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Comparative analysis of teleost genome sequences reveals an ancient intron size expansion in the zebrafish lineage (2011)
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Moss, S. P., Joyce, D. A., Humphries, S., Tindall, K. J., & Lunt, D. H. (2011). Comparative analysis of teleost genome sequences reveals an ancient intron size expansion in the zebrafish lineage. Genome Biology and Evolution, 3(1), 1187-1196. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evr090

We have developed a bioinformatics pipeline for the comparative evolutionary analysis of Ensembl genomes and have used it to analyze the introns of the five available teleost fish genomes. We show our pipeline to be a powerful tool for revealing vari... Read More about Comparative analysis of teleost genome sequences reveals an ancient intron size expansion in the zebrafish lineage.

Identification of a female sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas (2011)
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Hardege, J. D., Bartels-Hardege, H. D., Fletcher, N., Terschak, J. A., Harley, M., Smith, M. A., Davidson, L., Hayden, D., Müller, C. T., Lorch, M., Welham, K., Walther, T., & Bublitz, R. (2011). Identification of a female sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas. Marine ecology progress series, 436, 177-189. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09226

Despite major progress in our understanding of animal signaling systems, the identification of chemical signals in aquatic organisms is still in its infancy. Exemplary for this is the lack of structural knowledge of crustacean sex pheromones despite... Read More about Identification of a female sex pheromone in Carcinus maenas.

Predation risk shapes social networks in fission-fusion populations (2011)
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Kelley, J. L., Morrell, L. J., Inskip, C., Croft, D. P., & Krause, J. (2011). Predation risk shapes social networks in fission-fusion populations. PLoS ONE, 6(8), e24280. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024280

Predation risk is often associated with group formation in prey, but recent advances in methods for analysing the social structure of animal societies make it possible to quantify the effects of risk on the complex dynamics of spatial and temporal or... Read More about Predation risk shapes social networks in fission-fusion populations.

Ecological genetics of invasive alien species (2011)
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Lawson Handley, L.-J., Estoup, A., Evans, D. M., Thomas, C. E., Lombaert, E., Facon, B., Aebi, A., & Roy, H. E. (2011). Ecological genetics of invasive alien species. BioControl, 56(4), 409-428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-011-9386-2

There is growing realisation that integrating genetics and ecology is critical in the context of biological invasions, since the two are explicitly linked. So far, the focus of ecological genetics of invasive alien species (IAS) has been on determini... Read More about Ecological genetics of invasive alien species.

Invasive alien Crustacea: dispersal, establishment, impact and control (2011)
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Hänfling, B., Edwards, F., & Gherardi, F. (2011). Invasive alien Crustacea: dispersal, establishment, impact and control. BioControl, 56(4), 573-595. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-011-9380-8

The subphylum Crustacea includes the most successful species among aquatic alien invaders. The impacts of invasive alien crustaceans (IAC) are often substantial, due to the complex trophic role of most of these species leading to cascading effects th... Read More about Invasive alien Crustacea: dispersal, establishment, impact and control.

Population and habitat status of two endemic sand gobies in lagoon marshes - Implications for conservation (2011)
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Franco, A., Franzoi, P., Malavasi, S., Zucchetta, M., & Torricelli, P. (2011). Population and habitat status of two endemic sand gobies in lagoon marshes - Implications for conservation. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 114, 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.021

Ensuring biodiversity, through the conservation of natural habitats, such as wetlands, and of their wild flora and fauna, is the main objective of the Habitat and Species Directive 92/43/EC. Within this framework, two species of Community interest, P... Read More about Population and habitat status of two endemic sand gobies in lagoon marshes - Implications for conservation.

Models in palaeontological functional analysis (2011)
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Anderson, P. S., Bright, J. A., Gill, P. G., Palmer, C., & Rayfield, E. J. (2012). Models in palaeontological functional analysis. Biology Letters, 8(1), 119-122. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0674

Models are a principal tool of modern science. By definition, and in practice, models are not literal representations of reality but provide simplifications or substitutes of the events, scenarios or behaviours that are being studied or predicted. Al... Read More about Models in palaeontological functional analysis.

