TTR.PGM: An R package for modelling the distributions and dynamics of plants using the Thornley transport resistance plant growth model by Steven I. Higgins, Arne Burkhardt, Timo Conradi, Edward Muhoko

“…Abstract An ability to predict the ranges and dynamics of species is central to ecological and evolutionary research. Despite species range modelling being an active area of research for the past three to four decades, methods for predicting species ranges and their dynamics are still diversifying. …”
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Managerial Tools Used in Business-Processes Re-Engineering by T. B. Temukuev

“…The research puts forward and corroborates the hypothesis that to realize re-engineering of evolutionary and revolutionary types it is necessary to use all three mentioned above methods, as they complement each other and it is also advisory to use data gained by one method in another one. …”
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Extratropical transition pathways of tropical cyclones and their associated storm intensity and destructiveness by Hung Ming Cheung, Chang-Hoi Ho, Jung-Eun Chu

“…Summary: Tropical cyclones (TCs) undergoing extratropical transition (ET) can have widespread impacts; however, the differences in their evolutionary pathways remain incompletely understood. …”
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Formal Comment to Pettengill: The Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor Does Not (Usually) Approximate the Date of Divergence. by Mark Achtman, Zhemin Zhou, Xavier Didelot

“…The Abstract stated 'Agona consists of three lineages with minimal mutational diversity: only 846 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have accumulated in the non-repetitive, core genome since Agona evolved in 1932 and subsequently underwent a major population expansion in the 1960s.' …”
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Diatom heterotrophy on brown algal polysaccharides emerged through horizontal gene transfer, gene duplication, and neofunctionalization. by Zeng Hao Lim, Peng Zheng, Christopher Quek, Minou Nowrousian, Finn L Aachmann, Gregory Jedd

“…A major goal of evolutionary biology is to identify the genetic basis for the emergence of complex adaptive traits. …”
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Phylogenomics and adaptive evolution of the Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex by Ziying Ma, Fang Liu, Clement K. M. Tsui, Lei Cai

“…Abstract The Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complex (CGSC) is one of the most devastating fungal phytopathogens, and is composed of three main clades: Kahawae, Musae, and Theobromicola. …”
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Identification of the AKR gene family in sweet cherry and its response to different abiotic stresses by Zhigang Guo, Xiaojuan An, Yali Zou, Fei Deng

“…Real-time PCR showed that 8 genes (PaAKR3, PaAKR6, PaAKR10, PaAKR12, PaAKR17, PaAKR24, PaAKR28, PaAKR34) were strongly responsive to all three treatments. …”
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Research on the evolution of urban defense in song dynasty based on shouchenglu 守城录(Record of urban defense) by Wei Liu, Tianshui Li, Xinyu Chen

“…Based on Shouchenglu, combined with relevant historical documents and image data, this paper sorts out its content, and chooses to explore the internal logic of the evolution of urban defense in the Song Dynasty from three new perspectives: urban defense structure, city walls and their ancillary facilities, and coping strategies for siege weapons. …”
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Non-Markovian rock-paper-scissors games by Ohad Vilk, Mauro Mobilia, Michael Assaf

“…Our findings provide key insight into the influence of long waiting times on non-Markovian evolutionary processes.…”
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An evolutionarily diverged mitochondrial protein controls biofilm growth and virulence in Candida albicans. by Zeinab Mamouei, Shakti Singh, Bernard Lemire, Yiyou Gu, Abdullah Alqarihi, Sunna Nabeela, Dongmei Li, Ashraf Ibrahim, Priya Uppuluri

“…A forward genetic screening approach identified orf19.2500 as a gene controlling Candida albicans biofilm dispersal and biofilm detachment. Three-dimensional (3D) protein modeling and bioinformatics revealed that orf19.2500 is a conserved mitochondrial protein, structurally similar to, but functionally diverged from, the squalene/phytoene synthases family. …”
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External archive guided radial-grid multi objective differential evolution by Vikas Palakonda, Samira Ghorbanpour, Jae-Mo Kang, Heechul Jung

