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Phylogenetic mapping of scale nanostructure diversity in snakes
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background Many species of snakes exhibit epidermal surface nanostructures that form complex motifs conferring self-cleaning properties, and sometimes structural iridescence, to their skin.
Marcelle I. Arrigo +5 more
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BMC Genomics, 2019 Background Spalax, the blind mole rat, developed an extraordinary cancer resistance during 40 million years of evolution in a subterranean, hypoxic, thus DNA damaging, habitat.
Robert Altwasser +5 more
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Sampling environmental DNA from trees and soil to detect cryptic arboreal mammals
Scientific Reports, 2023 Environmental DNA (eDNA) approaches to monitoring biodiversity in terrestrial environments have largely focused on sampling water bodies, potentially limiting the geographic and taxonomic scope of eDNA investigations.
Michael C. Allen +8 more
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Threespine Stickleback in Lake Constance: The Ecology and Genomic Substrate of a Recent Invasion
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Invasive species can be powerful models for studying contemporary evolution in natural environments. As invading organisms often encounter new habitats during colonization, they will experience novel selection pressures.
Cameron M. Hudson +12 more
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Taxonomic diversity and abundance of enchytraeids (Annelida, Clitellata, Enchytraeida) in the Northern Palaearctic. 1. Asian part [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalEnchytraeids, or potworms, are tiny oligochaetes that are distributed worldwide in many terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Despite their key role in the functioning of ecosystems, the diversity and abundance of Enchytraeidae are rarely ...
Maxim Degtyarev +23 more
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Rapid generation of ecologically relevant behavioral novelty in experimental cichlid hybrids
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 The East African cichlid radiations are characterized by repeated and rapid diversification into many distinct species with different ecological specializations and by a history of hybridization events between nonsister species.
Anna F. Feller +5 more
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BMC Biology, 2023 Background Gene duplication events are critical for the evolution of new gene functions. Aristaless is a major regulator of distinct developmental processes. It is most known for its role during appendage development across animals.
Erick X. Bayala +4 more
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'Evolution-Proofing' Antibacterials [PDF]
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2014 When antibiotics first came into use, they were so effective at curbing bacterial infections that it seemed the age-old battle of man vs. microbe would soon be at an end [1]. Eighty years and dozens of drugs later, we now know better. Following each new antibiotic’s launch, reports soon accumulated that once-treatable infections were becoming ...
Ross-Gillespie Adin, Kümmerli Rolf
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2020 Background The best strategy to control ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) spread in the community is lacking. Methods We developed an individual-based transmission model to evaluate the impact of hand hygiene (HH) improvement and reduction in ...
Lidia Kardaś-Słoma +6 more
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Speciation and hybridization in invasive fire ants
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background A major focus of evolutionary biology is the formation of reproductive barriers leading to divergence and ultimately, speciation. Often, it is not clear whether the separation of populations is complete or if there still is ongoing gene flow ...
Pnina Cohen, Eyal Privman
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