Evolution

Drawings of a few of Darwin Finch beaks.

The search for beak genes in Darwin's finches A beak size locus in Darwin’s finches facilitated character displacement during a drought

Annotated by Parks Collins

Annotated on 01/29/2021

Originally published 04/22/2016

Photo by Mark Byzewski, image of Corral Bluffs

Did the dinosaur extinction lead to the evolution of larger mammals? Exceptional continental record of biotic recovery after the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction

Annotated by Mary Colvard

Annotated on 07/07/2020

Originally published 10/25/2019

Wikimedia - Galapagos finch

Hybrids: Evolution in action? Rapid hybrid speciation in Darwin’s finches

Annotated by Kate Perry

Annotated on 04/29/2020

Originally published 01/12/2018

dog ears

Tell-tail signs of dual dog domestication Genomic and archaeological evidence suggest a dual origin of domestic dogs

Annotated by Hazel O'Connor

Annotated on 02/12/2019

Originally published 06/03/2016

Footprints

Ancient footprints offer clues into early humans’ body size New footprints from Laetoli (Tanzania) provide evidence for marked body size variation in early hominins

Annotated by Mary Colvard

Annotated on 09/24/2018

Originally published 12/14/2016

reptile

Hair, feathers, and scales: An evolutionary tale The anatomical placode in reptile scale morphogenesis indicates shared ancestry among skin appendages in amniotes

Annotated by Alicia Graham, Reyhaneh Sharif Sanavi, Hamidreza Esmaeili …

Annotated on 01/25/2018

Originally published 06/24/2016

rna polymerase II

CRISPR-Cas9 vs. DNA: A knockout Genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screening in human cells

Annotated by Justin German, Ian Ahrens, Regg Strotheide …

Annotated on 12/06/2017

Originally published 01/03/2014

Copyright Julius T. Csotonyi

Metabolic middle ground Evidence for mesothermy in dinosaurs

Annotated by Valerie May

Annotated on 07/19/2016

Originally published 06/13/2014

human evolution

Human evolution likely encouraged by a dry climate Late Pliocene fossiliferous sedimentary record and the environmental context of early Homo from Afar, Ethiopia

Annotated by Ian Winkelstern

Annotated on 06/03/2016

Originally published 03/20/2015

Golden fish

A golden fish reveals pigmentation loss in Europeans SLC24A5, a putative cation exchanger, affects pigmentation in zebrafish and humans

Annotated by Brett Robison, Sandra Blumenrath

Annotated on 05/20/2016

Originally published 12/16/2005

Anole

There's a new kid in town Rapid evolution of a native species following invasion by a congener

Annotated by Fred Wasserman, Sandra Blumenrath

Annotated on 04/15/2016

Originally published 10/24/2014

earthworm

What can invertebrates tell us about back pain? Development of the annelid axochord: Insights into notochord evolution

Annotated by Katherine Woronowicz

Annotated on 01/08/2016

Originally published 09/12/2014

coral

Take the heat Mechanisms of reef coral resistance to future climate change

Annotated by Desiree Stanley

Annotated on 11/13/2015

Originally published 05/23/2014

leaf

Shape shifters of the plant world Leaf shape evolution through duplication, regulatory didversification, and loss of a homeobox gene

Annotated by Greg Crowther

Annotated on 05/15/2015

Originally published 02/14/2014

Dogs

How did dogs become our best friend? Complete mitochondrial genomes of ancient canids suggest a European origin of domestic dogs

Annotated by Barthélémy Caron, Cécile Gaston, Amaury Monmeyran

Annotated on 03/20/2015

Originally published 11/15/2013

bird

Do birds of a feather flock together? Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution

Annotated by Jennifer Susan Stancill

Annotated on 11/28/2014

Originally published 05/23/2014

stickleback

What the pelvis can teach us about evolution Adaptive evolution of pelvic reduction in sticklebacks by recurrent deletion of a Pitx1 enhancer

Annotated by Gillian R. Siegal

Annotated on 07/24/2013

Originally published 12/10/2009