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UNCOVERING GENOMIC INSIGHTS TO THE DYNAMICS AND MECHANISMS OF SPECIATION USING LIALIS BURTONIS AND HETERONOTIA BINOEI
(2019-05-08)Species are fundamental entities in biology because their existence represents the cohesion that binds populations into a single unit. One facet of evolutionary biology is to identify the processes that cause the origin ... -
Understanding the role direct contact, toxicity, and mixotrophy play in the population dynamics of Prymnesium parvum
(2019-08-07)Harmful algae disrupt other organisms and ecosystems by multiple mechanisms. Many taxa of harmful algae produce toxic compounds that likely contribute to such problems. Though there is little evidence that the harmful ... -
Urban Ecology in North Texas: Native Plants and Nitrogen Deposition
Globally, the human population continues to grow and move into urban areas causing a range of effects on local ecosystems. Elevated temperatures, altered hydrology, and higher concentrations of atmospheric pollutants in ... -
USING INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO STUDY THE SYSTEMATICS OF SCINCID LIZARDS IN THE LOWER SUNDA SHELF
Scincid lizards are one of the most diverse group of squamate reptiles, found from tropical to temperate habitats worldwide. In the tropical rain forests of Java, Sumatra, and other parts of the Sunda Shelf biological ... -
Using snake genomes to illuminate the patterns and mechanisms of rapid adaptation
(2018-08-01)One of the most important and interesting goals in evolutionary biology is to understand the mechanisms generating biodiversity and adaptive novelty. Ever-evolving genomic techniques have served as a catalyst for this work, ... -
The Venomous Rattlesnakes And New World Coral Snakes: Molecular Systematics, Biogeography And The Evolution Of Venom Systems
Middle America is one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world, however it is also one with some of the highest rates of biodiversity loss. Reptiles are especially diverse in this region, and are a very important ... -
WHO CARES ABOUT MODELS WHEN YOU HAVE GENOMES?
(2019-05-14)There is no question about it: genomic data are revolutionizing biology. This is certainly evident in the fields of population genetics and phylogenetics for which genome-scale analyses have been used to study a myriad ...