• Now, a new study in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution , analyzing the largest molecular dataset to date, clarifies the tinamous' place on the evolutionary tree and offers clues about the origins of flightlessness. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Evolutionary biology is a sub-field of biology concerned with the study of the evolutionary processes that produced the diversity of life on Earth . (wikimedia.org)
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology. (edu.au)
  • The goal of my talk is to present review of some recent trends in evolutionary and theoretical biology, mainly with reference to those biomedical aspects that could be also of general, but I hope are of special interest for an audience of Rolfers. (pedroprado.com.br)
  • The course is the first course on the MSc programme in Evolutionary Biology. (lu.se)
  • Our teaching promotes active, inquiry-based learning that takes advantage of our Department's world-leading research on the evolutionary biology of microbes, plants and animals. (lu.se)
  • The course is structured around four key problem agendas in evolutionary biology. (lu.se)
  • The latest schedule for the course Evolutionary Biology - Patterns and Processes in the schedule software TimeEdit. (lu.se)
  • The research group Plant Biology focuses on evolutionary processes, distribution of plant populations in space and time and interaction between plants and between plants and the environment. (lu.se)
  • We study evolutionary processes and conservation biology as well as molecular plant biology. (lu.se)
  • Pardis Sabeti, MD, DPhil, is a member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a professor at the Center for Systems Biology and the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. (medscape.com)
  • Were you already starting to get into the whole selection, mutation, and evolutionary biology by then? (medscape.com)
  • Studies in species other than bats have examined host-virus phylogeny and identified coevolutionary relationships ( 13 - 16 ) or incongruous phylogenetic patterns ( 17 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Our results contradict previous systematic hypotheses, reveal surprising relationships between Philippine and non-Philippine lineages, and simultaneously uncover novel, cryptic evolutionary lineages (new putative species). (ku.edu)
  • Understanding phylogeny extends far beyond understanding the evolutionary history of species on Earth. (texasgateway.org)
  • This will allow us to infer the evolutionary relationship between these species. (homeworkdoyen.com)
  • After sandblasting and pulverizing an ancient moa toe bone to chemically extract and sequence the DNA, scientists compared its DNA with that of the other species and ran multiple computer models simulating molecular evolutionary changes. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Evolutionary biologists study the descent of species , and the origin of new species . (wikimedia.org)
  • Students compare the sequence of amino acids in a gene shared between humans and six other organisms and infer evolutionary relationships among the species. (berkeley.edu)
  • A recent article speaks of "the evolutionary history of the world's terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles" and how the "evolutionarily distinct species" of today are supposedly being obstructed by the "human footprint. (icr.org)
  • Using extinction-risk data for around 25,000 species, the researchers found at least 50 billion years of evolutionary heritage to be under threat. (icr.org)
  • I use two native species, Skeletonema marinoi and Thalassiosira baltica, to investigate evolutionary and ecological responses to metal pollution at a mining-exposed inlet. (gu.se)
  • This module will explain and exemplify how scientists unravel evolutionary patterns - from the biogeography of species to the origin of new phyla. (lu.se)
  • Phylogenetic comparative methods commonly assume that the evolutionary relationships between the studied species are known. (lu.se)
  • Phylogenetic analyses showed multiple incongruent associations between the phylogenies of rhinolophid bats and their CoVs, which suggested that host shifts have occurred in the recent evolutionary history of this group. (cdc.gov)
  • Knowing the high genetic diversity of bat CoVs, we carried out a systematic phylogenetic study of the viruses and their hosts to examine evolutionary relationships between bat CoVs and bats. (cdc.gov)
  • To build phylogenetic trees, scientists must collect accurate information that allows them to make evolutionary connections among organisms. (texasgateway.org)
  • Typically, a phylogenetic tree is constructed with the simplest explanation of evolutionary history (maximum parsimony ) and the fewest number of evolutionary steps. (texasgateway.org)
  • Here, we used shape analysis and phylogenetic comparative methods to quantify the relationships among beak shape, mechanical advantage, and two measures of feeding ecology (feeding behavior and semiquantitative dietary preferences) in a broad sample of modern birds, comprising most living orders. (usf.edu)
  • Burns, K. J., Hackett, S. J. & Klein, N. K. Phylogenetic relationships and morphological diversity in Darwin's finches and their relatives. (nature.com)
  • However, "phylogenetic [evolutionary] relationships among the animal phyla are very difficult ones to resolve. (icr.org)
  • This virtual lab teaches skills of data collection and analysis to study evolutionary processes using stickleback fish and fossil specimens. (berkeley.edu)
  • I first attempted to use a resurrection approach to study evolutionary processes backward through time. (gu.se)
