News tagged with genetic locus

Lopsided fish show that symmetry is only skin deep

Putting function before form, members of the Perissodinus genus of fish have developed a hugely lopsided jaw that provides a distinct feeding advantage. Research published in the open access journal BMC Bi ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 25, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Did the North Atlantic fisheries collapse due to fisheries-induced evolution?

The Atlantic cod has, for many centuries, sustained major fisheries on both sides of the Atlantic. However, the North American fisheries have now largely collapsed. A new paper in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ON ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0