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Reproductive biology of the bushmaster Lachesis muta (Serpentes: Viperidae) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

open access: yesPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology, 2014
The Neotropical genus Lachesis Daudin, 1803 includes snakes restricted to the humid forests of Central and South America. The species L. muta is the most widely dispersed, occurring throughout the Amazon rainforest, and with an isolated population in ...
Fátima Q. Alves   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Climatic niche differences among Zootoca vivipara clades with different parity modes: implications for the evolution and maintenance of viviparity

open access: yesFrontiers in Zoology, 2021
Parity mode (oviparity/viviparity) importantly affects the ecology, morphology, physiology, biogeography and evolution of organisms. The main hypotheses explaining the evolution and maintenance of viviparity are based on bioclimatic predictions and also ...
J. L. Horreo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Common lizards break Dollo’s law of irreversibility: genome-wide phylogenomics support a single origin of viviparity and re-evolution of oviparity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Dollo’s law of irreversibility states that once a complex trait has been lost in evolution, it cannot be regained. It is thought that complex epistatic interactions and developmental constraints impede the re-emergence of such a trait.
Elmer, Kathryn R.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Demography Meets Climate Change: Life History Challenges for a Neotropical Viviparous Lizard. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
Considering the current biodiversity crisis, it is crucial to understand the impact of global environmental changes on natural populations. Analyzing demographic parameters from long‐term studies is the most effective approach to uncovering patterns that describe population dynamics.
Santos MLG   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Progressive Exaptation of Endogenous Retroviruses in Placental Evolution in Cattle

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2023
Viviparity is made possible by the placenta, a structure acquired relatively recently in the evolutionary history of eutherian mammals. Compared to oviparity, it increases the survival rate of the fetus, owing to the eutherian placenta. Questions such as
Toshihiro Sakurai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Características histológicas del útero de Sympterygia acuta (Garman, 1877) y Sympterygia bonapartii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Chondrichthyes; Rajidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Los condrictios constituyen un clado sumamente conservado y vulnerable a la explotación, que ha cobrado una importancia creciente en los últimos años. Sin embargo, existe poca información sobre los aspectos morfológicos relacionados con la reproducción ...
Díaz Andrade, María Constanza   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Bacterial community dynamics during embryonic development of the little skate (Leucoraja erinacea)

open access: yesAnimal Microbiome, 2021
Background Microbial transmission from parent to offspring is hypothesized to be widespread in vertebrates. However, evidence for this is limited as many evolutionarily important clades remain unexamined.
Katelyn Mika   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Ovarian Microstructure in the Genera Helicolenus and Scorpaena (Teleostei, Sub-Order Scorpaenoidei) with Implications for Ovarian Dynamics and Spawning

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The sub-order Scorpenoidei appears to be particularly interesting due to the presence of intermediate stages between oviparity and viviparity in several species.
Cristina Porcu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elgaria panamintina [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Number of Pages: 4Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Banta, Benjamin H.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Ficimia [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Number of Pages: 5Integrative BiologyGeological ...
Hardy, Laurence M.
core   +1 more source

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