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2019 University of Michigan Herbarium (MICH) and University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) Annual Report
(2021-02-02)
The University of Michigan (UM) College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) supports two museums: the UM Herbarium (Herbarium) and the UM Museum of Zoology (UMMZ). The ...
John Vandermeer - The dialectics of ecology: biological, historical and political intersections
(2020-02-21)
For many years, I have found John Vandermeer’s leadership rewarding to study and follow for his commitment to ecology, evolution, social justice, and teaching. This collection of essays and tributes demonstrates these ...
Diversification history of Neotropical Lecythidaceae, an ecologically dominant tree family of Amazon rain forest
(Springer, 2020)
The Neotropical subfamily of Lecythidaceae (Lecythidoideae) is a clade of 10 genera with an estimated number of 232 species. Lecythidaceae is the third most abundant family of trees in Amazon forests, and its most diverse ...
Beyond Refugia: New insights on Quaternary climate variation and the evolution of biotic diversity in tropical South America
(Springer, 2020)
Haffer’s (Science 165: 131–137, 1969) Pleistocene refuge theory has provided motivation for 50 years of investigation into the connections between climate, biome dynamics, and neotropical speciation, although aspects of ...
Stable isotope values suggest opossums (Didelphis virginiana) at their northern edge do not seasonally molt
(BioOne Complete, 2021-02-03)
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) continues to spread further north into temperate North America, raising questions regarding how they survive harsh winters. Very few marsupials exhibit winter adaptations such ...
Habitat heterogeneity is correlated with isotopic niche breadth across the range of a mammalian generalist mesopredator
(ESA, 2020-12-06)
Although generalists are becoming increasingly abundant and widespread, little is known about their response to ecological variation they encounter across their range. For example, the generalist’s flexible diet is cited ...
Bridging Walking and Slithering – Stokesian Locomotion
(2021-05-20)
Both legged locomotion and slithering motions typically utilize periodic gaits – repeating cycles of body shape
change that produce a net motion through the world. Legged locomotion can be viewed from the perspective of ...
Divergent Specialization of Simple Venom Gene Profiles among Rear-Fanged Snake Genera (Helicops and Leptodeira, Dipsadinae, Colubridae)
(MDPI, 2022-07-01)
Many venomous animals express toxins that show extraordinary levels of variation both within and among species. In snakes, most studies of venom variation focus on front-fanged species in the families Viperidae and Elapidae, ...