  • To better understand selection and other evolutionary processes, we collect and analyze whole genome sequencing data from 55 strains of S. marinoi. (gu.se)
  • This document presents several interesting points that, as a biologist interested in evolutionary processes, I can totally agree with. (pedroprado.com.br)
  • Evolutionary thought and psychological essentialism: The belief in genetic predisposition and its relationship to basic processes of social cognition. (bvsalud.org)
  • You will learn to analyse and understand the evolutionary processes that give rise to novelty, adaptation and diversity. (lu.se)
  • Other studies have demonstrated that the relationship between viral phylogeny and geographic location and identification hosts (viral phylogeography [ 19 ]) can yield information on the origin of emerging zoonoses ( 19 , 20 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Similar beak shapes are associated with disparate dietary regimes, even when accounting for diet‐feeding behavior relationships and phylogeny. (usf.edu)
  • In the case of phylogeny, evolutionary investigations focus on two types of evidence: morphologic (form and function) and genetic. (opentextbooks.org.hk)
  • Here, I explore the diversity, evolutionary relationships, and influence on fungal phenotypes of endohyphal bacteria inhabiting seed- and leaf-associated fungi with a focus that begins in tropical forest ecology and expands to include gene expression in an emerging model system from the temperate zone. (arizona.edu)
  • The main goal of this project is to dissect the relationship between HIV-1 viral diversity, evolutionary dynamics, innate immune responses, and acute retroviral syndrome during acute HIV-1 infection, and how they contribute to disease pathogenesis during the acute and chronic stages of infection. (lu.se)
  • In-depth analysis of how HIV evolutionary dynamics in diversity and divergence as well as adaptation to host immune responses require methods that enable large-scale and thorough dissection of the HIV quasispecies. (lu.se)
  • The tinamous' place on the evolutionary tree offers a glimpse into the origins of flightlessness. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Despite the significance of this developmental feat, its evolutionary origins have remained unclear, owing largely to the fact that there has been little comparative (evolutionary) work done on this topic between the jawed vertebrates and cyclostomes-the jawless lampreys and hagfishes. (frontiersin.org)
  • The greatest challenge in explaining the evolutionary origins of human language arises from its unique standing in the animal kingdom. (rowman.com)
  • The evolutionary origins of friendship. (upenn.edu)
  • We found a complex relationship, with most variables showing a significant relationship with feeding ecology but little explanatory power. (usf.edu)
  • This is in contrast with the archetypal relationship between beak shape and ecology in Darwin's finches and Hawaiian honeycreepers, which suggests that the beak can adapt as a distinct module in these birds. (nature.com)
  • We argue that in the field of sports science the psychobiological functions that have evolved to face and deal with the complex social dynamics of competition have not been thoroughly analyzed from an evolutionary perspective. (springer.com)
  • Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds. (nature.com)
  • Understanding the historical and evolutionary dynamics of a society is crucial for this. (lu.se)
  • Similarities among organisms stem either from shared ancestral history (homologies) or from separate evolutionary paths (analogies). (texasgateway.org)
  • Scientists collect information that allows them to make evolutionary connections between organisms. (opentextbooks.org.hk)
  • Describe evolutionary advantages of bone structure in modern and ancient organisms. (ti.com)
  • Identify patterns seen in homologous structures in organisms to understand evolutionary relationships and patterns. (ti.com)
  • Here we present a brief description of the theoretical bases that drives our research in the evolutionary psychobiology of sports and illustrate preliminary data on the relationship between the 5HTTLPR genotype, salivary cortisol, temperament and competition. (springer.com)
  • This wide-ranging Handbook is the first major compilation of the theoretical and empirical research that is forging the new and exciting paradigm of evolutionary economic geography. (e-elgar.com)
  • The book's distinguished contributors set out the theoretical, methodological and empirical foundations of an evolutionary perspective on the economic landscape. (e-elgar.com)
  • This book formulates and provides a wealth of cross-disciplinary evidence for a radically new theoretical hypothesis regarding the evolutionary development of language. (rowman.com)
  • Our results suggest host-pathogen divergence and host shifts in the recent evolutionary history of these viruses and their hosts. (cdc.gov)
  • Major objectives of this study were to identify GmMAPKs, assess their evolutionary relationships, and analyze their functional divergence. (la-press.org)
  • The duplicated GmMAPK members presented complex evolutionary relationships and functional divergence when compared to their counterparts in Arabidopsis. (la-press.org)
  • We recommend holding in abeyance taxonomic decisions until multiple, converging lines of evidence are available to best inform taxonomists, evolutionary biologists, and conservationists. (ku.edu)
  • Evolutionary Relationships Among Influenza A(H7N9) Virus hemagglutinin (HA) genes. (cdc.gov)
