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Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni, Giuseppe Fusco, Filippo Nicolini, Heather Bruce, Andrea Luchetti   +4 more
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Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1406-1462, June 2026.
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, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
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FIGURE 7 in On the identities of Caecilia degenerata Dunn, 1942 and of C. corpulenta Taylor 1968 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) with descriptions of three new species of Caecilia Linnaeus, 1758 from the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia

, 2023
FIGURE 7. Dermal scales obtained from the posterior primary grooves of A) C. macrodonta sp. nov. (ICN 42455), B) C. atelolepis sp. nov. (ICN 58401), C) C. epicrionopsoides sp. nov. (ICN 58307), and D) C.
Lynch, John D., Medina-Rangel, Guido Fabian, Fernández-Roldán, Juan David   +2 more
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Amphibian Intestine Allometry

Journal of Morphology, Volume 287, Issue 5, May 2026.
Total intestine length scales hyper‐allometrically, that is, at an exponent > 0.33, with body mass across vertebrates, including amphibians. ABSTRACT Across four large vertebrate groups—fish, reptiles, birds and mammals— intestine length has been shown to scale hyper‐allometrically with body mass (BM), at an exponent higher than the geometric ...
M. J. Duque‐Correa, C. Meloro, S. Keller, P. Cigler, I. Wethli, J. Niehaus, M. Przybyło, M. Clauss   +7 more
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Locus‐Specific Convergent Evolution and Interchromosomal Rearrangements Contribute to the Diversification of Amniote Type I Interferons

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 19, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Type I interferons (IFNs) play essential roles in antiviral immune responses. The extensive diversification of type I IFNs into various subtypes and duplicated gene copies has posed significant challenges for evolutionary reconstruction. To address this, we developed the type I IFN sequence composition and structure (IFN‐SCOPE) model and gene ...
Le Zhang, Fubo Ma, Jinpeng Liu, Yangchao Yu, Junxiao Ma, Lei Zhang, Bing Li, Chaofan Li, Kang Li, Peng Liu, Liguo Zhang   +10 more
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FIGURE 2 in A new species of Indotyphlus Taylor (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from the Western Ghats, India

, 2004
FIGURE 2. Photographs of Indotyphlus maharashtraensis, showing whole adult (upper) and lateral view of head of same specimen (lower left) in life, and ventral view of terminus of paratopotype male BNHS 4223 in preservation (lower right).Published as part
Giri, Varad (5192308), Giri, Varad, Gower, David J., Gower, David J. (5192311), Wilkinson, Mark (5192314), Wilkinson, Mark   +5 more
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Early synapsids neurosensory diversity revealed by CT and synchrotron scanning

The Anatomical Record, Volume 309, Issue 4, Page 912-929, April 2026.
Abstract Non‐mammaliaform synapsids (NMS) represent the closest relatives of today's mammals among the early amniotes. Exploring their brain and nervous system is key to understanding how mammals evolved. Here, using CT and Synchrotron scanning, we document for the first time three extreme cases of neurosensory and behavioral adaptations that probe ...
J. Benoit, R. Araujo, E. S. Lund, A. Bolton, T. Lafferty, Z. Macungo, V. Fernandez   +6 more
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FIGURE 1 in A second species of Brasilotyphlus (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from Brazilian Amazonia

, 2009
FIGURE 1. Map showing the distribution of Brasilotyphlus; circle 1 represents the type-locality of B. braziliensis, circle 2 is the locality of an additional specimen of B. braziliensis MZUSP 63097, square 3 is the type-locality of B.
Hoogmoed, Marinus S., Mott, Tami, Maciel, Adriano O.   +2 more
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Notes on the Vertebrates of northern Pará, Brazil: a forgotten part of the Guianan Region, III. A new species of Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) [PDF]

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Naturais, 2011
A new species of Microcaecilia is described from the municipality of Óbidos, state of Pará, in the Brazilian part of theGuianan Region. The new species has a high number of secondary annuli, monocuspid vomeropalatine teeth, and othercharacteristics that ...
Adriano Oliveira Maciel, Marinus Steven Hoogmoed   +1 more
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Mitochondrial Phylogenomics and Genome Evolution in Anura: Insights From Structure and Gene Order Rearrangements

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
By analyzing 277 anuran mitochondrial genomes, this study reconstructs a robust phylogeny for frogs and toads, tracing their origins to the Triassic and major radiations to the Cretaceous‐Neogene. The research identifies 58 distinct gene arrangement patterns, providing a novel evolutionary framework.
Jiaoying He, Zike Li, Qingya Yang, Mengyao Zhu, Baiyun Xue, Yinmeng Hou, Ganggang Yang, Xiaohong Chen, Zhuo Chen   +8 more
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