Assessment of fish assemblages in coastal lagoon habitats: Effect of sampling method (2011)
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Franco, A., Pérez-Ruzafa, A., Drouineau, H., Franzoi, P., Koutrakis, E. T., Lepage, M., …Torricelli, P. (2012). Assessment of fish assemblages in coastal lagoon habitats: Effect of sampling method. Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 112, 115-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.015

The structure of fish assemblages accounted for by different sampling methods (namely fyke net, seine nets, visual census) applied to vegetated and unvegetated lagoon habitats was investigated in terms of species composition, functional groups (ecolo... Read More about Assessment of fish assemblages in coastal lagoon habitats: Effect of sampling method.

Analytical challenges and the development of biomarkers to measure and to monitor the effects of ocean acidification (2011)
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Hardege, J., Rotchell, J., Terschak, J., & Greenway, G. (2011). Analytical challenges and the development of biomarkers to measure and to monitor the effects of ocean acidification. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 30(8), 1320-1326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2011.07.004

Changing ocean-carbonate chemistry caused by oceanic uptake of anthropogenic atmospheric carbon dioxide leads to the formation of carbonic acid, thus lowering the pH of the sea with predictions of a decrease from current levels at 8.15 to 7.82 by the... Read More about Analytical challenges and the development of biomarkers to measure and to monitor the effects of ocean acidification.

Identification of Reproduction-Specific genes associated with maturation and estrogen exposure in a marine bivalve Mytilus edulis (2011)
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Ciocan, C. M., Cubero-Leon, E., Minier, C., & Rotchell, J. M. (2011). Identification of Reproduction-Specific genes associated with maturation and estrogen exposure in a marine bivalve Mytilus edulis. PLoS ONE, 6(7), e22326. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022326

Background: While it is established that vertebrate-like steroids, particularly estrogens (estradiol, estrone) and androgens (testosterone), are present in various tissues of molluscs, it is still unclear what role these play in reproductive endocrin... Read More about Identification of Reproduction-Specific genes associated with maturation and estrogen exposure in a marine bivalve Mytilus edulis.

Speciation in little: The role of range and body size in the diversification of Malagasy mantellid frogs (2011)
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Wollenberg, K. C., Vieites, D. R., Glaw, F., & Vences, M. (2011). Speciation in little: The role of range and body size in the diversification of Malagasy mantellid frogs. BMC evolutionary biology, 11(1), Article 217. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-217

Background: The rate and mode of lineage diversification might be shaped by clade-specific traits. In Madagascar, many groups of organisms are characterized by tiny distribution ranges and small body sizes, and this high degree of microendemism and m... Read More about Speciation in little: The role of range and body size in the diversification of Malagasy mantellid frogs.

Strain accommodation in the zygomatic arch of the pig: A validation study using digital speckle pattern interferometry and finite element analysis (2011)
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Bright, J. A., & Gröning, F. (2011). Strain accommodation in the zygomatic arch of the pig: A validation study using digital speckle pattern interferometry and finite element analysis. Journal of morphology, 272(11), 1388-1398. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10991

It has been repeatedly suggested that mammalian cranial sutures act not only to allow growth but also to reduce the levels of strain experienced by the skull during feeding. However, because of the added complexity they introduce, sutures are rarely... Read More about Strain accommodation in the zygomatic arch of the pig: A validation study using digital speckle pattern interferometry and finite element analysis.

The value of an egg: Resource reallocation in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) infected with male-killing bacteria (2011)
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Elnagdy, S., Majerus, M., & Lawson Handley, L.-J. (2011). The value of an egg: Resource reallocation in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) infected with male-killing bacteria. Journal of evolutionary biology, 24(10), 2164-2172. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02346.x

Male‐killing bacteria are thought to persist in host populations by vertical transmission and conferring direct and/or indirect fitness benefits to their hosts. Here, we test the role of indirect fitness benefits accrued from resource reallocation in... Read More about The value of an egg: Resource reallocation in ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) infected with male-killing bacteria.