  • In order to better analyze the promotion trend of the BIM technology diffusion system in China, a noncooperative evolutionary game model of BIM technology diffusion between the government and enterprises is constructed, and Vensim PLE software is used for simulation analysis in this paper. (hindawi.com)
  • The adaptive operator selection (AOS) and the adaptive parameter control are widely used to enhance the search power in many multiobjective evolutionary algorithms. (hindawi.com)
  • This module will focus on the genetic and developmental basis of adaptive change and evolutionary novelty. (lu.se)
  • However, this ecomorphological relationship has only been quantified in a handful of avian lineages, where associations are of variable strength, and never at a broad macroevolutionary scale. (usf.edu)
  • Evolutionary Anthropology 22 , 213-225. (upenn.edu)
  • Presently we are using molecular dating approaches, such as BEAST, to gain a better understanding of the how the molecular evolution of the avian β-keratins relates to the evolutionary origin of feathers. (sc.edu)
  • Thus the evolutionary origin of feathers does not coincide with the molecular evolution of feather β-keratins found in modern birds. (sc.edu)
  • Many have sensed the potential to be in a relationship that's always moving, not getting stuck in old patterns, but always vital, dynamic, and thriving, resisting the urge to rest on familiar, known ground. (wakeup-world.com)
  • You may have tasted this kind of dynamic in a relationship, but it's challenging to stay on this edge, to keep moving forward without sliding into destructive patterns, which might leave you thinking this kind of relationship isn't possible. (wakeup-world.com)
  • Instead of colluding together to protect and preserve the status quo of the relationship, we're willing to put the relationship at risk, to constantly challenge the relationship, as a way to evolve spiritually together, as a way to avoid falling into stuck, habitual patterns that lead the relationship to go to sleep. (wakeup-world.com)
  • In her new book, Tool Intelligence as an Explanation of Cross-Linguistic Variation and Family Resemblance: An Evolutionary and Typological Investigation , Anneliese Kuhle has rendered the cognitive, linguistics, and evolutionary communities a great service. (rowman.com)
  • The module is a broad introduction to biological psychology: evolutionary psychology, basic genetics, behavioural genetics, neuropsychology, endocrinology and psychoneuroimmunology, as well as critical perspectives on these fields. (lu.se)
  • But humans are being blamed by secular scientists for threatening-of all things-vertebrate evolutionary history! (icr.org)
  • As such, it is crucial reading both for scholars who are already using evolutionary ideas in their research and for ones curious about what EEG is and why other economic geographers and regional scientists should pay attention to it. (e-elgar.com)
  • In summary, my thesis enhances our understanding of the evolutionary potential of phytoplankton in general, and metal tolerance in diatoms specifically. (gu.se)
  • 3/ 6 mediation to explain the relationship between environment and phenotype, contributes to understanding of the complicated interplay between inheritance, environment and behaviour. (lu.se)
  • I found the submission management system for Evolutionary Bioinformatics to be one of the most user-friendly around. (la-press.org)
  • After reviewing research in this area, he will discuss a growing literature demonstrating myriad ways in which rapid advances in technology are (and have the potential to) disrupt the basic cognition and emotion processing capacities that are required for PPR and for healthy relationships in general. (mindandlife.org)
  • In turn, this hints at the fascinating possibility that comparative cognitive research on corvids and great apes might help us to understand the principles, evolutionary and other, of complex cognition - the stuff that defines humans. (lu.se)
  • A practical guide to the study of social relationships. (upenn.edu)
  • 3 Ironically, there is nothing known for sure about the alleged evolutionary history of vertebrates-they have always been distinct from other life forms. (icr.org)
  • Vertebrates have no deep evolutionary past. (icr.org)
  • The cornerstone of a great relationship is measured by most through experiencing a deep connection with a supportive partner where you have excellent communication, enjoy satisfying sex, great intimacy, are on the same page on life direction and are both committed to your growth and evolution. (edenworld.org)
  • And we know exactly what gets in the way and how to alchemize it for the greatest good of your relationship evolution. (edenworld.org)
  • As you walk a spiritual path, do you ever struggle in relationships with those who are not in the same place in their personal/spiritual evolution as you might be? (wakeup-world.com)
  • 1. The very context and organizing principle of the relationship is conscious evolution beyond ego. (wakeup-world.com)
  • The article addresses the threat to the world's animals-a valid concern-but corrupts the issue unnecessarily with the unobserved process of vertebrate evolution and deep evolutionary time. (icr.org)
  • We use computational tools to ask big multi-disciplinary questions concerning identity, genotype-phenotype relationships, and evolution. (lu.se)
  • The following article, the keynote speech at 1997's Annual Meeting, provides an interesting perspective on Rolfing's relationship to the biological sciences. (pedroprado.com.br)
  • In doing so you will learn how to unravel the evolutionary history of biological systems. (lu.se)
