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Biol Theory
January 2025
Department of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
In this article, we revisit the longstanding debate of whether there is a pattern in the evolution of organisms towards greater complexity, and how this hypothesis could be tested using an interdisciplinary lens. We argue that this debate remains alive today due to the lack of a quantitative measure of complexity that is related to the teleonomic (i.e.
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August 2025
Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430024, China.
This comprehensive study investigates the spatial distribution of metals in surface water, their accumulation in fish tissues, and their impact on the gut microbiome dynamics of fish in the Qi River, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. Three distinct sampling regions were established: the mining area (A), the transition area (B), and the distant area (C). Our results revealed that metal concentrations were highest in the mining area and decreased with increasing distance from it.
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September 2025
Abess Center for Ecosystem Science & Policy, University of Miami, 33146, USA.
Humans shape the world through policies, practices, and behavior that create environmental heterogeneity. Political and critical ecology offer frameworks for understanding how societies have historically and currently used power, policies, and practices to shape environmental landscapes and conditions, ultimately influencing the ecology and evolution of biodiversity. We suggest that integrating political and critical ecology can enhance our understanding of anthropogenic influences, such as luxury effects and legacy effects, including redlining-a form of structural racism implemented in the United States.
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August 2025
Université d'Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, 49000 Angers, France.
Roses hold significant symbolic value in Western cultural heritage, often serving as a symbol of love and romance. Despite their ancient cultivation, the appreciation for the phenotypic diversity of roses emerged relatively recently, notably during the 19th century. This period is characterized by a remarkable expansion in the number of varieties, from around 100 to over 8,000, representing a golden age for roses.
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August 2025
University of Liège, Integrative Biological Sciences, Liège, Belgium; Botanic Garden Meise, Meise, Belgium. Electronic address:
Paleovegetation reconstructions rely virtually exclusively on inferences from vascular plants, particularly pollen grains, ignoring other components of the land flora. Artificial intelligence (AI) opens the door to the identification of other microfossils, particularly bryophyte spores, which offer a new, higher magnification lens to characterize past climatic environments.
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