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Dental development in the tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) and the evolution of vertebrate dentitions

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Dentitions have diversified enormously during vertebrate evolution, involving reductions, modifications, or allocations to prey seizing and processing regions. A combination of ancient and novel features related to dental and oropharyngeal apparatuses is found in extant lineages of non‐teleost fishes, such as the gars.
Anna Pospisilova, Jan Stundl, Lenin Arias‐Rodriguez, Robert Cerny, Vladimír Soukup   +4 more
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Biophysical processes of morphogenesis in lizard lungs

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The lungs of squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) are highly diverse, exhibiting single chambers, multiple chambers, transitional forms with two to three chambers, along with a suite of other anatomical features, including finger‐like epithelial projections into the body cavity known as diverticulae.
Kaleb Hill, Aaron H. Griffing, Michael A. Palmer, Bezia Lemma, Aria S. Lupo, Tony Gamble, Natalia A. Shylo, Andrej Košmrlj, Paul A. Trainor, Celeste M. Nelson   +9 more
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Exploring the molecular mechanism of body color differences between Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) from different regions

Aquaculture Reports
Body color is an important indicator of the quality, environment and variety in Chinese giant salamanders (Andrias davidianus), and its normality directly affects their healthy growth.
Honghui Li, Qinghua Luo, Wentao Wang, Yifang Zhang, Dafeng Li, Kangle Yuan, Yan Zhou, Jiuxiang Wang, Jing Xiang   +8 more
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The association between neural crest‐derived glia and melanocyte lineages throughout development and disease

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Neural crest cells are a transient cell population that emerges from the dorsal neural tube during neurulation and migrates extensively throughout the embryo. Among their diverse derivatives, glial cells (such as Schwann and satellite ganglionic cells) and melanocytes represent two major lineages. In vitro studies suggested they share a common
Chaya Kalcheim
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Human activities and climate change are the main factors of amphibian extinction

Global Ecology and Conservation
Human activities and climate change directly influencing species distribution and species richness leading to approximately 41 % of the ∼ 8009 Amphibian species being threatened with extinction.
Zhong Chen, Yuan-Sheng Cao, Meng-Sheng Dong, Wen-Bo Li   +3 more
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Latitudinal effect on the structure of snake–prey interaction networks is mediated by snake species richness

Ecography, EarlyView.
Despite the growing number of studies on trophic networks in recent decades, there are still important gaps in our understanding of how these networks are structured across broad environmental gradients. These gaps are even greater in some groups of terrestrial vertebrates, such as snakes, requiring a cohesive synthesis of their broader trophic ...
Daniela Pinto‐Coelho, Kate P. Maia, Laura R. V. Alencar, Marcio Martins, Paulo R. Guimarães   +4 more
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Climate‐driven resource availability drives medium‐ and broad‐scale temporal changes in owl–prey interactions over 24 years in a semi‐arid ecosystem

Ecography, EarlyView.
Predator–prey interactions are vital to ecosystem functioning but may be disrupted by climate change. We investigated a food‐web network involving three owl species over 24 years in a semi‐arid ecosystem at Bosque Fray Jorge National Park, Chile.
Jazmin M. Quiroz‐Calizaya, Adriana Lozada, Douglas A. Kelt, Alejandra J. Troncoso, Peter L. Meserve, M. Andrea Previtali, W. Bryan Milstead, Julio R. Gutiérrez, Craig Weideman, Nicolas Gouin, Tyler R. Kartzinel, Karin Maldonado, Angéline Bertin   +12 more
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Synergistic mechanisms foster declines in native fish community stability following the introduction of non‐native species

Ecography, EarlyView.
Non‐native species introductions profoundly alter freshwater communities, yet the mechanisms by which non‐native fishes affect native community stability remain unclear. Using a multi‐decadal dataset on fish community composition and abundance collected across France, we quantified native community stability and decomposed this metric into its main ...
Chengzong Tian, Mengzhen Xu, Congcong Wang, Wei Xin, Xiongdong Zhou, Jorge García‐Girón   +5 more
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Amphibian diversity and distribution patterns in Chaohu Lake basin based on environmental DNA and traditional line transect method

Global Ecology and Conservation
Amphibians are a crucial component of global biodiversity, yet they are experiencing rapid population declines worldwide. The primary objectives are to evaluate the feasibility of using eDNA as a non-invasive method for surveying amphibian diversity in ...
Xiaoxuan Sun, Nengwen Xiao, Xiaoqi Gao, Ningning Guo, Zhaosheng Chu, Qiang Liu   +5 more
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Comparing Transcriptomic Responses to Chemicals Across Six Species Using the EcoToxChip RNASeq Database

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract The EcoToxChip project includes RNA‐sequencing data from experiments involving model (Japanese quail, fathead minnow, African clawed frog) and ecological (double‐crested cormorant, rainbow trout, northern leopard frog) species at multiple life stages (whole embryo and adult) exposed to eight chemicals of environmental concern known to perturb ...
Krittika Mittal, Jessica Ewald, Doug Crump, Jessica Head, Markus Hecker, Natacha Hogan, Jianguo Xia, Niladri Basu   +7 more
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