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| Gibbons are small apes usually live in monogamous territorial family groups typically consisting of an adult pair and 1–3 immature offspring. All gibbon species produce elaborate, loud, long, and stereotyped patterns of vocalization often referred to as songs. Gibbon songs are species-specific and usually produced early in the morning. Individuals of H. klossii and H. moloch produce solo songs... more |
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| The Kurixalus odontotarsus species group includes K. odontotarsus, K. hainanus, K. verrucosus, and K. bisacculus. Owing to the morphological similarity, controversies have lasted for a long time on the taxonomy and species boundary within the K. odontotarsus species group. In addition, recent molecular phylogenetic studies indicated that the traditional Philautus can be divided into two genera ... more |
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| The wide influence of the climatic oscillation and the related ecological changes around the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) on driving prehistoric dispersal and cultural transitions of modern human has been widely acknowledged among archaeologists. Using the phylogeographic analyses of specific molecular markers, the ancient dispersal around the LGM was indicated to leave some geographic signatures... more |
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| Recent progress from Yang xiaojun’ laboratory indicated that traditional genera Actindorua and Pomatorhinus (Timaliidae, Aves) are both paraphyletic, which indicated more complicated avian evolution in eastern Asian. In combination with morphology, it is recommended splitting both genera into two genera respectively. There is a significant pattern of north-south division inside traditional bar... more |
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Researchers at Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (KIZ, CAS) found that alternative splicing tends to diminish in the process of new gene origination.
Alternative splicing is a process that allows the production of a variety of different proteins from one gene only. And new gene origination is a fundamental process underlying evolution of biological diversity. Yet, th... more |
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