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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Evolutionary Co-Option"”.
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Evolutionary co-option of trap-jaw ant mandible strikes: defensive interactions with antlions
The co-option of existing traits for novel functions is fundamental to many theories of trait evolution, but relatively few studies have examined evolutionary co-option at a behavioral level. Trap-jaw ants in the genus Odontomachus have a rapid and powerful mandible snap that is used during …
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The evolution of gene regulatory landscapes in mammalian tissues
Gene regulatory landscapes are highly complex and evolutionarily unstable. Understanding how genetic and regulatory variations affect gene expression evolution is paramount to gaining insight into phenotypic divergence across species. Although gene expression programs are broadly maintained during …