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Demand for beef is unrelated to pasture expansion in northwestern Amazonia
For decades, pastures have replaced Amazon forests, threatening biodiversity. Two dominant hypotheses explain this process. First, …
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A Cluster of Olfactory Receptor Genes Linked to Frugivory in Bats
Diversity of the mammalian olfactory receptor (OR) repertoire has been globally reshaped by niche specialization. However, little is …
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Selection for mechanical advantage underlies multiple cranial optima in new world leaf-nosed bats
Selection for divergent performance optima has been proposed as a central mechanism underlying adaptive radiation. Uncovering multiple …
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An horizon scan of biogeography
The opportunity to reflect broadly on the accomplishments, prospects, and reach of a field may present itself relatively infrequently. …
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Deglaciation explains bat extinction in the Caribbean
Ecological factors such as changing climate on land and interspecific competition have been debated as possible causes of postglacial …
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An apparent hybrid Heliodoxa hummingbird from the West Andes of Colombia
Details and photographs are presented of an individual mistnetted in the West Andes of Colombia in 1997, which seems possibly to …
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An apparent hybrid Heliodoxa hummingbird from the West Andes of Colombia
Understanding phylogenetic incongruence: lessons from phyllostomid bats
All characters and trait systems in an organism share a common evolutionary history that can be estimated using phylogenetic methods. …
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Understanding phylogenetic incongruence: lessons from phyllostomid bats
Detecting the Immune System Response of a 500 Year-Old Inca Mummy
Disease detection in historical samples currently relies on DNA extraction and amplification, or immunoassays. These techniques only …
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Morphological innovation, diversification and invasion of a new adaptive zone
How ecological opportunity relates to diversification is a central question in evolutionary biology. However, there are few empirical …
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Morphological innovation, diversification and invasion of a new adaptive zone
Keeping it simple: flowering plants tend to retain, and revert to, simple leaves
• A wide range of factors (developmental, physiological, ecological) with unpredictable inter- actions control variation in leaf form. …
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