  • Comprehensive and heterogeneous multiple target-binding chemical data were integrated into a paired data format and processed using multiple classification similarity-learning models with various levels of target evolutionary information. (kist.re.kr)
  • The output probability of our integrated model, referred to as ensemble evolutionary chemical binding similarity (ensECBS), was effective for finding hidden chemical relationships. (kist.re.kr)
  • Fig. 3: Evolutionary integration between the beak and the skull in landbirds. (nature.com)
  • Given the recent invention of modern sports, some disciplines may not require any specific evolved physical traits, that is, the evolutionary approach to sports science may be especially useful for those sports where physiological and morphological traits required also in foraging or fighting are necessary for success. (springer.com)
  • Over the past decades, a number of multiobjective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs) have been proposed. (hindawi.com)
  • This fact should give psychological mechanisms an important spotlight when studying the evolutionary function of performance. (springer.com)
  • In this work, genome analyses of 1,314 Rhizobiales isolates along with amplicon studies of the root microbiota reveal the evolutionary history of nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in this bacterial order. (pacb.com)
  • Aardvarks, crocodiles, and kiwis were all separated from their closest evolutionary relatives tens of millions of years ago and bear a unique evolutionary history. (icr.org)
  • Humans are highly evolved social animals with a large brain which bears indelible traces of a long evolutionary history. (pedroprado.com.br)
  • How are these traits used when determining evolutionary relatedness? (texasgateway.org)
  • Modular traits of the Rhizobiales root microbiota and their evolutionary relationship with symbiotic Rhizobia. (pacb.com)
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM) is generally understood as a general term describing various activities of objects in computer-aided design (CAD), which supports the use of 3D geometric and nongeometric functional attributes and relationships to represent architectural elements and describe the characteristics of the object in 3D. (hindawi.com)
  • Sequence analyses suggest that TA families are linked by complex evolutionary relationships reflecting likely swapping of functional domains between different TA families. (nih.gov)
  • 2009), implying that the evolutionary origin of feathers occurred before this time. (sc.edu)
  • Journal of Cultural and Evolutionary Psychology , 2, 123-141. (bvsalud.org)
  • Theories of evolutionary psychology and associated explanatory models (e g social structure theory) are described and discussed. (lu.se)
  • This original reference work will undoubtedly play an important and formative role in influencing the future research agenda of evolutionary economic geography. (e-elgar.com)
  • To do this requires essentially establishing a sacred contract , setting up what he calls "an evolutionary partnership" , which can be governed by the following radical principles. (wakeup-world.com)
  • Explore just a few of the many cases in which evolutionary theory helps us form conservation strategies. (berkeley.edu)
  • Explore just a few of the many cases in which evolutionary theory helps us secure and improve the world's crops. (berkeley.edu)
  • The personal self is the only context we have, so the relationship is the result of two isolated personal selves with their own unique agendas attempting to negotiate so they can be in relationship together without too much conflict. (wakeup-world.com)
  • For many years to come, this highly stimulating and articulate work will be a rich source of ideas and productive insights for readers and researchers interested in the cognitive foundations and evolutionary development of the human capacity for language. (rowman.com)
  • Our crystal structures of Phd-Doc from bacteriophage P1, the HigA antitoxin from Escherichia coli CFT073, and YeeU of the YeeUWV systems from E. coli K12 and Shigella flexneri confirm this inference and reveal additional, unanticipated structural relationships. (nih.gov)
  • This was the first structural proof of a common evolutionary origin for the three classes of RNR and also pointed to an evolutionary relationship to the glycyl radical enzyme pyruvate formate lyase (PFL). (lu.se)
  • 5 Their "closest evolutionary relatives" are unknown, conveniently existing tens of millions of years ago. (icr.org)
  • It is therefore highly recommended to researchers who want to dip further into evolutionary economic geography or those who simply want to get an overall profile of its development. (e-elgar.com)
  • Although seed-associated and foliar endophytic fungi share evolutionary histories, they harbor distinct endohyphal bacterial communities. (arizona.edu)
  • We examined the evolutionary relationships between bat CoVs and their hosts by using sequence data of the virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene and the bat cytochrome b gene. (cdc.gov)
  • Encoding evolutionary information to chemical compounds through their binding targets substantially expanded available chemical-target interaction data and significantly improved model performance. (kist.re.kr)
  • Our data indicate a relationship between BMD values and serum lipid levels and suggest differences between pre- and post-menopausal women in terms of the effects of serum lipids on BMD at various skeletal sites. (who.int)
  • Being in a relationship comes with many rewards but, being in a great relationship is something that takes time, focus and an open-hearted effort by both partners. (edenworld.org)