Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitic wasps
Numerous cases of evolutionary trait loss and regain have been reported over the years.
Here, we argue that such reverse evolution can also become apparent when trait expression …
Here, we argue that such reverse evolution can also become apparent when trait expression …
Repeated horizontal gene transfer of GALactose metabolism genes violates Dollo's law of irreversible loss
Dollo's law posits that evolutionary losses are irreversible, thereby narrowing the potential
paths of evolutionary change. While phenotypic reversals to ancestral states have been …
paths of evolutionary change. While phenotypic reversals to ancestral states have been …
Becoming a limpet: An 'intermittent limpetization'process driven by host features in the kleptoparasitic gastropod family Capulidae
A coiled shell is the most evident feature of the typical Bauplan of a gastropod mollusc.
However, at least 54 families independently evolved an apparently simplified shell …
However, at least 54 families independently evolved an apparently simplified shell …
Qingjianglepas from the Qingjiang biota, an evolutionary dead-end of Cambrian helcionelloid mollusks?
A minute limpet-shaped shell, Qingjianglepas elegans n. gen. n. sp., is reported from the
518 million-year-old Qingjiang biota in Hubei, China. The new shell exhibits a typical limpet …
518 million-year-old Qingjiang biota in Hubei, China. The new shell exhibits a typical limpet …
Convergence, parallelism, and function of extreme parietal callus in diverse groups of Cenozoic Gastropoda
C Pietsch, BM Anderson, LM Maistros, EC Padalino… - Paleobiology, 2021 - cambridge.org
We use scanning electron microscopy imaging to examine the shell microstructure of fossil
and living species in five families of caenogastropods (Strombidae, Volutidae, Olividae …
and living species in five families of caenogastropods (Strombidae, Volutidae, Olividae …
Evolutionary–phylogenetic pathway of the Cretaceous ammonite genus Aegocrioceras and its relationship to Juddiceras spp. and Crioceratites spp.
MFG Weinkauf, RÚ Hoffmann… - Papers in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The systematics of ammonoids are complicated by their large degree of intraspecies
variation, which complicates a stable validation of species. Aegocrioceras is a heteromorph …
variation, which complicates a stable validation of species. Aegocrioceras is a heteromorph …
New onychochilid mollusks from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Baltica and Laurentia
JOR Ebbestad, DR Kolata, M Isakar - Journal of Paleontology, 2021 - cambridge.org
A new sinistrally coiled univalved mollusk Catalanispira n. gen. is described with two
species; Catalanispira reinwaldti (Öpik, 1930) from the Middle Ordovician Kõgekallas …
species; Catalanispira reinwaldti (Öpik, 1930) from the Middle Ordovician Kõgekallas …
Evolution of Extreme Habitat Specialists in the Dark: Cavefishes and Anglerfishes
P Hart - 2021 - repository.lsu.edu
Extremophilic organisms are fascinating in that they thrive in physiologically demanding
environments. Extreme habitats include subsurface caves and the deep sea, which share …
environments. Extreme habitats include subsurface caves and the deep sea, which share …