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Kin structure and social organization in the spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari, off coastal Sarasota, FL
Observations of elasmobranchs in groups suggest sociality in sharks and rays. However we currently lack a strong understanding of social structure and the role kinship has in structuring group organization in ...
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Open AccessThe western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage
We describe the genome of the western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii, one of the most widespread, abundant, and well-studied turtles. We place the genome into a comparative evolutionary context, and focus...
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Open AccessThe genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals
The first non-avian reptile genome has been sequenced, that of the North American green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). The anole is an emerging model for the study of adaptive radiation and convergent evolut...
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Open AccessEvolutionary history of anglerfishes (Teleostei: Lophiiformes): a mitogenomic perspective
The teleost order Lophiiformes, commonly known as the anglerfishes, contains a diverse array of marine fishes, ranging from benthic shallow-water dwellers to highly modified deep-sea midwater species. They com...
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Amniote Phylogenomics: Testing Evolutionary Hypotheses with BAC Library Scanning and Targeted Clone Analysis of Large-Scale DNA Sequences from Reptiles
Phylogenomics research integrating established principles of systematic biology and taking advantage of the wealth of DNA sequences being generated by genome science holds promise for answering long-standing e...
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Origin of avian genome size and structure in non-avian dinosaurs
One of the less well known factors associated with flight in vertebrates is a reduction of the size of the genome. Birds have remarkably small genomes compared with other vertebrates, and bats tend to have sma...
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Retroposon Map** in Molecular Systematics
Advances in genome sciences are demonstrating the dynamic nature of noncoding DNA regions, which are comprised largely of repetitive elements with no apparent function. Retroposons are one class of mobile gene...