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No early gender effects on energetic status and life history in a salmonid
(2015)
Throughout an organism’s early development, variations in physiology and behaviours may have long lasting consequences on individual life histories. While a large part of variation in critical life-history transitions ...
Phylotranscriptomic analysis uncovers a wealth of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases variants in echinoderms
(2015)
Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) help regulate the extracellular matrix (ECM) in animals, mostly by inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). They are important activators of mutable collagenous tissue ...
Highly contrasted responses of Mediterranean octocorals to climate change along a depth gradient
(2015)
Climate change has a strong impact on marine ecosystems, including temperate species. Analysing the diversity of thermotolerance levels within species along with their genetic structure enables a better understanding of ...
Dramatic niche shifts and morphological change in two insular bird species
(2015)
Colonizations of islands are often associated with rapid morphological divergence. We present two previously unrecog-nized cases of dramatic morphological change and niche shifts in connection with colonization of tropical ...
Opsin transcripts of predatory diving beetles
(2015)
The regressive evolution of eyes has long intrigued biologists yet the genetic underpinnings remain opaque. A system of discrete aquifers in arid Australia provides a powerful comparative means to explore trait regression ...
Mid winter temperatures, not spring temperatures, predict breeding phenology in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris
(2015)
In many species, empirical data suggest that temperatures less than 1 month before breeding strongly influence laying date, consistent with predictions that short lag times between cue and response are more reliable, ...
Pre-zygotic isolation in the macroalgal genusFucus from four contact zones spanning 100–10 000 years
(2015)
Hybrid zones provide an ideal natural experiment to study the selective forces driving evolution of reproductive barriers and speciation. If hybrid offspring are less fit than the parental species, pre-zygotic isolating ...
Experimental evidence for convergent evolution of maternal care heuristics in industrialized and small-scale populations
(2015)
Maternal care decision rules should evolve responsiveness to factors impinging on the fitness pay-offs of care. Because the caretaking environments common in industrialized and small-scale societies vary in predictable ...
Diversification events and the effects of mass extinctions on Crocodyliformes evolutionary history
(2015)
The rich fossil record of Crocodyliformes shows a much greater diversity in the past than today in terms of morphological disparity and occupation of niches. We conducted topology-based analyses seeking diversification ...
Generalist specialist trade off during thermal acclimation
(2015)
The shape of performance curves and their plasticity define how individuals and populations respond to environmental variability. In theory, maximum performance decreases with an increase in performance breadth. However, ...