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Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The irreversibility of complex trait loss has long been a tenet of evolutionary biology. However, this idea is increasingly at odds with the numerous documented exceptions across the Tree of Life. We synthesise this growing body of evidence across a diverse array of taxa and traits, exploring the evolutionary conditions that enable ...
Giobbe Forni, Giuseppe Fusco, Filippo Nicolini, Heather Bruce, Andrea Luchetti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of advanced filters and sediment depth estimators in the mapping of geologic structures related to mineralization. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yadav NP, Thompson CE, Singh NSS, Saleh LH, Mohamed AMA, Mahariq I, Usanov S, Raupov D, Jumanazarov D, Shaik AS, Islam S, Ekwok SE.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Flight of the dragons: a global review of migration in Odonata

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insects are the most abundant and ecologically important animal migrants. Yet, we know relatively little about the patterns and processes underlying insect migration. Dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the ancient insect order Odonata, whose ancestors were the first organisms to fly on Earth.
Johanna S.U. Hedlund, Myles Menz, Jason W. Chapman, Alexander Hayward   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cave reservoir characterization method driven by GA-KPCA and geological knowledge. [PDF]

PLoS One
Ren W, Chen H, Wang R, Zhang T, Li L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Waders in a sea of debris: a global overview

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems and marine fauna is well documented, although research into its effects on waders (also known as shorebirds) remains limited. Given that waders are exposed to coastal marine litter, this exposure could be a significant factor in the decline of their populations. This study aims to assess the global
Yada Trapletti‐Lanti, Mónica Expósito‐Granados, Elizabeth Znidersic, Marga L. Rivas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated airborne gamma-ray spectrometry, aeromagnetic analysis, and radiological assessment of sedimentary rocks, West Qasr El-Farafra area, Egypt. [PDF]

Sci Rep
El-Hawary AM, El Salam HFA, El Rhman RMA, Hanfi MY.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Building phenotypic character matrices for phylogenetic inference: exploration of 35 years of practice

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent methodological development in phylogenetic inference has focused predominantly on molecular data. However, renewed interest in other data types, particularly morphological data, has followed from the increased recognition of the power of total evidence and tip‐dating approaches, including fossil data, for inference of time‐scaled trees ...
Melanie J. Hopkins, Mark C. Nikolic, James D. Holmes, Daniela S. Monti, Ernesto E. Vargas‐Parra, Russell D.C. Bicknell, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Katherine Jordan‐Burmeister, John R. Paterson, Shravya Srivastava‐Losey   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated geophysical, mineralogical, and geochemical investigation of gold and associated hydrothermal minerals in the Um Balad Area, Eastern Desert, Egypt. [PDF]

Sci Rep
H Mahmoud M, Hegab MAE, Elbshbeshi A, Araffa SAS.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Review of the fauna associated with wild and farmed mussels and oysters in the Mediterranean

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mussels and oysters are important ecosystem engineers which modify the physical and chemical characteristics of the environment and create habitats that support highly diverse associated communities. In the Mediterranean Sea, the native Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the European flat oyster Ostrea edulis, together the ...
Barbara Mikac, Marina Antonia Colangelo, Alessandro Tarullo, Marco Abbiati, Eugenio Fossi, Federica Costantini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depositional architecture and post-depositional alteration of the Toutunhe Formation (J2t) in the Louzhuangzi area, Southern Junggar Basin: Implications for uranium mineralization. [PDF]

PLoS One
Wang Q, Nie F, Xia F, Zhang X, Jia W, Lu K, Sun X, Yang DG.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source