Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "evo-devo"
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Convergent Evolution of Sexual Dimorphism in Skull Shape Using Distinct Developmental Strategies
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)Studies integrating evolutionary and developmental analyses of morphological variation are of growing interest to biologists as they promise to shed fresh light on the mechanisms of morphological diversification. Sexually ... -
Convergent evolutionary reduction of atrial septation in lungless salamanders
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)Nearly two thirds of the approximately 700 species of living salamanders are lungless. These species respire entirely through the skin and buccopharyngeal mucosa. Lung loss dramatically impacts the configuration of the ... -
Developmental origins of the world's largest flowers, Rafflesiaceae
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013)Rafflesiaceae, which produce the world’s largest flowers, have captivated the attention of biologists for nearly two centuries. Despite their fame, however, the developmental nature of the floral organs in these giants has ... -
A Developmental Staging Series for the Lizard Genus Anolis: A New System for the Integration of Evolution, Development, and Ecology
(John Wiley & Sons, 2008)Vertebrate developmental biologists typically rely on a limited number of model organisms to understand the evolutionary bases of morphological change. Unfortunately, a typical model system for squamates (lizards and snakes) ... -
The oestrogen pathway underlies the evolution of exaggerated male cranial shapes in Anolis lizards
(The Royal Society, 2014)Sexual dimorphisms vary widely among species. This variation must arise through sex-specific evolutionary modifications to developmental processes. Anolis lizards vary extensively in their expression of cranial dimorphism. ... -
Roles for modularity and constraint in the evolution of cranial diversity among anolis lizards
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)Complex organismal structures are organized into modules, suites of traits that develop, function, and vary in a coordinated fashion. By limiting or directing covariation among component traits, modules are expected to ... -
A stranger in a strange land: the utility and interpretation of heterologous expression
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2015)One of the major goals of the modern study of evodevo is to understand the evolution of gene function across a range of contexts, including sub/neofunctionalization, co-option of genetic modules, and the evolution of ... -
A stranger in a strange land: the utility and interpretation of heterologous expression
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2015)One of the major goals of the modern study of evodevo is to understand the evolution of gene function across a range of contexts, including sub/neofunctionalization, co-option of genetic modules, and the evolution of ...