A new open access journal, Movement Ecology, has launched today with BioMed Central. The journal will publish articles across all taxa and relating to any movement phenomena addressing important research questions on the patterns, mechanisms, causes and consequences of organismal movement. Movement is a fundamental function shared by all living organisms, although how, where, why… Read more »
To celebrate the ground-breaking achievements being made in plant genomics research, Genome Biology has published a special issue, guest edited by Mario Caccamo (The Genome Analysis Centre, Norwich, UK) and Erich Grotewold (The Ohio State University, USA), dedicated to genomics research of a distinctly green nature. For those of you who would like an overview… Read more »
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The ancestral crocodylian evolved multiple, multisensory micro-organs located on their skin which can detect chemical, thermal, and mechanical changes in their environment finds new research published in EvoDevo today. This helps to explain how crocodylians were able to evolve their highly armoured skin whilst retaining sensory capabilities required for survival in the numerous environments in… Read more »