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Gene duplication in an African cichlid adaptive radiation (2014)
Journal Article
Machado, H. E., Jui, G., Joyce, D. A., Reilly, C. R. L., Lunt, D. H., & Renn, S. C. (2014). Gene duplication in an African cichlid adaptive radiation. BMC Genomics, 15(1), 161. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-161

Background Gene duplication is a source of evolutionary innovation and can contribute to the divergence of lineages; however, the relative importance of this process remains to be determined. The explosive divergence of the African cichlid adaptive r... Read More about Gene duplication in an African cichlid adaptive radiation.

The ancient Britons: groundwater fauna survived extreme climate change over tens of millions of years across NW Europe (2014)
Journal Article
McInerney, C. E., Maurice, L., Robertson, A. L., Knight, L. R. F. D., Arnscheidt, J., Venditti, C., Dooley, J. S. G., Mathers, T., Matthijs, S., Eriksson, K., Proudlove, G. S., & Hänfling, B. (2014). The ancient Britons: groundwater fauna survived extreme climate change over tens of millions of years across NW Europe. Molecular ecology, 23(5), 1153-1166. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12664

Global climate changes during the Cenozoic (65.5–0 Ma) caused major biological range shifts and extinctions. In northern Europe, for example, a pattern of few endemics and the dominance of wide-ranging species is thought to have been determined by th... Read More about The ancient Britons: groundwater fauna survived extreme climate change over tens of millions of years across NW Europe.

Cytochrome b divergence between avian sister species is linked to generation length and body mass (2014)
Journal Article
Thomson, C. E., Gilbert, J. D. J., & Brooke, M. D. L. (2014). Cytochrome b divergence between avian sister species is linked to generation length and body mass. PLoS ONE, 9(2), Article e85006. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085006

It is increasingly realised that the molecular clock does not tick at a constant rate. Rather, mitochondrial mutation rates are influenced by factors such as generation length and body mass. This has implications for the use of genetic data in specie... Read More about Cytochrome b divergence between avian sister species is linked to generation length and body mass.

Cannibalism in invasive, native and biocontrol populations of the harlequin ladybird (2014)
Journal Article
Tayeh, A., Estoup, A., Lombaert, E., Guillemaud, T., Kirichenko, N., Lawson-Handley, L., De Clercq, P., & Facon, B. (2014). Cannibalism in invasive, native and biocontrol populations of the harlequin ladybird. BMC evolutionary biology, 14(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-15

Background
Cannibalism is widespread in both vertebrates and invertebrates but its extent is variable between and within species. Cannibalism depends on population density and nutritional conditions, and could be beneficial during colonisation of new... Read More about Cannibalism in invasive, native and biocontrol populations of the harlequin ladybird.

Conjugative transfer frequencies of mef(A)-containing Tn1207.3 to macrolide-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes belonging to different emm types (2014)
Journal Article
Hadjirin, N. F., Harrison, E. M., Holmes, M. A., & Paterson, G. K. (2014). Conjugative transfer frequencies of mef(A)-containing Tn1207.3 to macrolide-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes belonging to different emm types. Letters in applied microbiology, 58(4), 299-302. https://doi.org/10.1111/lam.12213

The aim of this study was to examine the gene transfer potential of mef(A)-containing Tn120.3 to macrolide-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes belonging to different emm types. Using the filter mating technique, Tn1207.3 was transferred by conjugation... Read More about Conjugative transfer frequencies of mef(A)-containing Tn1207.3 to macrolide-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes belonging to different emm types.

Thrips domiciles protect larvae from desiccation in an arid environment (2014)
Journal Article
Gilbert, J. D. (2014). Thrips domiciles protect larvae from desiccation in an arid environment. Behavioral ecology, 25(6), 1338-1346. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/aru128

Desiccation is a particular risk for small animals in arid environments. In response, many organisms “construct niches,” favorable microenvironments where they spend part or all of their life cycle. Some maintain such environments for their offspring... Read More about Thrips domiciles protect larvae from desiccation in an arid environment.

