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No gain from pain: Lack of nociceptor activation suggests no adaptation for defence in the evolution of European viper venoms

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Snake venoms show variability in composition at all taxonomic levels, both within and between species, and the selective pressures underlying this variation have long been debated.
Bálint Üveges, Samuel D. Robinson, Vanessa Schendel, Edvárd Mizsei, Ana Ćuriċ, Maria Dimaki, Vincenzo Ferri, Silviu Petrovan, Andrea V. Pozzi, Tihomir Radonjiċ, Tibor Sos, Jeffrey W. Streicher, Alexandru Strugariu, Emina Šunje, Ștefan Zamfirescu, Oleksandr Zinenko, Irina Vetter, Wolfgang Wüster   +17 more
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Іntroduction and selection of peach at Botanical Garden of Oles Gonchar Dnipropetrovsk National University

Інтродукція Рослин, 2011
The results of peach interspecific hybrid forms introduction and selection in Botanical Garden of Oles Gonchar Dnipropetrovsk National University conditions are represented.
A.N. Kabar, V.F. Opanasenko, E.P. Shoferistov   +2 more
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Ant–aphid mutualism: the influence of Tapinoma ibericum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphidae) control by commercial and spontaneous natural enemies

Insect Science, EarlyView.
The mutualism between Tapinoma ibericum ants and Aphis gossypii disrupts the biological control exerted by Aphidius colemani in greenhouse peppers. Ant exclusion increased parasitism and the presence of most natural enemies, although Aphidoletes aphidimyza was more abundant with ants.
Jesús Foronda, Estefanía Rodríguez, Mónica González, María del Mar Téllez, Carmen Robles‐Vallet, Pablo Barranco, Felipe Pascual, Francisca Ruano   +7 more
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Hox Gene Variation Drives Morphological Specialization of Humpback Grouper Cromileptes altivelis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Cromileptes altivelis exhibits a distinctive “sunken head and humpback” morphology, formed through cranial remodeling. Genetic analyses identified unique amino acid variants in Hoxa7a and Hoxa10b, with functional tests confirming their role in enhancing osteoblast activity and driving cranial remodeling.
Xiaoying Cao, Zhaowei Zhong, Lisheng Wu, Quanyin Liu, Shaoxiong Ding   +4 more
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Genome-shock deletion of a hybrid lethality gene breaks a reproductive barrier and facilitates speciation in Nicotiana

Frontiers in Plant Science
Allopolyploidization plays an important role in the evolution of eukaryotes. Allopolyploids formed through interspecific hybridization and polyploidization undergo genetic and epigenetic changes in the early generations, known as ‘genome shock’. However,
Shota Nagai, Shota Nagai, Kenji Kawaguchi, Hiroki Itakura, Kaho Matsumoto, Takahiro Iizuka, Kosaku Kobayashi, Kouki Nakata, Tetsuya Yamada, Wataru Marubashi, Masanori Yanase, Masanori Yanase, Masanori Yanase, Masanori Yanase, Toshinobu Morikawa, Toshinobu Morikawa, Shuji Yokoi, Shuji Yokoi, Shuji Yokoi, Shuji Yokoi, Takahiro Tezuka, Takahiro Tezuka, Takahiro Tezuka, Takahiro Tezuka   +23 more
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Interspecific Hybridization in Cardium [PDF]

Nature, 1973
BOYDEN1 has shown that cross-fertilization takes place between the cockles Cardium edule, Linne, and Cardium glaucum, Bruguiere. He used, as the criteria for successful hybridization, either the production of rotating trochophores, still within the confines of the egg sheath, or free-swimming veligers; no attempts were made to rear the larvae.
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Cenozoic Tectonics Ignite Mitochondrial Codon Innovations Propelling Canid Body Size Evolution and Transcontinental Radiations

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We decode mitochondrial genomes across all extant canids, revealing lineage‐specific codon optimization driven by altitude, predation, and body size. A tripartite framework integrates geological events, metabolic constraints, and adaptive radiation to explain carnivore evolution.
Xiaoyang Wu, Xibao Wang, Yongquan Shang, Yao Chen, Haotian Cai, Tian Xia, Qinguo Wei, Weilai Sha, Honghai Zhang   +8 more
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Variation in Cell Wall Composition and Saccharification Potential of Seed‐Based Miscanthus Hybrids Grown on Marginal Lands Across Six European Trial Locations

GCB Bioenergy
Miscanthus breeding programs have focused on developing intraspecific (M. sinensis × M. sinensis) and interspecific (M. sinensis × M. sacchariflorus) seed‐based hybrids with distinct cell wall characteristics for different biomass value chains.
Kasper van derCruijsen, Mohamad Al Hassan, Oene Dolstra, Elena Magenau, Mislav Kontek, Chris Ashman, Danny Awty‐Carroll, Andrea Ferrarini, Enrico Martani, Phillip van derPluijm, Gert‐Jan Petri, Emmanuel deMaupeou, Maria‐João Paulo, Jason Kam, Bert‐Jan vanDinter, Lars Kraak, Annemarie Dechesne, Vanja Juriŝić, Iris Lewandowski, Stefano Amaducci, John Clifton‐Brown, Andreas Kiesel, Luisa M. Trindade   +22 more
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Divergence Linked to Possible Ecological Speciation in Blind Mole Rats: Integration of Thermal Biology and Bite Force in the Upper Galilee Blind Mole Rat (Nannospalax galili)

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Basalt‐dwelling blind mole rats maintain lower body temperatures, show greater post‐digging thermal increases, and dig more efficiently than those from rendzina soils. Although metabolic rates and bite force did not differ between populations, these thermal and physiological shifts align with the greater mechanical resistance and seasonal hypoxia of ...
Matěj Lövy, Jan Okrouhlík, František Vejmělka, Pavlína Schwarzová, Maja Rendulić, Eviatar Nevo, Radim Šumbera   +6 more
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Hybridization With a Non‐Native Congener Threatens the Catalan Chub (Squalius laietanus): Optimization of a DNA‐Based Early Warning Tool

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Hybridization with non‐native congeners threatens endemic freshwater fishes. Using a rapid and cost‐effective nuclear DNA assay, we detected widespread hybridization between the Catalan chub (Squalius laietanus) and the non‐native European chub (Squalius cephalus) across S.
Núria Pérez‐Bielsa, Alba Abras, Sandra Heras, Marc Palmada‐Flores, Jose‐Luis García‐Marín   +4 more
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