Fossils Reveal the Green Anaconda Has Been a Giant For 12 Million Years
Nowadays, anacondas are usually four to five meters long, but they can reach seven meters. Credit: Andres Alfonso-Rojas…
Study Warns of Major Toll ‘Chronic Stress’ Could Be Taking On Humans
Humans may be biologically unequipped to handle the relentless pace and pressures of modern life, a new study…
Europeans support large carnivore recovery while opposing both further population growth and hunting
After the cessation of centuries-long eradication efforts throughout Europe, large carnivores have made a remarkable return over the…
A network of bat caves in Brazilian drylands support population connectivity in Pteronotus bats (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) | BMC Ecology and Evolution
In this study, we explored, for the first time in Brazil, the population genetic structure of two sympatric…
Investigating the evolution of large meiotic rings of multiple X and Y sex chromosomes in two Leptodactylus frog species (Anura, Leptodactylidae)
Bachtrog, D. et al. Sex Determination: why so many ways of doing it?. PLOS Biol. 12, e1001899 (2014).…
Convergent genome evolution shaped the emergence of terrestrial animals
Kenrick, P., Wellman, C. H., Schneider, H. & Edgecombe, G. D. A timeline for terrestrialization: consequences for the…
Uli-epic: profiling RNA modifications from ultra-low input samples | Genome Biology
McCown PJ, Ruszkowska A, Kunkler CN, Breger K, Hulewicz JP, Wang MC, et al. Naturally occurring modified ribonucleosides.…
Forelimb motion and reciprocation mediate aerodynamic control in a gliding lizard | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Study taxon and husbandry Hemidactylus platyurus is an arboreal species with morphological adaptations that increase surface area (i.e.,…
Evidence for the evolution of male and female cardinals’ plumage colouration being affected by both natural and sexual selection | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Darwin C. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex. London: John Murray; 1871. Dale J,…
Unlocking the regulatory code of RNA: launching the Human RNome Project | Genome Biology
The Human RNome Project aims to ensure consistent and reproducible outcomes in RNA sequencing and modification studies by…
Reconstruction of pectoral musculature in non-avialan paravians and basal birds: implications in the acquisition of flapping flight | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Of the pectoral musculature, we have selected the five muscles (i.e., mm. deltoideus scapularis/major, pectoralis, supracoracoideus, coracobrachialis brevis…
Mito-nuclear discordance reveals introgressive hybridization following vicariance and secondary contact in Iberian scorpions (Buthidae: Buthus) | BMC Ecology and Evolution
Toews DPL, Brelsford A. The biogeography of mitochondrial and nuclear discordance in animals. Mol Ecol. 2012;21:3907–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05664.x. Article …