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[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

The European Blackcap is a fairly common bird, native to Northwestern Europe and tropical Africa, who display tremendous variation in seasonal migration. Dr. Delmore has claimed that there are multiple ways to generate variation in migration.@Muevolution20
https://t.co/yHkkTNm96r

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

Although the maximum temperature limit for eukaryotes is roughly 62°C, thermophilic fungi are known to be an exception. Fungi gradually adapted to these extreme environments in search of nutrients that they previously were deprived of.
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https://t.co/Klsfnr5P7d

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

Although Toothed Whales exhibit similar levels of intelligence as most primates, several studies have found no macroevolutionary trend in encephalization. However, Dr. Serio claims they display high and conservative relative encephalization.
@Muevolution20
https://t.co/6si9f5BzHR

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

It is no surprise that pathogens and parasites influence animal behavior. However, Dr. Hart was able to categorize the five behavior strategies to increase their fitness in response.
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https://t.co/rmQJoqZKRC

[Aaron Griffing @AaronHGriffing]

Inspired by @MyFrogCroaked's recent post with frogs, get to know #SocialDistancing rules with #geckos! Don't worry — I personally trained 42 Sphaerodactylus to line up and make sure this was accurate.

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

The Hepatitis virus is no stranger to humans, but as of late it is beginning to spread to other species. This paper describes how the humans hepatitis virus may have ancient zoonotic origins.
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https://t.co/nxL0hevsuk

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

Relevant article for these next few months as the human body did not evolve to be sedentary for long periods of time. Therefore, we should try to limit time spent sitting!
#MuEvolution20

https://t.co/UyWEsUkoYF

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

An interesting article on how researchers analyzed GC content in chromosome 19 and found similarities between humans and primates suggesting a recent ancestor.
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https://t.co/C8jKTHd19H

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

Interesting article about T. solanivora, an invasive species which was found to have only three different haplotypes, suggesting evidence of a possible genetic bottleneck.

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https://t.co/avOTebMFv7

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

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[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

Interesting article describing how birds such as emus and ostriches lost the ability to fly due to functional consequeneces in developing forelimbs!

https://t.co/WNuYzOBkeM

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

When sex reversal occurs at higher temperatures during embryonic development there is a higher chance of new genotypic crosses in ZZ females. However, the loss of sex chromosomes is not a direct consequence of sex reversal.
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https://t.co/vUHjvLo7DJ

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

Interesting article about how sex of nematode worms has been influenced by enviornmental stress. The sex determining system of the A. freiburgensis has led to XX individuals becoming hermaphrodites in stressful environments. #MuEvolution20

https://t.co/pRYUJDi9NK

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

Interesting article describing the importance of the non-sperm fraction of semen that is correlated with increased embryo survival!
#MuEvolution20 https://t.co/3UO5ZnNuKb

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

https://t.co/J9sXqcT4wc

[Grant_Nickolson @NickolsonGrant]

https://t.co/I6g85SlQRj… As we edge closer to a potential sixth mass extinction, the damage done to biodiversity could take millions of years to fully recover. #Muevolution20