A classic question in biology is whether evolution is entirely random or, can it follow predictable patterns. This question was popularized by the famous paleontologist and science communicator ...

Study highlights the importance of biodiversity for the survival of rare plants and their ability to adapt to climate change ...

A new paper examines the possible effects of two properties of receiver playing fields documented in studies of animal psychology -- habituation and neural adaptation -- on the efficacy of mate choice ...

This volume is based on the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences, “In the Light of Evolution I: Adaptation and Complex Design,” held December 1-2, 2006, at the Arnold and ...

Supraordinal relationships of primates and their time of origin -- A molecular classification for the living orders of placental mammals and the phylogenetic placement of primates / MS Springer, WJ ...

Researchers at the University of Vienna, along with collaborators from France, Germany, Switzerland and the USA, have achieved a major breakthrough in understanding how genetic drivers influence the ...

Adaptation, evolution, and systematics -- The primate body -- Primate lives -- Prosimians -- New World anthropoids -- Old World monkeys -- Apes and humans -- Primate communities -- Primate adaptations ...

Humans owe their highly flexible shoulders and elbows to their ape ancestors, an evolutionary gift that once acted as a natural braking system for safe tree descent. According to a new study published ...