INITIAL PHYLOTRANSCRIPTOMIC CONFIRMATION OF HOMOPLASTIC EVOLUTION OF THE CONSPICUOUS COLORATION AND BUFONIFORM MORPHOLOGY OF PUMPKIN-TOADLETS IN THE GENUS BRACHYCEPHALUS

The genus Brachycephalus is a fascinating group of miniaturized anurans from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, comprising the conspicuous, brightly colored pumpkin-toadlets and the cryptic Stemmed Wine Glass flea-toads.Pumpkin-toadlets are known to contain tetrodotoxins and therefore, their bright colors may perform an aposematic function.Previous stu

Abstract Since climate change is expected to bring more severe and frequent extreme weather events such as heat waves, assessing the physiological and behavioural sensitivity of organisms to temperature becomes a priority.We therefore investigated the responses of honeybees, an important insect pollinator, to simulated heat waves (SHW).Honeybees ar

The rise of the Internet as a space for global interaction makes the political subjectivation of automated surveillance especially important for understanding the mechanisms of social control in our current culture.This essay approaches mass electronic surveillance from the perspective of B12 DROPS 1000MCG the processes of production of subjectivit

Bacteria living in oxic environments experience iron deficiency due to limited solubility and slow dissolution kinetics of iron-bearing minerals.To cope with iron deprivation, aerobic bacteria have evolved various strategies, including release of siderophores or other organic acids that scavenge external Fe(III) and deliver it to the cells.This res