RNA editing is a post-transcriptional modification process that leads to addition, substitution and deletion of certain bases in RNA molecules, and accordingly alters their biological properties. As the most widespread ...

While it has long been known that individual animals behave quite distinctively from other conspecifics, only recently has this intraspecific behavioral variation itself been the subject of investigation rather than a ...

Infection with the protozoan parasite G. lamblia is a major cause of diarrheal disease worldwide. Prevalence is highest in developing countries with an estimated 20-30% of the population infected at any given time. G. ...

Continuous natural habitats are increasingly transformed into anthropogenic landscapes —mosaics of natural habitats fragments surrounded by heterogeneous mixtures of different land use. Anthropogenic habitat transformation ...

Maintaining intraspecific variation is important for populations’ long-term success and is increasingly being recognized as an important conservation goal. Populations in anthropogenically fragmented habitats may lose ...

Neurogenesis, the progression from neural progenitor to committed neuron, is a tightly regulated process that is fundamental for development of the central nervous system. Whereas the SoxB1 transcriptional activators are ...

The great variation in floral-display size (the number of flowers per plant) (FDS) in the thousands of angiosperm species has intrigued biologists and others for centuries, eliciting investigations regarding the ecology, ...