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Phylogenetics, systematics, and biogeography of Lygosoma group skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Lygosominae) and Locomotor capacities of three lygosomine skinks from Thailand
(2020-05-08)
The lizard family Scincidae is the most species-rich family of squamate reptiles, comprising more than 1,600 species. Skinks are ecologically and morphologically diverse, occurring in tropical and temperate zones on all ...
A tale of four spurs: habitats, distribution, abundance and movements of Oklahomas wintering longspurs and their co-occuring species
(2021-08-05)
Grasslands are the most threatened ecosystem in North America and have been consistently reduced since the settlement of Euro-Americans through the conversion to farmland. This drastic loss in habitat is why grassland birds ...
EVOLUTIONARY AND DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF THE VERTEBRATE NEURAL CREST: INSIGHTS FROM LAMPREYS INTO 500 MILLION YEARS OF VERTEBRATE EVOLUTION
(2020)
Much of what distinguishes the vertebrates from their invertebrate relatives is a small group of embryonic cells known as the neural crest. In all vertebrate embryos the neural crest gives rise to a dazzling array of cell ...
Ecological drivers of species radiations in the genus Limia (Teleostei, Poeciliidae) in the West Indies
(2021-05-14)
The archipelagoes of the West Indies in the Caribbean represent geographically composite regions that provide ideal settings to study the evolution of a very distinctive biota. The combination of complex geological events ...