A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes by Zheng-Yu Zuo, Germinal Rouhan, Shi-Yong Dong, Hong-Mei Liu, Xin-Yu Du, Li-Bing Zhang, Jin-Mei Lu

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Evolution Mechanisms of Three-Dimensional Fracture Fields in Coal Under Uniaxial Cyclic Loading and Unloading by Jiankun Xu, Rui Zhou, Danyang Xi, Yichao Lin, Xibin Li

“…This study utilized X-ray Microscopy (XRM) to observe changes in internal fractures of coal samples after each loading–unloading cycle, reconstructing the internal fractures and mineral particles. …”
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Effects of Anthropic Structures on Morphodynamic Beach Evolution along the Gulf of Roses (Northwestern Mediterranean, Spain) by Antoni Calafat, Manel Salvador, Marta Guinau, José L. Casamor

“…Sediment samples were collected from both the dry beach and swash areas for each profile. The results reveal minor discrepancies in shoreline evolution data, depending on the method used (transects or areas). …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on the Dynamic Processes and Evolution Laws of Multiple Granular Flows in a Gully by LEI Ming, ZHANG Liang, YE Chen, WANG Xiekang

“…The research focuses on analyzing how these factors influence on flow velocity, entrainment effect, downstream sediment supply and deposition morphology, in order to reveal the dynamic processes and evolution laws of multiple granular flows.Results and Discussions During the first granular flow, both granule velocity and kinetic energy increase with the secondary slope angle but decrease with the friction coefficient. …”
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OH 89: A newly described ~1.8-million-year-old hominid clavicle from Olduvai Gorge by Taylor, Catherine E, Masao, Fidelis, Njau, Jackson K, Songita, Agustino Venance, Hlusko, Leslea J

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A comparative morphology of trichobothrial bases in araneoid spiders and its significance for the phylogeny and system of the superfamily Araneoidea (Arachnida, Araneae) by Kirill Y. Eskov, Yuri M. Marusik

“…The parallel trends in bothrial evolution, recognized as continuous series from the ancestral type up to the advanced one through some intermediate stages, are distinguished in each of the seven main phylogenetic lineages of the superfamily: ‘tetragnathoids’, ‘araneoids’, ‘cyatholipoids’, and ‘theridioids’ possess a complete set of the three types, while ‘malkariods’, ‘symphytognathoids’. and ‘linyphioids’ lack the advanced, dome-like type (‘Theridion-type’). …”
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Morphological features and composition of noble metal minerals in disseminated and massive ores of the central part of the Oktyabrskoe deposit, Norilsk region by L. S. Canhimbue, N. D. Tolstykh, N. А. Krivolutskaya, I. V. Talovina

“…Differences in NMM paragenesis indicate a separate, independent evolution of each type of disseminated and massive ores under different conditions. …”
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Comparative chloroplast genome analysis of Ardisia (Myrsinoideae, Primulaceae) in China and implications for phylogenetic relationships and adaptive evolution by Jin Zhang, Yangyang Ning, Jingjian Li, Yongbiao Deng, LiSheng Wang, Shizhong Mao, Bo Zhao

“…Each genome contained 85–88 protein-coding genes, 36–37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. …”
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Four new tube-nosed bat species of the genus Murina (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, based on morphological and molecular data by Tao Luo, Ming-Le Mao, Chang-Ting Lan, Zi-Fa Zhao, Zhong-Lian Wang, Jing Yu, Jia-Jia Wang, Chen-Rui Yan, Ning Xiao, Jiang Zhou

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Reshaping Sacred Spaces into Everyday Living: A Morphological and Graph-Based Analysis of Urban Ancestral Temples in Chinese Historic Districts by Ziyu Liu, Yipin Xu, Yinghao Zhao, Yue Zhao

“…We then employ embeddedness and conductance metrics to quantify each temple’s changing position within the broader block structure. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Genetic, Ploidy, and Morphological Variation of the Edaphic Steno-Endemic <i>Alyssum moellendorfianum</i> (Brassicaceae) from the Western Balkans by Jasna Hanjalić Kurtović, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev, Naris Pojskić, Adaleta Durmić-Pašić, Alma Hajrudinović-Bogunić, Lejla Lasić, Lejla Ušanović, Faruk Bogunić

