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Mother-offspring recognition via contact calls in cattle, Bos taurus. (2016)
Journal Article

Individual recognition in gregarious species is fundamental in order to avoid misdirected parental investment. In ungulates, two very different parental care strategies have been identified: ‘hider’ offspring usually lie concealed in vegetation where... Read More about Mother-offspring recognition via contact calls in cattle, Bos taurus..

Genome-wide methylation analysis identifies genes silenced in non-seminoma cell lines (2016)
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Silencing of genes by DNA methylation is a common phenomenon in many types of cancer. However, the genome wide effect of DNA methylation on gene expression has been analysed in relatively few cancers. Germ cell tumours (GCTs) are a complex group of m... Read More about Genome-wide methylation analysis identifies genes silenced in non-seminoma cell lines.

Do crab spiders perceive Batesian mimicry in hoverflies? (2016)
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© 2015 The Author. Many putative Batesian mimics only approximately resemble their supposed models, and such "imperfect" mimics are readily distinguished from defended species by humans and other vertebrates. One explanation for the existence of impe... Read More about Do crab spiders perceive Batesian mimicry in hoverflies?.

Female-limited colour polymorphism in the crab spider Synema globosum (Araneae: Thomisidae) (2014)
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Conspicuous colour variation, caused by the influence of the environment on phenotype, or by genetic differences among individuals, is frequently observed in nature. If genetic in origin, colour variation can facilitate the study of the mechanisms th... Read More about Female-limited colour polymorphism in the crab spider Synema globosum (Araneae: Thomisidae).

Evidence for Batesian mimicry in a polymorphic hoverfly (2014)
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Palatable Batesian mimics are avoided by predators because they resemble noxious or defended species. The striking resemblance of many hoverflies to noxious Hymenoptera is a “textbook” example of Batesian mimicry, but evidence that selection by preda... Read More about Evidence for Batesian mimicry in a polymorphic hoverfly.

Phenotypic heterogeneity is a selected trait in natural yeast populations subject to environmental stress (2013)
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Populations of genetically uniform microorganisms exhibit phenotypic heterogeneity, where individual cells have varying phenotypes. Such phenotypes include fitness-determining traits. Phenotypic heterogeneity has been linked to increased population-l... Read More about Phenotypic heterogeneity is a selected trait in natural yeast populations subject to environmental stress.

Distance transform: a tool for the study of animal colour patterns (2013)
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Summary The information in animal colour patterns plays a key role in many ecological interactions; quantification would help us to study them, but this is problematic. Comparing patterns using human judgement is subjective and inconsistent. Traditi... Read More about Distance transform: a tool for the study of animal colour patterns.

Low-intensity microwave irradiation does not substantially alter gene expression in late larval and adult Caenorhabditis elegans. (2009)
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Reports that low-intensity microwave radiation induces heat-shock reporter gene expression in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, have recently been reinterpreted as a subtle thermal effect caused by slight heating. This study used a microwave exp... Read More about Low-intensity microwave irradiation does not substantially alter gene expression in late larval and adult Caenorhabditis elegans..

Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives (2008)
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Humans are often seen as unusual in displaying altruistic behaviour towards nonrelatives. Here we outline and test a hypothesis that human altruistic traits evolved as a result of sexual selection. We develop a psychometric scale to measure mate pref... Read More about Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives.

Continuous Wave and simulated GSM exposure at 1.8 W/kg and 1.8 GHz do not induce hsp16-1 heat-shock gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans (2008)
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Recent data suggest that there might be a subtle thermal explanation for the apparent induction by radiofrequency (RF) radiation of transgene expression from a small-heat-shock-protein (hsp16-1) promoter in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. The R... Read More about Continuous Wave and simulated GSM exposure at 1.8 W/kg and 1.8 GHz do not induce hsp16-1 heat-shock gene expression in Caenorhabditis elegans.