Squeaking caterpillars: independent evolution of sonic defense in wild silkmoths.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3112
Abstract: Some caterpillars produce sounds to startle or warn predators by rubbing the mandibles together or forcing air through the abdominal spiracles/oral cavity (Bura et al. 2016). Sound production through larval abdominal spiracles (i.e., whistling) has… read more here.
Keywords: sonic defense; wild silkmoths; evolution sonic; independent evolution ... See more keywords
Fruit defence syndromes: the independent evolution of mechanical and chemical defences
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DOI: 10.1007/s10682-017-9919-y
Abstract: Plants are prone to attack by a great diversity of antagonists against which they deploy various defence mechanisms, of which the two principle ones are mechanical and chemical defences. These defences are hypothesized to be… read more here.
Keywords: defence; chemical defences; independent evolution; chemical ... See more keywords
Independent evolution of the thioredoxin system in photosynthetic Paulinella species
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.029
Abstract: Redox regulation allows phytoplankton to monitor and stabilize metabolic pathways under changing conditions1. In plastids, the thioredoxin (TRX) system is linked to photosynthetic electron transport and fine tuning of metabolic pathways to fluctuating light levels.… read more here.
Keywords: system; paulinella; redox regulation; independent evolution ... See more keywords
Independent evolution of cutaneous lymphoma subclones in different microenvironments of the skin
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72459-9
Abstract: Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Lesions of MF are formed by hematogenous seeding the skin with polyclonal (clonotypically diverse) neoplastic T-cells which accumulate numerous mutations and display a high degree… read more here.
Keywords: lymphoma; evolution; lymphoma subclones; cutaneous lymphoma ... See more keywords
Independent evolution of the iridoid biosynthetic pathway in plants and insects
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2216444119
Abstract: Biotechnological exploitation of the isoprenoidal iridoid bio - synthetic pathway is crucial for cheap access to many drugs and food production, specifically in the provision of loganin, the substrate for secologaninin synthase (1) in the… read more here.
Keywords: independent evolution; insects; evolution iridoid; biosynthetic pathway ... See more keywords
Independent evolution of ancestral and novel defenses in a genus of toxic plants (Erysimum, Brassicaceae)
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.51712
Abstract: Phytochemical diversity is thought to result from coevolutionary cycles as specialization in herbivores imposes diversifying selection on plant chemical defenses. Plants in the speciose genus Erysimum (Brassicaceae) produce both ancestral glucosinolates and evolutionarily novel cardenolides… read more here.
Keywords: defenses genus; ancestral novel; novel defenses; evolution ancestral ... See more keywords