Expanding the understanding of local community assembly in adaptive radiations (2013)
Journal Article
Wollenberg, K. C., Veith, M., & Lötters, S. (2014). Expanding the understanding of local community assembly in adaptive radiations. Ecology and Evolution, 4(2), 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.908

Communities are thought to be assembled by two types of filters: by the environment relating to the fundamental niche and by biotic interactions relating to the realized niche. Both filters include parameters related to functional traits and their va... Read More about Expanding the understanding of local community assembly in adaptive radiations.

Stakeholder Validation Annex - Spatial models of Essential Fish Habitat (South Coast Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas) (2013)
Report
Franco, A., & Barnard, S. (2013). Stakeholder Validation Annex - Spatial models of Essential Fish Habitat (South Coast Inshore and Offshore Marine Plan Areas). UK: Marine Management Organisation

Origin and genetic diversity of diploid parthenogenetic Artemia in Eurasia (2013)
Journal Article
Maccari, M., Amat, F., & Gómez, A. (2013). Origin and genetic diversity of diploid parthenogenetic Artemia in Eurasia. PLoS ONE, 8(12), e83348. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083348

There is wide interest in understanding how genetic diversity is generated and maintained in parthenogenetic lineages, as it will help clarify the debate of the evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction. There are three mechanisms that can be... Read More about Origin and genetic diversity of diploid parthenogenetic Artemia in Eurasia.

Digital dissection - using contrast-enhanced computed tomography scanning to elucidate hard- and soft-tissue anatomy in the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo (2013)
Journal Article
Lautenschlager, S., Bright, J. A., & Rayfield, E. J. (2014). Digital dissection - using contrast-enhanced computed tomography scanning to elucidate hard- and soft-tissue anatomy in the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo. Journal of anatomy, 224(4), 412-431. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12153

Gross dissection has a long history as a tool for the study of human or animal soft‐ and hard‐tissue anatomy. However, apart from being a time‐consuming and invasive method, dissection is often unsuitable for very small specimens and often cannot cap... Read More about Digital dissection - using contrast-enhanced computed tomography scanning to elucidate hard- and soft-tissue anatomy in the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo.

The emergence of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2013)
Journal Article
Paterson, G. K., Harrison, E. M., & Holmes, M. A. (2014). The emergence of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Trends in microbiology, 22(1), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2013.11.003

The report of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) encoding a divergent mecA gene in 2011 was highly significant. This homologue, designated mecC, poses diagnostic problems with the potential to be misdiagnosed as methicillin-sensitive... Read More about The emergence of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri (2013)
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Harrison, E. M., Paterson, G. K., Holden, M. T. G., Ba, X., Rolo, J., Morgan, F. J. E., Pichon, B., Kearns, A., Zadoks, R. N., Peacock, S. J., Parkhill, J., & Holmes, M. A. (2014). A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri. The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 69(4), 911-918. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt452

Objectives Methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus spp. results from the expression of an alternative penicillin-binding protein 2a (encoded by mecA) with a low affinity for β-lactam antibiotics. Recently, a novel variant of mecA known as mecC (form... Read More about A novel hybrid SCCmec-mecC region in Staphylococcus sciuri.

Prevalence and characterization of human mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in England (2013)
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Paterson, G. K., Morgan, F. J. E., Harrison, E. M., Cartwright, E. J. P., Török, M. E., Zadoks, R. N., Parkhill, J., Peacock, S. J., & Holmes, M. A. (2014). Prevalence and characterization of human mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in England. The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 69(4), 907-910. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt462

Objectives There are limited data available on the epidemiology and prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the human population that encode the recently described mecA homologue, mecC. To address this knowledge gap we und... Read More about Prevalence and characterization of human mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in England.

Altering an extended phenotype reduces intraspecific male aggression and can maintain diversity in cichlid fish (2013)
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Magalhaes, I. S., Croft, G. E., & Joyce, D. A. (2013). Altering an extended phenotype reduces intraspecific male aggression and can maintain diversity in cichlid fish. PeerJ, 1, Article e209. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.209

Reduced male aggression towards different phenotypes generating negative frequency-dependent intrasexual selection has been suggested as a mechanism to facilitate the invasion and maintenance of novel phenotypes in a population. To date, the best emp... Read More about Altering an extended phenotype reduces intraspecific male aggression and can maintain diversity in cichlid fish.

