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Tempo and mode of performance evolution across multiple independent origins of adhesive toe pads in lizards [PDF]
, 2017 Understanding macroevolutionary dynamics of trait evolution is an important endeavor in evolutionary biology. Ecological opportunity can liberate a trait as it diversifies through trait space, while genetic and selective constraints can limit ...
Austin C. C. +17 more
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A New Genus of Miniaturized and Pug-Nosed Gecko from South America (Sphaerodactylidae: Gekkota) [PDF]
, 2011 Sphaerodactyl geckos comprise five genera distributed across Central and South America and the Caribbean. We estimated phylogenetic relationships among sphaerodactyl genera using both separate and combined analyses of seven nuclear genes.
Bauer, Aaron M. +4 more
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Development of a chlamydia infection model for evaluating costs and outcomes of health interventions
GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, 2017 Introduction: Chlamydia is a very common bacterial sexual transmitted infection (STI) among young adults. High numbers of asymptomatic cases hamper a timely treatment start, whereas the treatment itself is efficient and cheap.
Sailer, Fabian +2 more
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Morphological and genetic evidence for a new karst specialist lizard from New Guinea (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkonidae) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 Exposed limestone karst landscapes, especially in the tropics, are often home to distinctive and specialized biotas. Among vertebrates, a particularly large number of karst-associated lizard taxa have been described, but for the vast majority, evidence ...
Stuart V. Nielsen, Paul M. Oliver
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Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2016 This study aimed to investigate the diet of the gecko Homonota fasciata (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) in a population from Monte of San Juan Province, Argentina, and to analyze possible temporal, sexual, and ontogenetic variations in feeding behavior.
Rodrigo A. Nieva Cocilio +2 more
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The influence of surface energy on the self-cleaning of insect adhesive devices [PDF]
, 2012 The ability of insects to adhere to surfaces is facilitated by the use of adhesive organs found on the terminal leg segments. These adhesive pads are inherently 'tacky' and are expected to be subject to contamination by particulates, leading to loss of ...
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Pacific Geographies, 2016 It was love at first sight, an ancient town surrounded in oriental mystery, serene, enchanted and most importantly untouched by the advances and ravages of time.
Harrison, Steve
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Biology, 2023 Reptiles constitute a highly diverse group of vertebrates, with their evolutionary lineages having diverged relatively early. The types of sex determination exemplify the diversity of reptiles; however, there are limited data regarding the gonadal ...
Izabela Rams-Pociecha +2 more
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Natural history of the parasite Waddycephalus in the Townsville region of north-east Australia
Parasitology, 2023 Waddycephalus is an understudied genus of pentastomids native to Australia and south-east Asia. The genus was recognized in 1922 but there has been little research on these pentastomid tongue worms over the last century.
Halvard Aas Midtun +2 more
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