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Osteology and arthrology of the ankle and tarsometatarsus of anoles (Iguania: Anolidae): not convergent with geckos but divergent from the ancestral iguanian condition

open access: yesJournal of Anatomy, EarlyView.
Geckos and anoline iguanid lizards are well‐known for their possession of adhesive toepads, which are generally regarded as being convergent structures. We show that the anatomical configuration of the foot in these two lineages differs markedly and that these differences likely relate to the contrasing ways they deploy their adhesive systems and ...
Anthony P. Russell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reply to Ferraro et al.: Breed-and-feed reflects inevitable trade-offs between individual longevity and population sustainability. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Clauss M   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Labour Mobility and Colonial and Forced Labour Regimes in Indonesia: A Long‐Term View

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Incorporated into the global economy to provide the commodities for core capitalist countries, Indonesia experienced a variety of predominantly unfree labour regimes that connected local societies to global markets. These regimes varied from slavery, coerced labour imposed by colonial authorities, to extensive patterns of leverage employers ...
Ulbe Bosma
wiley   +1 more source

Distributive Politics and Class Dynamics in Rural Java

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Based on fieldwork in a village I call Lone Teak in East Java, Indonesia, this paper examines emerging patterns of class differentiation and distributive politics. The history of Lone Teak's landholding structure reveals long‐term patterns of inequality. However, since widespread deforestation during 1998–2002, new dynamics emerged.
Colum Graham
wiley   +1 more source

Why do famines still occur in the 21st Century? A review on the causes of extreme food insecurity

open access: yesJournal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do famines persist in the 21st century, despite significant advances in agricultural productivity? Throughout human history, famines have been – and continue to be – among the harshest manifestations of destitution. They result from the exacerbation of human vulnerabilities caused by the synergistic interaction of multiple anthropogenic ...
Sergio Tezanos‐Vázquez
wiley   +1 more source

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