This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Background Halophytes are rare, with only 0·25 % of angiosperm species able to complete their life cycle in saline conditions. This could be ...

Macroevolutionary patterns in overexpression of tyrosine: An anti-herbivore defence in a speciose tropical tree genus, Inga (Fabaceae) ...

Brontotheres, or “thunder beasts” – an extinct lineage of herbivorous rhinoceros-like mammals (though more closely related to horses) – evolved their massive multi-ton body sizes as a way to survive ...

This newly described macroevolutionary pattern, termed “attenuated evolution” by the authors, provides new insights into how placental mammals became one of the most morphologically diverse groups of ...

Introduction. The checkered career of hierarchical thinking in evolutionary biology / Niles Eldredge -- Part 1. Hierarchy theory of evolution. Linking section. General principles of biological ...