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Evolutionary robotics as a modelling tool in evolutionary biology [PDF]
Frontiers in Robotics and AIThe use of evolutionary robotic systems to model aspects of evolutionary biology is well-established. Yet, few studies have asked the question, “What kind of model is an evolutionary robotic system?” This paper seeks to address that question in several ...
Alan F. T. Winfield
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Evolutionary Biology for the 21st Century [PDF]
PLoS Biology, 2013 New theoretical and conceptual frameworks are required for evolutionary biology to capitalize on the wealth of data now becoming available from the study of genomes, phenotypes, and organisms - including humans - in their natural environments.
Losos, Jonathan +14 more
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A decade of progress in marine evolutionary biology. [PDF]
Evol Appl, 2023 This article summarizes the Evolutionary Applications Special Issue, “A decade of progress in Marine Evolutionary Biology.” The globally connected ocean, from its pelagic depths to its highly varied coastlines, inspired Charles Darwin to develop the ...
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Ultrastructure of the lamprey head mesoderm reveals evolution of the vertebrate head
iScience, 2023 Summary: The cranial muscle is a critical component in the vertebrate head for a predatory lifestyle. However, its evolutionary origin and possible segmental nature during embryogenesis have been controversial.
Takayuki Onai +6 more
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The evolutionary biology of endometriosis [PDF]
Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health, 2021 Abstract We provide the first analysis and synthesis of the evolutionary and mechanistic bases for risk of endometriosis in humans, structured around Niko Tinbergen's four questions about phenotypes: phylogenetic history, development, mechanism and adaptive significance.
Natalie Dinsdale +2 more
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Phototransduction in a marine sponge provides insights into the origin of animal vision
iScience, 2022 Summary: Most organisms respond to light. Here, we investigate the origin of metazoan phototransduction by comparing well-characterized opsin-based photosystems in neural animals with those in the sponge Amphimedon queenslandica.
Eunice Wong +4 more
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Sex-specific growth arrest in a lizard
iScience, 2022 Summary: (1) In contrast to mammals and birds, reptiles have been considered as indeterminate growers, whose growth reflects differential allocation of resources to growth versus other energetically demanding processes such as reproduction.
Lukáš Kubička +3 more
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Elements of divergence in germline determination in closely related species
iScience, 2023 Summary: Evolutionary transitions are particularly important in development of the germ line, cells which directly impact sexual reproduction. Differences in the primordial germ cells (PGCs) of two sea urchin species were examined here by stage-matched ...
Shumpei Morita +3 more
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The evolutionary biology of poxviruses [PDF]
Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2010 The poxviruses (family Poxviridae) are a family of double-stranded viruses including several species that infect humans and their domestic animals, most notably Variola virus (VARV), the causative agent of smallpox. The evolutionary biology of these viruses poses numerous questions, for which we have only partial answers at present.
Austin L, Hughes +2 more
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Is bigger better? The relationship between size and reproduction in female Asian elephants [PDF]
, 2022 The limited availability of resources is predicted to impose trade-offs between growth, reproduction and self-maintenance in animals. However, although some studies have shown that early reproduction suppresses growth, reproduction positively ...
K.U. Mar +8 more
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