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Per aspera ad astra: When harmful chromosomal translocations become a plus value in genetic evolution. Lessons from Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Valentina Tosato, Carlo V. Bruschi

“…An overview of the methodologies to generate chromosomal translocations in yeast will be presented and discussed considering advantages and drawbacks of each technology, focusing in particular on the recent BIT system. …”
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Contributions to Architectural and Urban Resilience Through Vulnerability Assessment: The Case of Mozambique Island’s World Heritage by Susana Milão, Telma Ribeiro, Mariana Correia, Isabel Clara Neves, Joaquim Flores, Olga Alvarez

“…This study reveals the island’s dual urban structure, comprising the Stone and Lime town and the Macuti town, each with distinct morphological characteristics and vulnerabilities. …”
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Quantitative 177Lu-DOTATATE SPECT/CT is predictive of 6-month PRRT morphological response in midgut neuroendocrine tumors: a pilot study by Iness Megherbi, Christopher Hoog, Marine Perrier, Hedia Brixi, Guillaume Cadiot, Christine Hoeffel-Fornes, David Morland

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Morphological and Molecular Evidence for a New Species Within <i>Styrax</i> (Styracaceae) from a Karst Area in Southwest Guangxi, China by Guoxing Peng, Tongjun Liang, Jipeng Liang, Yitian Wang, Liaocheng Zhao, Rui Zhang, Yusong Huang, Zhi Li, Weibin Xu, Ming Tang

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Museum Specimens Reveal the Taxonomic Distinctions Among South Asian Treeshrews by Manokaran Kamalakannan, Mukesh Thakur, Nithyanandam Marimuthu, Subhojit Pramanik, Dhriti Banerjee

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Morpho-phonological levels and grammaticalization in Karimojong: A review of the evidence by Diane Lesley- Lesley-Neuman

“…The three levels are proposed to result from diachronic evolution, and their relative chronological development can be established by (1) correspondences to landmarks within the cross-linguistically attested agreement system grammaticalization cline, which groups affixes according to ordering universals, and (2) the existence of successive evolutionary cycles of frequentive morphology. …”
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Does the occurence of homostyly necessarily accompany the breakdown of heteromorphic incompatibility system? by Jing Zhao, Laiziti Kuliku, Aiqin Zhang, Fangfang Jiao, Dengfu Ren

“…The aim of this study was to clarify whether the occurrence of H-morph is also accompanied by the breakdown of heteromorphic incompatibility system, and the relationship between the H-morph and long-styled-/shortstyled-morph (L-/S-morph).MethodsThe floral morphs composition and frequency, heterostylous syndrome, pollinators and visiting efficiency were investigated in five natural populations of L. aureum based on field observation, artificial control pollination experiment and so on.Results and conclusionAll populations were composed of L-, S- and H-morphs, except for ATS population with only H-morph, and there were significant differences in flower size parameter, fruit set, and degree of pollination limitation, while no differences among morphs within population. However, each population demonstrated dimorphic pollen-stigma morphology and a strict heteromorphic incompatibility system, especially ATS population, in which they were compatible between morphs with heteromorphic pollen-stigma morphology, regardless of the reciprocal herkogamy, and vice versa. …”
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Rapid change in Chernozem properties during their Holocene evolution: a case study of paleosols buried under kurgans in the pre-Ural steppe, Russia by Olga Khokhlova

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Sexual size and shape dimorphism are consistent with predictions that both natural and sexual selection are driving the evolution of sexual dimorphism in Mormon crickets, Anabrus s... by Kevin A. Judge, Stacy R. Demma, Laura J. Robson, Patrick D. Lorch, Christopher J. Vinyard, Darryl T. Gwynne

“…Abstract Background Selection can be a powerful force causing morphological adaptation in populations. We tested predictions about the role of both natural and sexual selection in shaping morphology in the Mormon cricket, Anabrus simplex, a species with two population types that differ in their ecological conditions. …”
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