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Are there morpho‐acoustic patterns of adaptation in nonhuman primate ears? Testing the role of ecology and habitat in shaping ear morphology and function

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Analysis of the variation in the bony structures of the inner and middle ear provides critical insights into functional morphology, as well as adaptive morphology across primates. In this study, we investigated whether ear morphology patterns are related to the ecological characteristics of species and their habitats to test two acoustic ...
Myriam Marsot, Rémi Laffont, Émilie Steimetz, Patricia Balaresque, Sébastien Couette   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inter- and intraspecific variation in leaf economic traits in wheat and maize [PDF]

, 2018
Leaf Economics Spectrum (LES) trait variation underpins multiple agroecological processes and many prominent crop yield models. While there are numerous independent studies assessing trait variation in crops, to date there have been no comprehensive ...
Craine J., Cornelissen J. H. C., Adam R Martin, Johannes H C Cornelissen, Kattge J., Craine, J., Kattge, Jens, Cornelissen, Johannes H. C.; id_orcid, Martin A. R., Tirona C. K. F., Hale, C., Kattge, J., Cerabolini, B., Gough, W., Jens Kattge, Tirona, C., Hale, Christine E., Christine E Hale, Gough W. A., Cornelissen, J., Tirona, Cairan K. F., Joseph Craine, William A Gough, Cairan K F Tirona, Bruno E L Cerabolini, Martin, A., Craine, Joseph, Cerabolini, Bruno E. L., Cerabolini B. E. L., Martin, Adam R., Gough, William A., Hale C. E.   +31 more
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Multi‐method analysis for the three‐dimensional reconstruction of muscle fascicles from DiceCT datasets

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Muscle architecture is a major determinant of muscle performance and, in mammalian lineages, has been correlated with both feeding ecology and locomotor behaviors. Over the past decade, contrast‐enhanced micro‐CT (DiceCT) has emerged as an alternative to traditional dissection‐based measurement.
Aleksandra Ratkiewicz, Michael C. Granatosky, Cassidy E. Davis, Julia Molnar, Adam Hartstone‐Rose, Edwin Dickinson   +5 more
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Responses of Intraspecific and Interspecific Trait Variations to Nitrogen Addition in a Tibetan Alpine Meadow

Plants
A community functional structure may respond to environmental changes such as nitrogen (N) enrichment by altering intraspecific and interspecific trait variations.
Jialuo Yu, Peili Shi, Ning Zong, Minghua Song, Yujue Miao, Xiaofang Huang, Xueying Chen, Huixin Hei   +7 more
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Intraspecific trait variation improves understanding and management of cover crop outcomes

Ecosphere, 2021
Understanding links between functional trait diversity and ecosystem services can inform more sustainable management of agroecosystems. The use of cover crops (i.e., non‐harvested crops) is a key strategy for increasing plant functional trait diversity ...
Etienne Herrick, Jennifer Blesh
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A second species of non‐crocodyliform crocodylomorph from the Late Triassic fissure deposits of southwestern UK: Implications for locomotory ecological diversity in Saltoposuchidae

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The Late Triassic–Early Jurassic fissures of the Bristol Channel area (southwest England and south Wales) are renowned for their diverse vertebrate faunas. These assemblages have yielded an array of predominantly small‐bodied forms that are crucial to our understanding of the early evolution of several major tetrapod clades.
Ewan H. Bodenham, Stephan N. F. Spiekman, Susannah C. R. Maidment, Paul Upchurch, Philip D. Mannion   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Just how big is intraspecific trait variation in basidiomycete wood fungal fruit bodies? [Elektronisk resurs]

, 2020
As the use of functional trait approaches is growing in fungal ecology, there is a corresponding need to understand trait variation. Much of trait theory and statistical techniques are built on the assumption that interspecific variation is larger than ...
Jönsson, Mari,, Dawson, Samantha,, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.   +3 more
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Stoichiometric Traits Vary Widely Within Species: A Meta-Analysis of Common Garden Experiments

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
“Ecological stoichiometry,” a framework that focuses explicitly on the balances and flows of chemical elements within and between organisms and ecosystems, has provided crucial insights into many biological patterns and processes.
Kimberley D. Lemmen, Orpheus M. Butler, Thomas Koffel, Thomas Koffel, Seth M. Rudman, Celia C. Symons, Celia C. Symons   +6 more
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Much more than their fangs: Macroscopic anatomy of the brain of Bothrops moojeni Hoge 1966 (Squamata, Serpentes, Viperidae)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuroanatomical research has progressed considerably in several vertebrate lineages, yet studies of reptilian brain morphology remain markedly underdeveloped. Here we provide the first description of macroscopic brain anatomy and its ontogeny in the viperid Bothrops moojeni, based on a sample of seven individuals.
Paula Araújo, Júlio César Costa de Souza, Angele Martins   +2 more
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock, Serjoscha W. Evers, Tiago R. Simões, Garth M. Spellman, Daniel J. Field   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source