One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The ...
Paleontologists from UChicago use CT scanning and software simulations to show how a 250-million-year-old mammal predecessor ...
Fossil skulls reveal how extinct mammals smelled the world, with new research linking olfactory bulb size to gene counts.
The evolutionary history of hyaenodonts and other carnivorous mammals reveals a complex narrative of diversification and ecological adaptation across geographical realms. Emerging during the Paleogene ...
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Olfaction written in bones: New insights into the evolution of the sense of smell in mammals
The sense of smell is vital for animals, as it helps them find food, protect themselves from predators and interact socially.
Bears look like textbook mammals, but hidden in their evolutionary history are two dramatic departures from the standard ...
pt. 1. Beyond the mainland ; 1. Introduction ; 2. History of island studies ; 3. Factors that influence island faunas. Types of islands. Dispersals to islands. The candidate species. Composition of ...
For all their intelligence and agility, dolphins and orcas carry a secret written deep in their biology: they are, in all ...
Olfactory receptor (OR) genes, representing the largest multigene family in mammalian genomes, have undergone extensive evolutionary modifications characterised by dynamic patterns of gene duplication ...
New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...
The story of how us humans—and other mammals—got our noses may have just gotten more complicated. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers from Japan who have studied how the face develops ...
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