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Biotic interchange between the Indian subcontinent and mainland Asia through time by Klaus, Sebastian, Morley, Robert J., Plath, Martin, Zhang, Ya-Ping, Li, Jia-Tang

“…Biotic interchange after the connection of previously independently evolving floras and faunas is thought to be one of the key factors that shaped global…”
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Let's get high: Cladogenesis in freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Potamonautidae: Potamonautes) supports the mountain gradient speciation hypothesis in the Cape Fold and Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa by Daniels, Savel R., Peer, Nasreen, Myburgh, Angus Macgregor, Barnes, Aaron, Klaus, Sebastian

“…During the present study, the evolutionary relationship within a clade of mountain clade of freshwater crabs (Potamonautes) was examined using mtDNA sequence…”
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A novel PAX7 10-bp indel variant modulates promoter activity, gene expression and contributes to different phenotypes of Chinese cattle by Xu, Yao, Shi, Tao, Zhou, Yang, Liu, Mei, Klaus, Sebastian, Lan, Xianyong, Lei, Chuzhao, Chen, Hong

“…Paired box 7 ( PAX7 ) gene regulates the conversion of muscle satellite cells into myogenic cells and participates in multi-step processes in myogenesis…”
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Diversification of rhacophorid frogs provides evidence for accelerated faunal exchange between India and Eurasia during the Oligocene by Li, Jia-Tang, Li, Yang, Klaus, Sebastian, Rao, Ding-Qi, Hillis, David M., Zhang, Ya-Ping

“…The accretion of the Indian subcontinent to Eurasia triggered a massive faunal and floral exchange, with Gondwanan taxa entering into Asia and vice versa. The…”
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Ancient animal microRNAs and the evolution of tissue identity by Raible, Florian, Simakov, Oleg, Bork, Peer, Arendt, Detlev, Hannon, Gregory J, Snyman, Heidi, Christodoulou, Foteini, Klaus, Sebastian, Trachana, Kalliopi, Tomer, Raju

“…The spectacular escalation in complexity in early bilaterian evolution correlates with a strong increase in the number of microRNAs. To explore the link…”
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When Indian crabs were not yet Asian--biogeographic evidence for Eocene proximity of India and Southeast Asia by Klaus, Sebastian, Schubart, Christoph D, Streit, Bruno, Pfenninger, Markus

“…The faunal and floral relationship of northward-drifting India with its neighboring continents is of general biogeographic interest as an important driver of…”
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Asymmetric biotic interchange across the Bering land bridge between Eurasia and North America by Jiang, Dechun, Klaus, Sebastian, Zhang, Ya-Ping, Hillis, David M, Li, Jia-Tang

“…ABSTRACT The exchange of biotas between Eurasia and North America across the Bering land bridge had a major impact on ecosystems of both continents throughout…”
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Genetic differentiation of the Malawi blue crab reflects Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Malawi (Brachyura, Potamonautidae: Potamonautes lirrangensis (Rathbun, 1904)) by Kochey, John K., Daniels, Savel R., Plagge, Cornelia, Mehrabi, Soudabeh, Hartmann, Lukas, Schrenk, Friedemann, Plath, Martin, Klaus, Sebastian

“…Lake Malawi is famous for the rapid speciation of cichlid fishes, but the potential diversification of its invertebrate fauna is poorly studied. Using two…”
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Molecular evidence for cryptic species in the common slug eating snake Duberria lutrix lutrix (Squamata, Lamprophiidae) from South Africa by Kullenkampff, Kyle, Van Zyl, Francois, Klaus, Sebastian, Daniels, Savel R.

