Suillus: an emerging model for the study of ectomycorrhizal ecology and evolution

L Lofgren, NH Nguyen, PG Kennedy… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Research on mycorrhizal symbiosis has been slowed by a lack of established study
systems. To address this challenge, we have been developing Suillus, a widespread …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing in lizards through microinjection of unfertilized oocytes

AM Rasys, S Park, RE Ball, AJ Alcala, JD Lauderdale… - Cell reports, 2019 - cell.com
CRISPR-Cas9-mediated gene editing has enabled the direct manipulation of gene function
in many species. However, the reproductive biology of reptiles presents unique barriers for …

Lagomorpha as a model morphological system

B Kraatz, R Belabbas, Ł Fostowicz-Frelik… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Due to their global distribution, invasive history, and unique characteristics, European
rabbits are recognizable almost anywhere on our planet. Although they are members of a …

A single locus regulates a female-limited color pattern polymorphism in a reptile

N Feiner, M Brun-Usan, P Andrade, R Pranter… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Animal coloration is often expressed in periodic patterns that can arise from differential cell
migration, yet how these processes are regulated remains elusive. We show that a female …

Ethologically informed design and DEEP ethology in theory and practice

N Greenberg - Health and welfare of captive reptiles, 2023 - Springer
The quality of our relationships with other species, as predators, prey, companions, and
subjects of curiosity or research, profits from our being ethologically informed. This chapter …

Embryonic development of a parthenogenetic vertebrate, the mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris)

AH Griffing, TJ Sanger, JD Daza… - Developmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background One goal of evolutionary developmental biology is to understand the role of
development in the origin of phenotypic novelty and convergent evolution. Geckos are an …

Filling in the phylogenetic gaps: Induction, migration, and differentiation of neural crest cells in a squamate reptile, the veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)

RE Diaz Jr, NA Shylo, D Roellig… - Developmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Neural crest cells comprise a migratory progenitor cell population that differentiate into cell
types such as neurons and glia of the peripheral nervous system, pigment cells, hormone …

Nesting in Anolis Lizards: An Understudied Topic in a Well-Studied Clade

JE Pruett, JM Hall, S Tiatragul… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Maternal nesting behavior in oviparous species strongly influences the environmental
conditions their embryos experience during development. In turn, these early-life conditions …

Anatomy of the female reproductive tract organs of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei)

BK Kircher, EL Stanley, RR Behringer - The Anatomical Record, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Female reproduction in squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) is highly diverse and mode
of reproduction, clutch size, and reproductive tract morphology all vary widely across this …

Ocular elongation and retraction in foveated reptiles

AM Rasys, SH Pau, KE Irwin, S Luo… - Developmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Pronounced asymmetric changes in ocular globe size during eye development
have been observed in a number of species ranging from humans to lizards. In contrast …