Jiang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Habitat suitability analysis reveals high ecological flexibility in a “strict” forest primate
Research of many mammal species tends to focus on single habitats, reducing knowledge of ecological flexibility. The Javan lutung (Trachypithecus auratus) is considered a strict forest primate, and little is know... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - February 18, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Malene Friis Hansen, Ventie Angelia Nawangsari, Floris M. van Beest, Niels Martin Schmidt, Mikkel Stelvig, Torben Dabelsteen and Vincent Nijman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ocean acidification promotes broad transcriptomic responses in marine metazoans: a literature survey
For nearly a decade, the metazoan-focused research community has explored the impacts of ocean acidification (OA) on marine animals, noting that changes in ocean chemistry can impact calcification, metabolism,... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - February 17, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Marie E. Strader, Juliet M. Wong and Gretchen E. Hofmann Tags: Review Source Type: research
Vocal tract anatomy of king penguins: morphological traits of two-voiced sound production
The astonishing variety of sounds that birds can produce has been the subject of many studies aiming to identify the underlying anatomical and physical mechanisms of sound production. An interesting feature of... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - January 30, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Hannah Joy Kriesell, C éline Le Bohec, Alexander F. Cerwenka, Moritz Hertel, Jean-Patrice Robin, Bernhard Ruthensteiner, Manfred Gahr, Thierry Aubin and Daniel Normen Düring Tags: Research Source Type: research
Transcriptome of pleuropodia from locust embryos supports that these organs produce enzymes enabling the larva to hatch
Pleuropodia are limb-derived glandular organs that transiently appear on the first abdominal segment in embryos of insects from majority of “orders”. They are missing in the genetic model Drosophila and little is... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - January 16, 2020 Category: Zoology Authors: Barbora Konopov á, Elisa Buchberger and Alastair Crisp Tags: Research Source Type: research
