Evolutionary changes in an invasive plant support the defensive role of plant volatiles
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.055
Abstract: Summary It is increasingly evident that plants interact with their outside world through the production of volatile organic compounds,1, 2, 3, 4, 5 but whether the volatiles have evolved to serve in plant defense is… read more here.
Keywords: invasive plant; plant; changes invasive; evolutionary changes ... See more keywords
The electrocardiogram of vertebrates: Evolutionary changes from ectothermy to endothermy.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2018.08.005
Abstract: The electrocardiogram (ECG) reveals that heart chamber activation and repolarization are much faster in mammals and birds compared to ectothermic vertebrates of similar size. Temperature, however, affects electrophysiology of the heart and most data from… read more here.
Keywords: vertebrates evolutionary; chamber activation; electrocardiogram vertebrates; evolutionary changes ... See more keywords
Evolutionary changes in the orbits and palatal openings of early tetrapods, with emphasis on temnospondyls
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DOI: 10.1017/s1755691018000919
Abstract: ABSTRACT Open palates with large interpterygoid vacuities are a diagnostic characteristic of temnospondyl amphibians, the most species-rich group of early tetrapods. Aside from their functional roles, several other aspects of such vacuities, such as their… read more here.
Keywords: changes orbits; orbits palatal; palatal openings; evolutionary changes ... See more keywords
Modeling Evolutionary Changes in Information Transfer: Effects of Domestication on the Vocal Communication of Dogs (Canis familiaris)
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DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000300
Abstract: Interspecific communication provides good opportunity for studying signal evolution. In this theoretical paper, we hypothesized that vocal signaling in dogs may show specific changes that made it more suitable for interspecific communication in the anthropogenic… read more here.
Keywords: changes information; information; communication; modeling evolutionary ... See more keywords
Evidence for independent brain and neurocranial reorganization during hominin evolution
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1905071116
Abstract: Significance Human brains differ substantially from those of great apes, and equally important differences exist between their braincases. However, it remains unclear to which extent evolutionary changes in brain structure are related to changes in… read more here.
Keywords: evolution; brain neurocranial; evolutionary changes; reorganization ... See more keywords
Baby Genomics: Tracing the Evolutionary Changes That Gave Rise to Placentation
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evaa026
Abstract: Abstract It has long been challenging to uncover the molecular mechanisms behind striking morphological innovations such as mammalian pregnancy. We studied the power of a robust comparative orthology pipeline based on gene synteny to address… read more here.
Keywords: tracing evolutionary; genomics tracing; changes gave; baby genomics ... See more keywords
Natural alleles at the Doa locus underpin evolutionary changes in Drosophila lifespan and fecundity
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.1989
Abstract: ‘Evolve and resequence’ (E&R) studies in Drosophila melanogaster have identified many candidate loci underlying the evolution of ageing and life history, but experiments that validate the effects of such candidates remain rare. In a recent… read more here.
Keywords: fecundity; evolutionary changes; life; lifespan fecundity ... See more keywords
The Biostratigraphic Paradox of Precambrian Cyanobacteria: Distinguishing the Succession of Microfossil Assemblages and Evolutionary Changes Observed among Proterozoic Prokaryotic Microorganisms
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DOI: 10.1134/s0031030118100131
Abstract: Precambrian cyanobacteria demonstrate unprecedented evolutionary conservatism and have remained practically unchanged for the last 2 Ga, considering that ancient forms have counterparts among genera and even species of modern microorganisms. However, Proterozoic cyanobacteria and other… read more here.
Keywords: paradox precambrian; cyanobacteria distinguishing; evolutionary changes; biostratigraphic paradox ... See more keywords
Physiological and Evolutionary Changes in a Biological Control Agent During Prey Shifts Over Several Generations
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00971
Abstract: Biological control agents usually suffer from a shortage of target prey or hosts in their post-release stage. Some predatory agents turn to attacking other prey organisms, which may induce physiological and evolutionary changes. In this… read more here.
Keywords: control; physiological evolutionary; prey shifts; changes biological ... See more keywords