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Balancing mechanics and metabolism: Elevational variation in the microanatomy of hummingbird flight muscle

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Factors varying along elevational gradients impose strong aerodynamic and physiological constraints on powered flight, yet the internal microanatomical variation associated with elevational context in animals under such conditions remains poorly understood.
Juan Camilo Ríos‐Orjuela, Juliana Novoa‐Páramo, Maria Juliana Villalba Patiño, Zayra Viviana Garavito‐Aguilar, Alejandro Rico‐Guevara, Carlos Daniel Cadena   +5 more
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Bite force estimates and morphological correlations of jaw muscles in parrots

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) are renowned for their high bite force (BF) and morphological correlates thereof, including a highly mobile skull and two unique mandibular adductor muscles—m. pseudomasseter and m. ethmomandibularis, with the former being hypothesized to increase force output.
Ana Carolina L. Faillace, Arin Berger, Marcelo Ismar S. Santana, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +3 more
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Extending phylogenetic regression models for comparing within‐species patterns across the tree of life

Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Evolutionary biologists characterize macroevolutionary trends of phenotypic change across the tree of life using phylogenetic comparative methods. However, within‐species variation can complicate such investigations.
Dean C. Adams, Michael L. Collyer
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Intraspecific variability among Lannea species reveals promising morphotypes and ethnotypes in the semi-arid savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa)

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Lannea species are among the fruit trees with high socio-economic importance in West Africa yet their intraspecific variability remains poorly studied, despite being essential for selection and domestication.
Soumaїla Savadogo, Anne Mette Lykke, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Larba Hubert Balima, Adjima Thiombiano   +4 more
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Illumina based whole mitochondrial genome of Junonia iphita reveals minor intraspecific variation

Genomics Data, 2015
In the present study, the near complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Junonia iphita (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae) was determined to be 14,892 bp. The gene order and orientation are identical to those in other butterfly species.
Catherine Vanlalruati, Surajit De Mandal, Gurusubramanian Guruswami, Senthil Kumar Nachimuthu   +3 more
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Osteology of the pectoral girdle and forelimb of Siriusgnathus niemeyerorum, a Late Triassic traversodontid cynodont from Brazil

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Traversodontids are non‐mammaliaform cynodonts, herbivorous to omnivorous, that lived during the Triassic. In the Late Triassic, some members of this group increased in body size relative to other cynodont lineages and evolved postcranial adaptations associated with locomotion.
Jhonata H. A. Martins, Leonardo Kerber
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Variable grouping patterns in primates: A test of the better competitor hypothesis in male Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Intraspecific variation in social organization (IVSO) within primate populations can arise due to male mating competition. Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) populations exhibit both single‐male and multi‐male groups, providing an opportunity to examine the relationship between male competitive ability and social organization.
Lemeng Li, Stacey R. Tecot, Rebecca J. Lewis   +2 more
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Postnatal craniomandibular growth in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina)

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Postnatal ontogeny in Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina vitulina). Cranium and mandible grow rapidly until 5 years of age, followed by a deceleration and finally a stagnation. Abstract As secondarily aquatic carnivores, seals display several phenotypic differences compared to their terrestrial relatives.
Elisabeth Steinbach, Julia Schaar, Christine Böhmer   +2 more
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Climate and soil explain contrasting intraspecific trait variability of widespread species over a large environmental gradient

Global Ecology and Conservation
Both climatic and edaphic conditions are currently undergoing significant changes on a global scale. Early studies have suggested that climate and soil together shape plant performance.
Xia Chen, Jiangbo Xie, Qiqian Wu, Hui Zhang, Yan Li   +4 more
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Exceptional preservation informs the paleobiology of tapinocephalid dinocephalians

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The tapinocephalid dinocephalian Moschops is one of the most iconic taxa of the middle Permian, yet its paleobiology remains one of the least well‐known. Here, we address some aspects of paleoneurology and paleobiology of Moschops using CT scanning of four well preserved skulls from the upper Abrahamskraal Formation of South Africa. Two of the
Julien Benoit, Lars Schmitz, Kenneth D. Angielczyk, Luke A. Norton, Andrew D. Bolton, Adam Midzuk, Roger M. H. Smith   +6 more
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