Evolutionary Biology

Evolutionary Biology

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Latest articles

    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Passive accumulation of alkaloids in inconspicuously colored frogs refines the evolutionary paradigm of acquired chemical defenses

    Rebecca D Tarvin, Jeffrey L Coleman ... Richard Fitch
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Spatial and temporal distribution of ribosomes in single cells reveals aging differences between old and new daughters of Escherichia coli

    Lin Chao, Chun Kuen Chan ... Ulla Camilla Rang
    Differences in the ribosomal densities of the two daughters produced by a mother Escherichia coli could explain the asymmetry of aging and growth rate in previously reported such daughter pairs.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Seasonal and comparative evidence of adaptive gene expression in mammalian brain size plasticity

    William R Thomas, Troy Richter ... Liliana M Dávalos
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Cellular evolution of the hypothalamic preoptic area of behaviorally divergent deer mice

    Jenny Chen, Phoebe R Richardson ... Hopi E Hoekstra
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    The paradox of extremely fast evolution driven by genetic drift in multi-copy gene systems

    Xiaopei Wang, Yongsen Ruan ... Haijun Wen
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Introduction of cytosine-5 DNA methylation sensitizes cells to oxidative damage

    Joanna Krwawicz, Caroline J Sheeba ... Peter Sarkies
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Reversion to sensitivity explains limited transmission of resistance in a hospital pathogen

    Kevin C Tracy, Jordan McKaig ... Robert J Woods
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Biases of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in Physical Anthropology Studies Require a Reevaluation of Evolutionary Insights

    Nima Mohseni, Eran Elhaik
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Systematic genetic characterization of the human PKR kinase domain highlights its functional malleability to escape a poxvirus substrate mimic

    Michael James Chambers, Sophia B Scobell, Meru J Sadhu
    The innate immune protein PKR, which is inhibited by viral proteins that mimic its natural substrate, has access to a wide spectrum of inhibitor-evading mutations that maintain natural substrate binding.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Antimicrobial activity of iron-depriving pyoverdines against human opportunistic pathogens

    Vera Vollenweider, Karoline Rehm ... Rolf Kümmerli
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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Highlights

    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Taking a close look at the cerebellum

    Héloïse de Vareilles
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Natural History of Model Organisms: E. coqui

    Sarah E Westrick, Mara Laslo, Eva K Fischer
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Plant Biology: Hiding in plain smell

    Youngsung Joo, Meredith C Schuman

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    University of Toronto, Canada
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