Marine Genomics Special issue "Genome-powered perspectives in integrative physiology and evolutionary biology"

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Michael Berenbrink ◽  
Cinzia Verde ◽  
Andrew R. Cossins
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Integrative Physiology

scholarly journals Forward from the crossroads of ecology and evolution

2011 ◽  
Vol 366 (1569) ◽  
pp. 1322-1328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Rowntree ◽  
David M. Shuker ◽  
Richard F. Preziosi
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Community Genetics ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Ecological Community ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Community Genetic ◽  
Genetics Research ◽  
Literature Reviews

Community genetics is a synthesis of community ecology and evolutionary biology. It examines how genetic variation within a species affects interactions among species to change ecological community structure and diversity. The use of community genetics approaches has greatly expanded in recent years and the evidence for ecological effects of genetic diversity is growing. The goal of current community genetics research is to determine the circumstances in which, and the mechanisms by which community genetic effects occur and is the focus of the papers in this special issue. We bring a new group of researchers into the community genetics fold. Using a mixture of empirical research, literature reviews and theoretical development, we introduce novel concepts and methods that we hope will enable us to develop community genetics into the future.

scholarly journals Special Issue: Mathematical and Computational Evolutionary Biology—2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
David Bryant ◽  
Olivier Gascuel
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Special Issue

scholarly journals Locomotion and kinematics of arachnids

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas O. Wolff
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Movement Ecology ◽  
Basic Feature ◽  
Original Research ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Animal Group ◽  
Heavy Body ◽  
Locomotor Apparatus

AbstractA basic feature of animals is the capability to move and disperse. Arachnids are one of the oldest lineages of terrestrial animals and characterized by an octopodal locomotor apparatus with hydraulic limb extension. Their locomotion repertoire includes running, climbing, jumping, but also swimming, diving, abseiling, rolling, gliding and -passively- even flying. Studying the unique locomotor functions and movement ecology of arachnids is important for an integrative understanding of the ecology and evolution of this diverse and ubiquitous animal group. Beyond biology, arachnid locomotion is inspiring robotic engineers. The aim of this special issue is to display the state of the interdisciplinary research on arachnid locomotion, linking physiology and biomechanics with ecology, ethology and evolutionary biology. It comprises five reviews and ten original research reports covering diverse topics, ranging from the neurophysiology of arachnid movement, the allometry and sexual dimorphism of running kinematics, the effect of autotomy or heavy body parts on locomotor efficiency, and the evolution of silk-spinning choreography, to the biophysics of ballooning and ballistic webs. This closes a significant gap in the literature on animal biomechanics.

scholarly journals Left-right asymmetry in plants and animals: a gold mine for research

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menno Schilthuizen ◽  
Barbara Gravendeel
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
The Body ◽  
Gold Mine ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
European Congress ◽  
Research Programs ◽  
Left Right Asymmetry ◽  
Body Shapes ◽  
Continuous Source

Left-right asymmetry patterns in the body shapes of animals and plants have been a continuous source of interest among biologists. Recently, inroads have been made to developing a coherent research programme that makes use of the unique fact that chiral patterns may be studied (and generalities deduced) by comparisons across many unrelated groups, even across Kingdoms. The papers delivered at the symposium ‘Evolution of Chirality’ during the 2011 European congress of evolutionary biology (ESEB) provide examples of the various research programs that are currently developing within this field. The present paper provides a summary of the symposium, an introduction to this Special Issue of Contributions to Zoology, as well as suggestions for further collaboration among left-right asymmetry researchers.

scholarly journals Measuring and understanding individual differences in cognition

2018 ◽  
Vol 373 (1756) ◽  
pp. 20170280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeltje J. Boogert ◽  
Joah R. Madden ◽  
Julie Morand-Ferron ◽  
Alex Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Individual Variation ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Evolutionary Biology ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Repeated Testing ◽  
Cognitive Differences ◽  
Fitness Consequences ◽  
Behavioural Factors ◽  
Individual Consistency

Individuals vary in their cognitive performance. While this variation forms the foundation of the study of human psychometrics, its broader importance is only recently being recognized. Explicitly acknowledging this individual variation found in both humans and non-human animals provides a novel opportunity to understand the mechanisms, development and evolution of cognition. The papers in this special issue highlight the growing emphasis on individual cognitive differences from fields as diverse as neurobiology, experimental psychology and evolutionary biology. Here, we synthesize this body of work. We consider the distinct challenges in quantifying individual differences in cognition and provide concrete methodological recommendations. In particular, future studies would benefit from using multiple task variants to ensure they target specific, clearly defined cognitive traits and from conducting repeated testing to assess individual consistency. We then consider how neural, genetic, developmental and behavioural factors may generate individual differences in cognition. Finally, we discuss the potential fitness consequences of individual cognitive variation and place these into an evolutionary framework with testable hypotheses. We intend for this special issue to stimulate researchers to position individual variation at the centre of the cognitive sciences. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Causes and consequences of individual differences in cognitive abilities’.

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