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Is salamander arboreality limited by broad-scale climatic conditions? by Baken, Erica K, Mellenthin, Lauren E, Adams, Dean C

“…Identifying the historical processes that drive microhabitat transitions across deep time is of great interest to evolutionary biologists. Morphological…”
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Macroevolution of arboreality in salamanders by Baken, Erica K., Adams, Dean C.

“…Evolutionary theory predicts that selection in distinct microhabitats generates correlations between morphological and ecological traits, and may increase both…”
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Clinging ability is related to particular aspects of foot morphology in salamanders by Baken, Erica K., O’Donnell, Mary Kate

“…The interaction between morphology, performance, and ecology has long been studied in order to explain variation in the natural world. Within arboreal…”
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geomorph v4.0 and gmShiny: Enhanced analytics and a new graphical interface for a comprehensive morphometric experience by Baken, Erica K., Collyer, Michael L., Kaliontzopoulou, Antigoni, Adams, Dean C.

“…Geometric morphometric (GM) tools are essential for meaningfully quantifying and understanding patterns of variation in complex traits like shape. In this…”
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Macroevolution of desiccation-related morphology in plethodontid salamanders as inferred from a novel surface area to volume ratio estimation approach by Baken, Erica K., Mellenthin, Lauren E., Adams, Dean C.

“…Evolutionary biologists have long been interested in the macroevolutionary consequences of various selection pressures, yet physiological responses to…”
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A standardized effect size for evaluating and comparing the strength of phylogenetic signal by Collyer, Michael L., Baken, Erica K., Adams, Dean C.

“…Macroevolutionary studies frequently characterize the phylogenetic signal in phenotypes; however, analytical tools for comparing the strength of that signal…”
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Jigsaw method improves learning and retention for observation-based undergraduate biology laboratory activities by Baken, Erica K., Adams, Dean C., Rentz, Michael S.

“…Complementing biology lecture courses with laboratory sections is nearly universal at undergraduate institutions, yet many topics in biology do not easily lend…”
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Identification and Evolution of Cas9 tracrRNAs by Dooley, Shane K, Baken, Erica K, Moss, Walter N, Howe, Adina, Young, Joshua K

“…Clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated (Cas)9 transactivating CRISPR RNAs (tracrRNAs) form distinct structures essential for…”
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