Zoology (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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Phylogenetic comparative approaches for studying niche conservatism
(2010)Analyses of phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC) are becoming increasingly common. However, each analysis makes subtly different assumptions about the evolutionary mechanism that generates patterns of niche conservatism. ... -
What factors shape rates of phenotypic evolution? A comparative study of cranial morphology of four mammalian clades
(2009)Understanding why rates of morphological evolution vary is a major goal in evolutionary biology. Classical work suggests that body size, interspecific competition, geographic range size and specialisation may all be ... -
Trophic enrichment factors for blood serum in the European badger (Meles meles)
(2012)Ecologists undertaking stable isotopic analyses of animal diets require trophic enrichment factors (TEFs) for the specific animal tissues that they are studying. Such basic data are available for a small number of species, ... -
Abnormal notochord branching is associated with foregut malformations in the adriamycin treated mouse model.
(University of Edinburgh (datashare), 2011)Oesophageal atresia (OA) and tracheooesophageal fistula (TOF) are relatively common human congenital malformations of the foregut where the oesophagus does not connect with the stomach and there is an abnormal connection ... -
Specialization and the road to academic success
(Ecological Society of America, 2011)The relative merits of focusing research on few areas of science versus generalizing across topics have important implications for how academics conduct science. Little is known, however, about how research breadth and ... -
Host longevity and parasite species richness in mammals.
(Public Library of Science, 2012)Hosts and parasites co-evolve, with each lineage exerting selective pressures on the other. Thus, parasites may influence host life-history characteristics, such as longevity, and simultaneously host life-history may ... -
Phylogenetic conservatism of environmental niches in mammals
(2011)Phylogenetic niche conservatism is the pattern where close relatives occupy similar niches, whereas distant relatives are more dissimilar. We suggest that niche conservatism will vary across clades in relation to their ... -
A common tendency for phylogenetic overdispersion in mammalian assemblages
(The Royal Society, 2008)Competition has long been proposed as an important force in structuring mammalian communities. Although early work recognised that competition has a phylogenetic dimension, only with recent increases in the availability ... -
Macroecology and extinction risk correlates of frogs
(Blackwell Publishing, 2008)Aim Our aim was to test whether extinction risk in frogs could be predicted from their body size, fecundity or geographic range size. Because small geographic range size is a correlate of extinction risk in many taxa, we ... -
Body size evolution in mammals: complexity in tempo and mode
(University of Chicago Press, 2010)Body size correlates with virtually every aspect of species? biology, so understanding the tempo and mode of its evolution is of key importance in macroecology and macroevolution. Here we use body-mass data from 3473 of ... -
Cooperation and the evolution of intelligence
(2012)The high levels of intelligence seen in humans, other primates, certain cetaceans and birds remain a major puzzle for evolutionary biologists, anthropologists and psychologists. It has long been held that social interactions ... -
Validation and use of a parametric model for projecting cystic fibrosis survivorship beyond observed data: a birth cohort analysis
(BMJ Group, 2011-07-22)Background: The current lifetable approach to survival estimation is favoured by CF registries. Recognising the limitation of this approach, we examined the utility of a parametric survival model to project birth cohort ... -
The role of Intelectin-2 in resistance to Ascaris suum lung larval burdens in susceptible and resistant mouse strains
(2011)The underlying mechanism of predisposition to Ascaris infection is not yet understood but host genetics are thought to play a fundamental role. We investigated the association between the Intelectin-2 gene and resistance ... -
Abnormal Notochord Branching is Associated with Foregut Abnormalities in an Adriamycin Treated Mouse Model
(University of Edinburgh (datashare), 2011)Oesophageal atresia (OA) and tracheooesophageal fistula (TOF) are relatively common human congenital malformations of the foregut where the oesophagus does not connect with the stomach and there is an abnormal connection ... -
Sporadic Cryptosporidium infection in Nigerian children: Risk factors with species identification
(2011)A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate risk factors for sporadic Cryptosporidium infection in a paediatric population in Nigeria. Of 692 children, 134 (19?4%) were infected with Cryptosporidium oocysts. ... -
The evolutionary pathway to obligate scavenging in Gyps vultures
(PLoS, 2011)The evolutionary pathway to obligate scavenging in Gyps vultures remains unclear. We propose that communal roosting plays a central role in setting up the information transfer network critical for obligate scavengers in ... -
Biophysical stimuli induced by passive movements compensate for lack of skeletal muscle during embryonic skeletogenesis
(University of Edinburgh (datashare), 2011)In genetically modified mice with abnormal skeletal muscle development, bones and joints are differentially affected by the lack of skeletal muscle.We hypothesise that unequal levels of biophysical stimuli in the ... -
Genetic influence on the kinetics and associated pathology of the early stage (intestinal-hepatic) migration of Ascaris suum in mice
(2010)The generative mechanism(s) of aggregation and predisposition to Ascaris lumbricoides and A. suum infections in their host population are currently unknown and difficult to elucidate in humans and pigs for ethical/logistical ...
