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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz +6 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Basal and standard metabolic rate (BMR and SMR) are cornerstones of physiological ecology and are assumed to be relatively fixed intrinsic properties of organisms that represent the minimum energy required to sustain life. However, this assumption is conceptually flawed. Many core maintenance processes underlying SMR are temporally partitioned
Helena Norman +4 more
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Ambystoma Unveiled: A Scientometric Analysis of Salamanders
Entreciencias: Diálogos en la Sociedad del ConocimientoPurpose: To analyze the development of scientific information produced worldwide on the genus Ambystoma and identify existing trends and knowledge gaps.
Valeria Sarahi Ocaranza-Joya +4 more
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Early evolutionary history of the seed
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The seed is an essential stage in the life history of gymnospermous and angiospermous plants, facilitating both their survival and dispersal. We reappraise knowledge of the evolutionary history of the gymnospermous seed, from its origin in the late Devonian through to the well‐known end‐Permian extinctions – an interval encompassing the ...
Richard M. Bateman +2 more
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Understanding amphibian pet trade stakeholders and their role in disease transmission management
Wildlife Society BulletinIn an increasingly globalized society, wildlife trade facilitates the spread of invasive species and diseases. Amphibians are of particular concern because of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) that has been spread ...
Giavanna Haddock, Alexa R. Warwick
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