Hidden Split: Japan’s Alpine Beetle Nebria taketoi Revealed as Two Species
A taxonomic revision of Japan's rare alpine carabid beetle Nebria taketoi reveals it comprises at least two distinct species, including ...
Tag: geometric morphometrics
Geometry Cracks the Shell: Reading Abalone Origins in Their Shapes
A new geometric morphometrics study separates five abalone species with complete accuracy and distinguishes wild from farbled Pacific abalone, though ...
Built to Break the Surface: How Reinforced Vertebrae Save Diving Seabirds from Deadly Impact
A University of Washington study finds that gannets and boobies survive high-speed plunge dives thanks to stockier neck vertebrae and ...
Mating Systems and Mimicry Shape the Wings of Heliconius Butterflies
A geometric morphometric study of Heliconius butterflies reveals that mating systems and sex-specific reproductive pressures dominate wing shape evolution, while ...
Freshwater Mussels Rewrite Their Own Family Tree as DNA Exposes a Case of Mistaken Identity
A new study resolves decades of taxonomic confusion among Chinese freshwater mussels by combining geometric morphometrics and molecular phylogenetics, restoring ...
Cambrian trilobite fossils reveal how a growth gradient built ancient bodies
A detailed study of the Cambrian trilobite Kaotaia globosa from China's Kaili Biota reveals that a continuously increasing growth gradient ...
Fossil Shark Vomit Reveals Ancient Basking Shark Was Eaten by Bigger Predator
A 17-million-year-old regurgitalite from Slovenia preserves the gill rakers of an extinct basking shark, Keasius cf. K. septemtrionalis, alongside sea ...
Automated Imaging Pipeline Cracks the Bottleneck in Ostracod Shape Analysis on the Tibetan Plateau
Researchers have shown that an automated imaging pipeline can rapidly and accurately extract size and shape data from endemic Tibetan ...
Dark-Winged Chagas Bug Clusters in Rural Hotspots, Landscape Study Finds
A study of 901 Triatoma infestans bugs in Argentina shows that rare melanic individuals occur only in rural areas, form ...
AI Landmarking Boosts Skull-Based Ancestry Estimates to 90% Accuracy
An automated cranial landmarking workflow applied to 474 South African CT scans achieved 90 percent cross-validated accuracy in population affinity ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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