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Animal evolution

Evolutionary Pressure on Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Is Consistent with a Role of CytbI7T Affecting Longevity during Caloric Restriction

Wesley A. Beckstead, Mark T. W. Ebbert, Mark J. Rowe, David A. McClellan

Molecular Evolution of Ultraspiracle Protein (USP/RXR) in Insects

Ekaterina F. Hult, Stephen S. Tobe, Belinda S. W. Chang

Boule Is Present in Fish and Bisexually Expressed in Adult and Embryonic Germ Cells of Medaka

Hongyan Xu, Zhendong Li, [ ... ], Yunhan Hong

When Field Experiments Yield Unexpected Results: Lessons Learned from Measuring Selection in White Sands Lizards

Kayla M. Hardwick, Luke J. Harmon, Scott D. Hardwick, Erica Bree Rosenblum

Protein Amino Acid Composition: A Genomic Signature of Encephalization in Mammals

Humberto Gutierrez, Atahualpa Castillo, Jimena Monzon, Araxi O. Urrutia

Isolation of Hox Cluster Genes from Insects Reveals an Accelerated Sequence Evolution Rate

Heike Hadrys, Sabrina Simon, [ ... ], Bernd Schierwater

Comorbid Analysis of Genes Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders Reveals Differential Evolutionary Constraints

Maude M. David, David Enard, [ ... ], Dennis. P. Wall

Ranking Mammal Species for Conservation and the Loss of Both Phylogenetic and Trait Diversity

David W. Redding, Arne O. Mooers

Parallel Evolution of KCNQ4 in Echolocating Bats

Zhen Liu, Shude Li, [ ... ], Peng Shi

Parkinson disease related ATP13A2 evolved early in animal evolution

Danny Mollerup Sørensen, Tine Holemans, [ ... ], Peter Vangheluwe

Sibling Competition and Conspicuousness of Nestling Gapes in Altricial Birds: A Comparative Study

Juan J. Soler, Jesús M. Avilés

Early Evolution of Ionotropic GABA Receptors and Selective Regimes Acting on the Mammalian-Specific Theta and Epsilon Subunits

Christopher J. Martyniuk, Stéphane Aris-Brosou, [ ... ], Vance L. Trudeau

An Individual-Based Model of the Evolution of Pesticide Resistance in Heterogeneous Environments: Control of Meligethes aeneus Population in Oilseed Rape Crops

Pierre Stratonovitch, Jan Elias, [ ... ], Mikhail A. Semenov

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