Articles
Volume 6 (2008) - December 2008
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Research article
Divergence and diversification in North American Psoraleeae (Fabaceae) due to climate change Ashley N Egan, Keith A Crandall BMC Biology 2008, 6:55 (17 December 2008) Glaciation-driven climate oscillations 1-2 million years ago strongly influenced the diversification of the North American Psoreleeae legumes, showing how global climate change can shape biodiversity.
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Molecular phylogenetics reveal multiple tertiary vicariance origins of the African rain forest trees Thomas LP Couvreur, Lars W Chatrou, Marc SM Sosef, James E Richardson BMC Biology 2008, 6:54 (16 December 2008) Custard apple species endemic to East Africa arose during three successive dry periods that separated the West-Central and East African rainforests, giving insights into the origins of biodiversity in these important threatened ecosystems.
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Editorial
Elizabeth C Moylan, Matt J Hodgkinson, Maria Kowalczuk, Scott C Edmunds, Penelope A Webb BMC Biology 2008, 6:53 (16 December 2008) The BMC Biology Editorial team reflect on the past five years and how the journal came to receive its impressive debut impact factor of, appropriately, five!
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Research article
Evolution of a polymodal sensory response network Jagan Srinivasan, Omer Durak, Paul W Sternberg BMC Biology 2008, 6:52 (15 December 2008) Comparative analysis of avoidance behavior in six nematode species shows that the ability of ASH neurons to detect noxious stimuli is conserved but that other neurons contribute in some of the species, presumably as a result of evolutionary adaptation.
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An internal ribosome entry site element directs the synthesis of the 80 kDa isoforms of protein 4.1R Eva Lospitao, Carmen M Pérez-Ferreiro, Altea Gosálbez, Miguel A Alonso, Isabel Correas BMC Biology 2008, 6:51 (4 December 2008) Two isoforms arise from the same mRNA of the 4.1R protein, which is involved in cytoskeletal organization, facilitated by an unusual internal ribosome entry site that drives translation of shorter isoforms from a downstream start site.
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