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Urban oases relax desiccation risk for an arid‐adapted lizard

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Urbanization from expanding human development has radically altered the structure, ecology and microclimate of landscapes worldwide. These dramatic environmental alterations subject organisms to novel ecological conditions and may select for distinct ecophysiological ...
Tucker C. Heptinstall, Savannah J. Weaver, Rory Mendelow, David J. Stroud, Sara Ahlich, Tanmayi Patharkar, Annika Pohlo, Emily N. Taylor, Kinsey M. Brock   +8 more
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Case Report: Secondary ulnar overgrowth and elbow incongruity following chronic forelimb disuse in a dog. [PDF]

Front Vet Sci
Eom TY, Choi GS, Kim MY.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sex‐Specific Involvement of Gut Microbiota in Behavioral and Endocrine Responses to Chronic Predator Odor in Brandt's Voles

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
18 days of predator odor exposure altered gut microbiota, increased anxiety‐like behaviors, and elevated hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity in Brandt's voles, with males showing behavioral habituation and females remaining sensitive. Cecal microbiota transplantation experiments confirmed that only female recipients of microbiota from predator‐
Chen Gu, Ruiping Xu, Baofa Yin, Ruiyong Wu, Youheng Wei, Dehua Wang, Wanhong Wei   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of limb and digit identity genes since the tetrapod ancestor. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Kang W, Fei JF, Liang C, Wagner G, Zhou Q.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Evolution of Male Weapons Is Associated with the Type of Breeding Site in a Clade of Neotropical Frogs

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Male weaponry evolution is often linked to male–male competition, but its relationship with breeding site type remains unclear. Using Leptodactylinae frogs, we found a macroevolutionary correlation between breeding site type and weapon evolution. Also, gains and losses of weapons occurred more frequently in exposed‐breeding sites, an unexpected finding.
Erika M. Santana, Daniel S. Caetano, Alexandre V. Palaoro, Glauco Machado   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting TWEAK to enhance mitochondrial biogenesis and attenuate age-related muscle mass loss. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Maimaitiwusiman Z, Xuekelati S, Wang A, Airiken N, Xu Y, Guo S, Yang Y, Wang H.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

A Tale of Appendages: Investigating Limb and Tail Variation in Salamanders

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We analyzed limb and tail proportions in 44% of known salamander species using a phylogenetic comparative approach. Our results revealed significant variation among families and ecological groups, with aquatic species showing longer limbs and basal lineages having shorter tails.
Giacomo Rosa, Andrea Costa, Matteo Bozzo, Sebastiano Salvidio, Sara Ferrando   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ontogeny and Homology of the Shoulder Joint and Forelimb Muscles in Frogs and Toads (Lissamphibia: Anura). [PDF]

J Morphol
Saulnier Masson R, Engelkes K.
europepmc   +1 more source

The Earliest Feathers from the Lower Cretaceous Dabeigou Formation of North Hebei: Implications for the Early Evolution of the Jehol Biota

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study reports two isolated feather fossils from the Lower Cretaceous Dabeigou Formation in northeastern China. Morphological analyses identified them as the earliest known feathered theropods (potentially including avian) in the Jehol Biota. This finding reveals a complex ecosystem at the dawn of the Jehol Biota, bridging the temporal and faunal ...
Qian Wu, Qian‐Nan Zhang, Dang‐Peng Xi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative anatomy of chicken and human forelimb muscles: Implications for human congenital conditions through developmental models. [PDF]

J Anat
Oh JDH, Davey MG, Bell ME, Singhal MA, Lam WL.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source