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The myth of the metabolic baseline: sleep–wake cycles undermine a foundational assumption in organismal biology

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1491-1510, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Basal and standard metabolic rate (BMR and SMR) are cornerstones of physiological ecology and are assumed to be relatively fixed intrinsic properties of organisms that represent the minimum energy required to sustain life. However, this assumption is conceptually flawed. Many core maintenance processes underlying SMR are temporally partitioned
Helena Norman, Daphne Cortese, Amelia Munson, Jan Lindström, Shaun S. Killen   +4 more
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Bridging Biology and Engineering: Unsteady Aerodynamics and Biomimetic Design of Micro Air Vehicles. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Prisăcariu EG, Dumitrescu O.
europepmc   +1 more source

When the Cover Burns: Behavioral and Morphological Responses of Western Fence Lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) to Increased Openness in Post‐Fire Environments

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
We found that Western Fence Lizards experience higher detectability in burned areas but do not consistently darken or adjust perch use to enhance background matching, despite showing improved camouflage on darker substrates. These results suggest that lizards may face behavioral trade‐offs in post‐fire landscapes that could influence success.
Elmer E. Gutierrez, Breanna J. Putman
wiley   +1 more source

Rotational bistable mechanisms for morphing wings and beyond. [PDF]

Commun Eng
Barri K, Haughn KPT, Henry TC, Phillips FR, Hrynuk JT, Mueller J.   +5 more
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Modulation of Visual Contrast Perception Associated With Dorsal Attention Network Connectivity Assessed by Magnetoencephalography

Human Brain Mapping, Volume 47, Issue 8, June 1, 2026.
Magnetoencephalography was used to identify the impact of spatial attention on primary visual cortical responses to stimuli of varying contrast levels. Enhancement of the maximal response of the visual cortex to high contrast stimuli was associated with synchronous communication between the dorsal attention network and visual cortex within the alpha ...
Alfredo L. Sklar, Brian A. Coffman, Fran López‐Caballero, Dylan Seebold, Jenay Kocsis, Lauren Fowler, Hayley Rhorer, Jack Kavanagh, Dean F. Salisbury   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on aerodynamic characteristics and control method of rigid-flexible variable camber wing. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Xin T, Li B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Dataset for lift and trailing-edge deflection of passively morphing aerofoils

This dataset provides the results of the time-resolved force and trailing-edge deflection measurements for NACA0012 aerofoils undergoing periodic plunging motions.
Viola, Ignazio Maria, Young, Anna, McCarthy, Edward, Otomo, Shuji   +3 more
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Distribution under climate change of Anemone coronaria: linking flower colour and seed dispersal

Nordic Journal of Botany, Volume 2026, Issue 6, June 2026.
Flower colour polymorphism is driven by divergent selection regimes on the colour morphs across time and space. Anemone coronaria, a colour‐polymorphic geophyte with red, purple, and white flowers, displays a geographic pattern along Israel's aridity gradient: polymorphic populations are restricted to Mediterranean climates, while monomorphic‐red ...
Tzlil Labin, Jinlei Zhu, Yuval Sapir, Sissi Lozada‐ Gobilard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Active Polymers for Biomimetic Shape Morphing Wings. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Yuan C, Liu C, Wang Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Shock-free aerofoil/wing design optimisation via morphing technique: leading and trailing edge deformation

The paper investigates the drag reduction of aerofoils and wings using a morphing technique which consists of deforming the leading and trailing edges. It is treated as an optimisation procedure using Evolutionary Algorithms. For the purpose, an in house
Lee, D.S., Oñate Ibáñez de Navarra, Eugenio, Srinivas, K., Periaux, Jacques   +3 more
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