Balancing the dilution and oddity effects: Decisions depend on body size (2011)
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Morrell, L. J., Askwith, B., Rodgers, G. M., & Ward, J. R. (2011). Balancing the dilution and oddity effects: Decisions depend on body size. PLoS ONE, 6(7), e14819. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014819

Background Grouping behaviour, common across the animal kingdom, is known to reduce an individual's risk of predation; particularly through dilution of individual risk and predator confusion (predator inability to single out an individual for attack)... Read More about Balancing the dilution and oddity effects: Decisions depend on body size.

Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium (2011)
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Bright, J. A., & Rayfield, E. J. (2011). Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium. Journal of anatomy, 219(4), 456-471. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2011.01408.x

A finite element (FE) validation and sensitivity study was undertaken on a modern domestic pig cranium. Bone strain data were collected ex vivo from strain gauges, and compared with results from specimen‐specific FE models. An isotropic, homogeneous... Read More about Sensitivity and ex vivo validation of finite element models of the domestic pig cranium.

Widespread secondary contact and new glacial refugia in the Halophilic Rotifer Brachionus Plicatilis in the Iberian Peninsula (2011)
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Campillo, S., Serra, M., Carmona, M. J., & Gómez, A. (2011). Widespread secondary contact and new glacial refugia in the Halophilic Rotifer Brachionus Plicatilis in the Iberian Peninsula. PLoS ONE, 6(6), e20986. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020986

Small aquatic organisms harbour deep phylogeographic patterns and highly structured populations even at local scales. These patterns indicate restricted gene flow, despite these organisms' high dispersal abilities, and have been explained by a combin... Read More about Widespread secondary contact and new glacial refugia in the Halophilic Rotifer Brachionus Plicatilis in the Iberian Peninsula.

Invasive cyprinid fish in Europe originate from the single introduction of an admixed source population followed by a complex pattern of spread (2011)
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Simon, A., Britton, R., Gozlan, R., van Oosterhout, C., Volckaert, F. A. M., & Hänfling, B. (2011). Invasive cyprinid fish in Europe originate from the single introduction of an admixed source population followed by a complex pattern of spread. PLoS ONE, 6(6), Article ARTN e18560. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018560

The Asian cyprinid fish, the topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva), was introduced into Europe in the 1960s. A highly invasive freshwater fish, it is currently found in at least 32 countries outside its native range. Here we analyse a 700 base pair... Read More about Invasive cyprinid fish in Europe originate from the single introduction of an admixed source population followed by a complex pattern of spread.

Long-term coexistence of rotifer cryptic species (2011)
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Montero-Pau, J., Ramos-Rodríguez, E., Serra, M., & Gómez, A. (2011). Long-term coexistence of rotifer cryptic species. PLoS ONE, 6(6), Article ARTN e21530. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021530

Despite their high morphological similarity, cryptic species often coexist in aquatic habitats presenting a challenge in the framework of niche differentiation theory and coexistence mechanisms. Here we use a rotifer species complex inhabiting highly... Read More about Long-term coexistence of rotifer cryptic species.

Measuring marginal predation in animal groups (2011)
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Hirsch, B. T., & Morrell, L. (2011). Measuring marginal predation in animal groups. Behavioral ecology, 22(3), 648-656. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arr026

Predation is a major pressure that shapes animal sociality, but predation risk is not homogenous within groups. Animals located on the group edge typically face an increased threat of predation, although different patterns have been reported. We crea... Read More about Measuring marginal predation in animal groups.

Simultaneously hermaphroditic shrimp use lipophilic cuticular hydrocarbons as contact sex pheromones (2011)
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Hardege, J. D., Harley, M. A., Lin, J., Terschak, J. A., & Zhang, D. (2011). Simultaneously hermaphroditic shrimp use lipophilic cuticular hydrocarbons as contact sex pheromones. PLoS ONE, 6(4), e17720. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017720

Successful mating is essentially a consequence of making the right choices at the correct time. Animals use specific strategies to gain information about a potential mate, which is then applied to decision-making processes. Amongst the many informati... Read More about Simultaneously hermaphroditic shrimp use lipophilic cuticular hydrocarbons as contact sex pheromones.