“…Abstract Differential evolution (DE) is a robust evolutionary algorithm for solving single-objective and multi-objective optimization problems (MOPs). …”
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Molecular evolution and functional characterization of Drosophila insulin-like peptides. by Sebastian Grönke, David-Francis Clarke, Susan Broughton, T Daniel Andrews, Linda Partridge

“…Furthermore, loss of brain DILPs blocked the responses of lifespan and fecundity to dietary restriction (DR) and the DR response of these mutants suggests that IIS extends lifespan through mechanisms that both overlap with those of DR and through additional mechanisms that are independent of those at work in DR. Evolutionary conservation has thus been accompanied by synergy, redundancy, and functional differentiation between DILPs, and these features may themselves be of evolutionary advantage.…”
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Hard life for sons in the nest? Sex-dependent offspring mortality in Great Tits in urban and forest areas by Nóra Ágh, Henriett Anna Dalvári, Krisztián Szabó, Ivett Pipoly, András Liker

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Reticulate allopolyploidy and subsequent dysploidy drive evolution and diversification in the cotton family by Ren-Gang Zhang, Hang Zhao, Justin L. Conover, Hong-Yun Shang, De-Tuan Liu, Min-Jie Zhou, Xiong-Fang Liu, Kai-Hua Jia, Shi-Cheng Shao, Meng-Meng Li, Chong-Yang Jin, Yi-Hui Liu, Xiao-Yi Shen, Da-Wei Li, Martin A. Lysak, Jonathan F. Wendel, Xiao-Yang Ge, Yong-Peng Ma

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Molecular Characterization and Pathogenicity Analysis of Porcine Rotavirus A by Yaning Lv, Ze Tong, Jiaqi Liu, Zhaoran Zhang, Chenchen Wang, Yan Zeng, Pingxuan Liu, Xin Zong, Guosheng Chen, Huanchun Chen, Chen Tan

“…A rat model was established to assess the pathogenicity of these strains, with three strains exhibiting high pathogenicity in the model. …”
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Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) of lizards: a first comprehensive characterization of beta-defensins, ovo-defensins and cathelicidins from Podarcis lilfordi and closely related Lacer... by Katherin Otalora, Jessica Gómez-Garrido, Laura Baldo

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Haploid-specific variations of kiwifruit WAKL genes modulate immune-related responses in Nicotiana benthamiana by Zupeng Wang, Zhenting Sun, Hui Pan, Caihong Zhong, Li Li

“…Wall-Associated Kinase-like (WAKL) proteins play crucial roles in plant stress responses, but their evolutionary divergence and functions in kiwifruit remain unclear. …”
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The Role of Geography, Diet, and Host Phylogeny on the Gut Microbiome in the Hawaiian Honeycreeper Radiation by Maria S. Costantini, Elin Videvall, Jeffrey T. Foster, Matthew C. I. Medeiros, John D. Gillece, Eben H. Paxton, Lisa H. Crampton, Hanna L. Mounce, Alex X. Wang, Robert C. Fleischer, Michael G. Campana, Floyd A. Reed

“…The composition of the gut microbial community can be influenced by factors such as diet, environment, and evolutionary history (phylosymbiosis). However, the relative influence of these factors is unknown in most bird species. …”
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Genome-wide characterization and expression profiling of MADS-box family genes during organ development and drought stress in Camelina sativa L by Somayeh Tahmasebi, Parisa Jonoubi, Mohammad Majdi, Ahmad Majd, Parviz Heidari

“…Our findings reveal that type II MADS-box genes have, in general, experienced a more profound expansion relative to type I genes. Specifically, the TM3 subgroup within type II MADS-box genes exhibited the highest degree of gene expansion, comprising 21 TM3 genes. …”
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Palaeoproteomic identification of a whale bone tool from Bronze Age Heiloo, the Netherlands by Dekker, Joannes A. A., Mylopotamitaki, Dorothea, Verbaas, Annemieke, Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie, Presslee, Samantha, McCarthy, Morgan L., Olsen, Morten Tange, Olsen, Jesper V., van den Hurk, Youri, Brattinga, Joris, Welker, Frido

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