“…We examined the impact of climatic fluctuations on the phylogeographic structure of the common slug eating snake ( Duberrialutrixlutrix ) throughout its…”
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Amphibians crossing the Bering Land Bridge: Evidence from holarctic treefrogs (Hyla, Hylidae, Anura) by Li, Jia-Tang, Wang, Ji-Shan, Nian, Hui-Huang, Litvinchuk, Spartak N., Wang, Jichao, Li, Yang, Rao, Ding-Qi, Klaus, Sebastian

“…Time calibrated phylogeny of the genus Hyla based on mitochondrial and nuclear data (maximum clade credibility tree of the BEAST analysis with median node…”
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Folate biofortification in tomatoes by engineering the pteridine branch of folate synthesis by Diaz de la Garza, R, Quinlivan, E.P, Klaus, S.M.J, Basset, G.J.C, Gregory, J.F. III, Hanson, A.D

“…Plants are the main source of folate in human diets, but many fruits, tubers, and seeds are poor in this vitamin, and folate deficiency is a worldwide problem…”
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A Nudix Enzyme Removes Pyrophosphate from Dihydroneopterin Triphosphate in the Folate Synthesis Pathway of Bacteria and Plants by Klaus, Sebastian M.J., Wegkamp, Arno, Sybesma, Wilbert, Hugenholtz, Jeroen, Gregory, Jesse F., Hanson, Andrew D.

“…Removal of pyrophosphate from dihydroneopterin triphosphate (DHNTP) is the second step in the pterin branch of the folate synthesis pathway. There has been…”
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Does urbanization affect wing pointedness in the Blackbird Turdus merula? by Saccavino, Elisabeth, Krämer, Jan, Klaus, Sebastian, Tietze, Dieter Thomas

“…Colonization of urban habitats requires physiological, behavioral and morphological changes in many species. This is well studied in the Common Blackbird (…”
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Physiological responses to folate overproduction in Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 by Wegkamp, Arno, Mars, Astrid E, Faijes, Magda, Molenaar, Douwe, de Vos, Ric C H, Klaus, Sebastian M J, Hanson, Andrew D, de Vos, Willem M, Smid, Eddy J

“…Using a functional genomics approach we addressed the impact of folate overproduction on metabolite formation and gene expression in Lactobacillus plantarum…”
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Identification of Transport-critical Residues in a Folate Transporter from the Folate-Biopterin Transporter (FBT) Family by Eudes, Aymerick, Kunji, Edmund R.S., Noiriel, Alexandre, Klaus, Sebastian M.J., Vickers, Tim J., Beverley, Stephen M., Gregory, Jesse F., Hanson, Andrew D.

“…The Synechocystis Slr0642 protein and its plastidial Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) ortholog At2g32040 belong to the folate-biopterin transporter (FBT)…”
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Rapid evolution of troglomorphic characters suggests selection rather than neutral mutation as a driver of eye reduction in cave crabs by Klaus, Sebastian, Mendoza, José C. E., Liew, Jia Huan, Plath, Martin, Meier, Rudolf, Yeo, Darren C. J.

“…This study asked whether reductive traits in cave organisms evolve at a slower pace (suggesting neutral evolution under relaxed selection) than constructive…”
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How weather instead of urbanity measures affects song trait variability in three European passerine bird species by Schäfer, Julia E., Janocha, Marcel M., Klaus, Sebastian, Tietze, Dieter Thomas

“…Previous studies detected an influence of urban characteristics on song traits in passerine birds, that is, song adjustments to ambient noise in urban areas…”
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Higher Plant Plastids and Cyanobacteria Have Folate Carriers Related to Those of Trypanosomatids by Klaus, Sebastian M.J., Kunji, Edmund R.S., Bozzo, Gale G., Noiriel, Alexandre, de la Garza, Rocío Díaz, Basset, Gilles J.C., Ravanel, Stéphane, Rébeillé, Fabrice, Gregory, Jesse F., Hanson, Andrew D.

“…Cyanobacterial and plant genomes encode proteins with some similarity to the folate and biopterin transporters of the trypanosomatid parasite Leishmania. The…”
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Shear Stress Related Blood Damage in Laminar Couette Flow by Paul, Reinhard, Apel, Jörn, Klaus, Sebastian, Schügner, Frank, Schwindke, Peter, Reul, Helmut

“…: Artificial organs within the blood stream are generally associated with flow‐induced blood damage, particularly hemolysis of red blood cells. These damaging…”
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Generation of marker-free plastid transformants using a transiently cointegrated selection gene by Koop, Hans-Ulrich, Klaus, Sebastian M J, Huang, Fong-Chin, Golds, Timothy J

“…Genetic engineering of higher plant plastids typically involves stable introduction of antibiotic resistance genes as selection markers. Even though…”
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