The evolution of reproductive modes and life cycles in amphibians
Nature Communications, 2022 Here, the authors use reproductive mode data with matching phylogenetic data to explore the evolution of reproductive mode, transitions between reproductive modes, and diversification rates in amphibians.
H. Christoph Liedtke +2 more
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Phytoplankton assemblage characteristics in recurrently fluctuating environments [PDF]
, 2015 Annual variations in biogeochemical and physical processes can lead to nutrient variability and seasonal patterns in phytoplankton productivity and assemblage structure.
Roelke, Daniel L., Spatharis, Sofie
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Bio-mechanical risk factors for uterine prolapse among women living in the hills of west Nepal: A case-control study. [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether heavy load carrying, wearing a patuka, and body position at work are risk factors for uterine prolapse among Nepali women.
Bates, Michael N +5 more
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The contribution of differential hatching success to the fitness of species and interspecific hybrids [PDF]
, 2007 Resting egg banks of microcrustaceans have been used to reconstruct the evolutionary and ecological history of species. However, recent studies provided evidence for a discrepancy between dormant propagules in the sediment and the planktonic population ...
Brede, Nora +3 more
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Immunohistochemical detection of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in fetal and adult bovine epididymis: Release by the apocrine secretion mode? [PDF]
, 2006 Originally defined as a lymphokine inhibiting the random migration of macrophages, the macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an important mediator of the host response to infection.
Agarwal A. +57 more
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Diversity, 2022 Currently, the reproductive mode of the Indonesian endemic species Corbicula tobae from Lake Toba is yet to be investigated. In this study, we describe, for the first time, the reproductive mode of this endemic species based on a series of topotype ...
Alexander V. Kropotin +3 more
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Foraging mode affects extinction risk of snakes and lizards, but in different ways
Conservation Letters, 2023 What factors render a species more vulnerable to extinction? In reptiles, foraging mode is a fundamental ecological dimension: some species actively search for immobile prey, whereas others ambush mobile prey. Foraging mode is linked to diet, morphology,
Simon Baeckens +2 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2020 The analysis of the reproductive output variation within a lineage is fundamental to understand life-history evolution. When different reproductive modes occur within the same lineage, the comparison of the reproductive output of each mode becomes ...
Saúl López-Alcaide +2 more
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Low clonal propagation in Atlantic and Mediterranean populations of the red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata (Octocorallia) [PDF]
, 2017 Clonal propagation is a common feature of benthic marine organisms. In the present study, we investigated the contribution of clonal reproduction in the red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata. Mediterranean populations of P.
Andrea Peirano +15 more
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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2012 Egg retention (ER) and intrauterine embryonic development (IED) have been considered intermediate steps in the evolution from oviparity to viviparity. Sceloporus aeneus is an oviparous lizard that is closely related to the viviparous species (Sceloporus ...
Rodolfo García-Collazo +4 more
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