Evolutionary Biology

Evolutionary Biology

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    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Developing a crop- wild-reservoir pathogen system to understand pathogen evolution and emergence

    Mark McMullan, Lawrence Percival-Alwyn ... Neil Hall
    Evidence for those pathogen genes selected specifically for success on crops.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Nitrogenase structural evolution across Earth’s history

    Bruno Cuevas-Zuviría, Franka Detemple ... Betül Kaçar
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Variation in albumin glycation rates in birds suggests resistance to relative hyperglycaemia rather than conformity to the pace of life syndrome hypothesis

    Adrián Moreno-Borrallo, Sarahi Jaramillo-Ortiz ... François Criscuolo
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    Still waters run deep: Large scale genome rearrangements in the evolution of morphologically conservative Polyplacophora

    Julia D Sigwart, Yunlong Li ... Jin Sun
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Neuroscience

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

    Jenny Chen, Phoebe R Richardson ... Hopi E Hoekstra
    Single-nucleus RNA-sequencing of the hypothalamic preoptic area of monogamous and promiscuous deer mouse species reveals neuronal differences that may be responsible for innate changes in mating and parental care behavior.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Reconstructing the phylogeny and evolutionary history of freshwater fishes (Nemacheilidae) across Eurasia since early Eocene

    Vendula Bohlen Šlechtová, Tomáš Dvořák ... Joerg Bohlen
    The first comprehensive reconstruction of the evolutionary history of freshwater animals, on example of family Nemacheilidae, across Eurasia with the identification of the main tectonic, geological, and climatic factors influencing it has been described.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Molecular dynamics of the matrisome across sea anemone life history

    B Gideon Bergheim, Alison G Cole ... Suat Özbek
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Lifestyles shape genome size and gene content in fungal pathogens

    Anna Fijarczyk, Pauline Hessenauer ... Christian R Landry
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    A direct experimental test of Ohno’s hypothesis

    Ljiljana Mihajlovic, Bharat Ravi Iyengar ... Yolanda Schaerli
    Experimental evolution of a duplicated gene increases mutational robustness relative to a single-copy gene but does not accelerate phenotypic evolution.
    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Brochosomes as an antireflective camouflage coating for leafhoppers

    Wei Wu, Qianzhuo Mao ... Jian-Ping Chen
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Compelling
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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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