Colonization and dispersal patterns of the invasive American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) in the Mediterranean region (2013)
Journal Article
Muñoz, J., Gómez, A., Figuerola, J., Amat, F., Rico, C., & Green, A. J. (2014). Colonization and dispersal patterns of the invasive American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) in the Mediterranean region. Hydrobiologia, 726(1), 25-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-013-1748-6

Cysts of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana are harvested from the Great Salt Lake (GSL) and San Francisco Bay (SFB) saltworks in the USA, and marketed worldwide to provide live food for aquaculture. This species has become invasive across several... Read More about Colonization and dispersal patterns of the invasive American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana (Branchiopoda: Anostraca) in the Mediterranean region.

Novel mutations in penicillin-binding protein genes in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates that are methicillin resistant on susceptibility testing, but lack the mec gene (2013)
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Ba, X., Harrison, E. M., Edwards, G. F., Holden, M. T., Larsen, A. R., Petersen, A., Skov, R. L., Peacock, S. J., Parkhill, J., Paterson, G. K., & Holmes, M. A. (2014). Novel mutations in penicillin-binding protein genes in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates that are methicillin resistant on susceptibility testing, but lack the mec gene. The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 69(3), 594-597. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt418

Objectives: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important global health problem. MRSA resistance to β-lactam antibiotics is mediated by the mecA or mecC genes, which encode an alternative penicillin binding protein (PBP)2a that h... Read More about Novel mutations in penicillin-binding protein genes in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates that are methicillin resistant on susceptibility testing, but lack the mec gene.

Bird migratory flyways influence the phylogeography of the invasive brine shrimp Artemia franciscana in its native American range (2013)
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Muñoz, J., Amat, F., Green, A. J., Figuerola, J., & Gómez, A. (2013). Bird migratory flyways influence the phylogeography of the invasive brine shrimp Artemia franciscana in its native American range. PeerJ, 2013(1), e200. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.200

Since Darwin’s time, waterbirds have been considered an important vector for the dispersal of continental aquatic invertebrates. Bird movements have facilitated the worldwide invasion of the American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana, transporting cys... Read More about Bird migratory flyways influence the phylogeography of the invasive brine shrimp Artemia franciscana in its native American range.

Prevalence and properties of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bovine bulk tank milk in Great Britain (2013)
Journal Article
Paterson, G. K., Morgan, F. J. E., Harrison, E. M., Peacock, S. J., Parkhill, J., Zadoks, R. N., & Holmes, M. A. (2014). Prevalence and properties of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bovine bulk tank milk in Great Britain. The journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 69(3), 598-602. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkt417

Objectives mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) represent a newly recognized form of MRSA, distinguished by the possession of a divergent mecA homologue, mecC. The first isolate to be identified came from bovine milk, but there are... Read More about Prevalence and properties of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in bovine bulk tank milk in Great Britain.

Adaptation and acclimatization to ocean acidification in marine ectotherms: an in situ transplant experiment with polychaetes at a shallow CO₂ vent system (2013)
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Calosi, P., Rastrick, S. P., Lombardi, C., de Guzman, H. J., Davidson, L., Jahnke, M., Giangrande, A., Hardege, J. D., Schulze, A., Spicer, J. I., & Gambi, M. C. (2013). Adaptation and acclimatization to ocean acidification in marine ectotherms: an in situ transplant experiment with polychaetes at a shallow CO₂ vent system. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 368(1627), 0-0. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2012.0444

Metabolic rate determines the physiological and life-history performances of ectotherms. Thus, the extent to which such rates are sensitive and plastic to environmental perturbation is central to an organism's ability to function in a changing enviro... Read More about Adaptation and acclimatization to ocean acidification in marine ectotherms: an in situ transplant experiment with polychaetes at a shallow CO₂ vent system.

A physical explanation of the temperature dependence of physiological processes mediated by cilia and flagella (2013)
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Humphries, S. (2013). A physical explanation of the temperature dependence of physiological processes mediated by cilia and flagella. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(36), 14693-14698. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1300891110

The majority of biological rates are known to exhibit temperature dependence. Here I reveal a direct link between temperature and ecologically relevant rates such as swimming speeds in Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryotes as well as fluid-pumping and fi... Read More about A physical explanation of the temperature dependence of physiological processes mediated by cilia and flagella.