The elevational diversity pattern of small mammals on Mount Kinabalu was investigated based on data gathered from a field survey, museum specimens, and published and unpublished literature. The diversity of small mammals across elevations on this mountain formed a hump-shaped pa…
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The Late Quaternary has been a period of significant change for terrestrial mammals, including episodes of extinction, population sub-division and colonisation. Studying this period provides a means to improve understanding of evolutionary mechanisms, and to determine processes …
La cooperación en animales ha sido uno de los temas centrales en ecología y evolución durante las últimas décadas. Para explicar su origen y mantenimiento, se han propuesto una serie de mecanismos evolutivos dentro de los que destaca la selección de parentesco. Una predicción ce…
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a dermatological disease with symptoms of skin dryness and pruritus, erythema and exudation and lichenification. Although AD is not life threatening, frequent complications such as itchiness, sleep insufficiency, and social embarrassment substantially a…
Model organisms are useful tools for investigating generalities in biology and have greatly advanced current understanding of adaptive behavior. Yet Krogh’s principle—that there exists specialized species most convenient for answering specific biological questions—suggests that …