Macroevolution of arboreality in salamanders

Abstract Evolutionary theory predicts that selection in distinct microhabitats generates correlations between morphological and ecological traits, and may increase both phenotypic and taxonomic diversity.However, some microhabitats exert unique selective pressures that act as a restraining force on macroevolutionary patterns of diversification.In t

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The management system of silvicultural practices

The coexistence of public and private interests on forest ecosystems makes the silvicultural interventions the most thorny moment of their management.In this Nail Care paper the author analyzes the characteristics of forest firms and logging companies usually involved in forest management.The relations between their legitimate interests, expectatio

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The established and emerging roles of astrocytes and microglia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) are two progressive, fatal neurodegenerative syndromes with considerable clinical, genetic and pathological overlap.Clinical symptoms of FTD can be seen in ALS patients and vice versa, recent genetic discoveries conclusive link the two diseases, and several common molecular playe

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