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Phenotypic plasticity in opsin expression in a butterfly compound eye complements sex role reversal

Andrew Everett, Xiaoling Tong, Adriana D Briscoe, Antónia Monteiro BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:232 (29 November 2012)

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The evolution of vertebrate somatostatin receptors and their gene regions involves extensive chromosomal rearrangements

Daniel Ocampo Daza, Görel Sundström, Christina A Bergqvist, Dan Larhammar BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:231 (29 November 2012)

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MHC class II DQB diversity in the Japanese black bear, Ursus thibetanus japonicus

Yoshiki Yasukochi, Toshifumi Kurosaki, Masaaki Yoneda, Hiroko Koike, Yoko Satta BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:230 (29 November 2012)

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Analyses of expressed sequence tags in Neurospora reveal rapid evolution of genes associated with the early stages of sexual reproduction in fungi

Kristiina Nygren, Andreas Wallberg, Nicklas Samils, Jason E Stajich, Jeffrey P Townsend, Magnus Karlsson, Hanna Johannesson BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:229 (27 November 2012)

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East African cassava mosaic-like viruses from Africa to Indian ocean islands: molecular diversity, evolutionary history and geographical dissemination of a bipartite begomovirus

Alexandre De Bruyn, Julie Villemot, Pierre Lefeuvre, Emilie Villar, Murielle Hoareau, Mireille Harimalala, Anli L Abdoul-Karime, Chadhouliati Abdou-Chakour, Bernard Reynaud, Gordon W Harkins, Arvind Varsani, Darren P Martin, Jean-Michel Lett BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:228 (27 November 2012)

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The evolution of the class A scavenger receptors

Fiona J Whelan, Conor J Meehan, G Brian Golding, Brendan J McConkey, Dawn M E Bowdish BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:227 (27 November 2012)

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Horizontal gene transfer of a chloroplast DnaJ-Fer protein to Thaumarchaeota and the evolutionary history of the DnaK chaperone system in Archaea

Céline Petitjean, David Moreira, Purificación López-García, Céline Brochier-Armanet BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:226 (26 November 2012)

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Distribution of 45S rDNA sites in chromosomes of plants: Structural and evolutionary implications

Fernando Roa, Marcelo Guerra BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:225 (26 November 2012)

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Methodological framework for projecting the potential loss of intraspecific genetic diversity due to global climate change

Markus Pfenninger, Miklós Bálint, Steffen U Pauls BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:224 (24 November 2012)

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Fire-adapted Gondwanan Angiosperm floras evolved in the Cretaceous

Byron B Lamont, Tianhua He BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:223 (22 November 2012)

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A simple procedure for the comparison of covariance matrices

Carlos Garcia BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:222 (21 November 2012)

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Rather than by direct acquisition via lateral gene transfer, GHF5 cellulases were passed on from early Pratylenchidae to root-knot and cyst nematodes

Katarzyna Rybarczyk-Mydłowska, Hazel Ruvimbo Maboreke, Hanny van Megen, Sven van den Elsen, Paul Mooyman, Geert Smant, Jaap Bakker, Johannes Helder BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:221 (21 November 2012)

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Genome-wide analysis of putative peroxiredoxin in unicellular and filamentous cyanobacteria

Hongli Cui, Yipeng Wang, Yinchu Wang, Song Qin BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:220 (16 November 2012)

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Molecular evolution and phylogenetics of rodent malaria parasites

Ricardo S Ramiro, Sarah E Reece, Darren J Obbard BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:219 (14 November 2012)

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The role of sexual preferences in intrasexual female competition

Alicia M Frame BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:218 (14 November 2012)

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Protein evolution in two co-occurring types of Symbiodinium: an exploration into the genetic basis of thermal tolerance in Symbiodinium clade D

Jason T Ladner, Daniel J Barshis, Stephen R Palumbi BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:217 (12 November 2012)

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Evolutionary study of duplications of the miRNA machinery in aphids associated with striking rate acceleration and changes in expression profiles

Benjamín Ortiz-Rivas, Stéphanie Jaubert-Possamai, Sylvie Tanguy, Jean-Pierre Gauthier, Denis Tagu, Rispe Claude BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:216 (12 November 2012)

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Expansion of the gamma-gliadin gene family in Aegilops and Triticum

Svetlana V Goryunova, Elma MJ Salentijn, Nadejda N Chikida, Elena Z Kochieva, Ingrid M van der Meer, Luud JWJ Gilissen, Marinus JM Smulders BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:215 (8 November 2012)

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Adaptive evolution of the chrysanthemyl diphosphate synthase gene involved in irregular monoterpene metabolism

Ping-Li Liu, Jun-Nan Wan, Yan-Ping Guo, Song Ge, Guang-Yuan Rao BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:214 (8 November 2012)

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Groupwise information sharing promotes ingroup favoritism in indirect reciprocity

Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Naoki Masuda BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:213 (5 November 2012)

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Mutualism with sea anemones triggered the adaptive radiation of clownfishes

Glenn Litsios, Carrie A Sims, Rafael O Wüest, Peter B Pearman, Niklaus E Zimmermann, Nicolas Salamin BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:212 (2 November 2012)

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Deep sequencing and expression of microRNAs from early honeybee (Apis mellifera) embryos reveals a role in regulating early embryonic patterning

Lisa Zondag, Peter K Dearden, Megan J Wilson BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:211 (2 November 2012)

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