Mitochondrial decline is a hallmark of ageing, yet the role of intergenomic compatibility in shaping ageing trajectories remains poorly understood,...

Abstract. Mitochondria are essential for cellular energy production and biosynthesis, thermogenesis, and cell signaling, and thus help coordinate physiolog

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Abstract. As models are approximate descriptions of real biological processes, and data are collected often with errors and contamination, sensitivity or r

The cichlid fishes of East Africa are renowned for their rapid and species-rich adaptive radiation; however, some lineages have not undergone extensive diversification, and it is plausible that these...

Freshwater ecosystems are globally threatened by habitat loss, pollution, and invasive species, all of which are particularly acute in urban areas. To assess the impacts of urbanization on freshwater....

There is a long-standing consensus that the animal phyla closest to our own phylum of Chordata are the Echinodermata and Hemichordata. These three phy…

A 19th-century zoologist found the ‘little salt dweller’, which could be a portal to the past – if only we could locate it again

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