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Are there morpho‐acoustic patterns of adaptation in nonhuman primate ears? Testing the role of ecology and habitat in shaping ear morphology and function

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Analysis of the variation in the bony structures of the inner and middle ear provides critical insights into functional morphology, as well as adaptive morphology across primates. In this study, we investigated whether ear morphology patterns are related to the ecological characteristics of species and their habitats to test two acoustic ...
Myriam Marsot, Rémi Laffont, Émilie Steimetz, Patricia Balaresque, Sébastien Couette   +4 more
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Endothermy, neuron counts, and other issues: Further remarks on neurocognitive evolution in fossil vertebrates

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Last year, we challenged the view that large‐bodied theropod dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex resembled primates in cognition and behavior, a proposition made by Herculano‐Houzel in 2023. More recently, Jensen et al. have criticized our work on this topic, raising methodological and conceptual issues.
Kai R. Caspar, Cristián Gutiérrez‐Ibáñez, Hady George, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., Darren Naish, Grant R. Hurlburt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Robotic Platform for Precision Vineyard Operations

IEEE Access
With the growing global demand for plant production, the agricultural sector faces the urgent challenge of developing innovative, efficient, and sustainable solutions.
Erfan Khiali, Alessandro Marchetti, Gabriele Ribolla, Francesca Negrello, Mario Corsanici, Vinicio Tincani, Antonio Bicchi, Fabio Previdi, Manuel G. Catalano   +8 more
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3,600 years of human adaptation to drought intensification on the southern Tibetan Plateau

Communications Earth & Environment
The development of adaptive survival strategies is crucial for human occupation of the high-altitude areas of the Tibetan Plateau (TP). However, the history of this adaptation and its driving mechanisms are poorly understood.
Hao Li, Deke Xu, Chang Li, Anning Cui, Yajie Dong, Xinxin Zuo, Can Wang, Naiqin Wu, Houyuan Lu   +8 more
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Tracheal chambers as a key innovation for high‐frequency emission in bat echolocation

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Key innovations are pivotal for biodiversity and facilitating evolutionary success, enabling organisms' adaptation to various ecological niches through the diversification of phenotypic traits. In mammals, notable adaptations include evolving hypsodonty for grazing on grasses and, for bats, evolving echolocation and wing acquisition.
Nicolas L. M. Brualla, Laura A. B. Wilson, Khizar Hayat, Michael Doube, Vuong Tan Tu, Thongchai Ngamprasertwong, Thanakul Wannaprasert, Daisuke Koyabu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crust‐Mantle Interaction During Continental Deep Subduction: Evidence From Light Mo Isotopes in Post‐Collisional Mafic Igneous Rocks From the East Kunlun Orogen

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
It is intriguing whether and how crust‐mantle interaction would proceed in continental subduction zones. Here, we report zircon U‐Pb ages and Hf isotopes, major and trace elements, and Sr‐Nd‐Mo isotopes for Late Paleozoic mafic igneous rocks from the ...
Qing‐Chen Yang, Wei Fang, Li‐Qun Dai, Li‐Tao Ma, Zi‐Fu Zhao   +4 more
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Enhancing the Secretion Systems: Genetic Engineering of Super Bioagents for Effective Plant Disease Control

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
Genetic engineering (GE) overcomes BCA limits, enabling robust, scalable crop protection. “Super Bioagents” (SBs) use optimized SSs to enhance bioactive molecule delivery. Optimizing SSs enhance precise, sustainable effector deployment for stable disease suppression. SBs use microbiome‐informed design for scalable, next‐gen sustainable crop protection.
Michael Dare Asemoloye
wiley   +1 more source

COEVOLUTION AS AN EVOLUTIONARY GAME [PDF]

Evolution, 1987
Coevolution is modeled as a continuous game where the fitness-maximizing strategy of an individual is assumed to be a function of the strategy of other individuals who are also under selection to maximize fitness. An evolutionary stable strategy (ESS) is sought such that no rare alternative strategies can invade the community.
Joel S, Brown, Thomas L, Vincent
openaire   +2 more sources

Carrion ecology: concepts, interdisciplinary synthesis, and perspectives

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Carrion is a ubiquitous resource in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, yet it has long been overlooked in ecological research. Over the past two decades, studies on carrion and the many organisms that exploit it have flourished, revealing not only wide‐ranging ecological functions but also significance far beyond ecology.
Marcos Moleón, José A. Sánchez‐Zapata, Travis L. DeVault, Wayne M. Getz, Zebensui Morales‐Reyes, Daniel Redondo‐Gómez, Lara Naves‐Alegre, Solange A. Batista‐Nunes, Esther Sebastián‐González, Juan M. Pérez‐García, Kelly A. Waters, Thijs van Overveld, Craig Smith, Nuria Selva, Thomas A. Schlacher, Graeme Ruxton, Jesús Rodríguez, Martina‐M. Quaggiotto, Paula L. Perrig, Norman Owen‐Smith, Thomas M. Newsome, Isabel Navas, Yoshihiro Nakashima, Ana Mateos, Carlos Martínez‐Carrasco, Daniel Martín‐Vega, Berta Martín‐López, Antoni Margalida, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Adam Kane, Kevin Healy, Akane Hashizume, Antonio J. García‐Fernández, José A. Donázar, M. Eric Benbow, James C. Beasley, Philip S. Barton, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eneko Arrondo   +38 more
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Coevolution principle and model for synergetic mining technology

工程科学学报
This study primarily analyzes the coevolution principle and derives the coevolution model of synergistic mining technology to promote change in traditional mining technology and make up for some vacancies in the basic theory of synergetic mining ...
Hao HUANG, Qingfa CHEN
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