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J Hered
December 2024
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Integrative Biology, Madison 53706, Wisconsin, United States.
Within the arachnids, chromosome-level genome assemblies have greatly accelerated the understanding of gene family evolution and developmental genomics in key groups, such as spiders (Araneae), mites and ticks (Acariformes and Parasitiformes). Among other poorly studied arachnid orders that lack genome assemblies altogether are the clade Pedipalpi, which is comprised of three orders that form the sister group of spiders, which diverged over 400 Mya. We close this gap by generating the first chromosome-level assembly from a single specimen of the vinegaroon Mastigoproctus giganteus (Uropygi).
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December 2024
Institute of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
We present an interdisciplinary analysis of finds from the Trypillia settlement of Kosenivka, Ukraine (ca. 3700-3600 BCE, Trypillia C1-2), that links information on human, faunal, and botanical remains with archaeological data to provide exceptionally detailed insights into life and death at a giant Trypillia settlement. We obtained osteological, palaeopathological, morphological and histotaphonomic data from human bone fragments; performed carbon and nitrogen stable isotopic analysis of human and animal bone to calculate food webs; modelled newly generated radiocarbon dates to refine the site's chronology; and contextualised the finds within the phenomenon of a general lack of human remains in Early and Middle Trypillia times through a literature review.
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November 2024
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong China.
Ecol Evol
November 2024
Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology, Key Laboratory for Land Satellite Remote Sensing Applications of Ministry of Natural Resources, School of Geography and Ocean Science Nanjing University Nanjing China.
Amphibian declines, driven by climate change (e.g., shifting temperatures, altered precipitation) and human activities like deforestation, agriculture, and urbanization, may lead to local extinctions.
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February 2025
Laboratorio de Biología Ósea, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Santa Fe 3100, S2002KTR Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rivadavia 1917, C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The remarkable glyptodonts have sparked the interest of evolutionary biologists since the 19th century, in their attempts to elucidate the phylogenetic relationships among the various species of these armored giants and their relationship with other xenarthrans. In recent years, the molecular analysis of the first glyptodont has included them within the cingulates, as a special group of armadillos that lost the mobility of the bands of their armor during their evolutionary history. In this research, we obtained the mitochondrial DNA sequence of the elusive and poorly known glyptodont Neuryurus rudis, inferring its phylogenetic position with respect to the glyptodont Doedicurus sp.
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