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Conservation biology meets evo‐devo: How understanding the emergence of variation can inform its management by Parsons, Kevin J.

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Does phenotypic plasticity initiate developmental bias? by Parsons, Kevin J., McWhinnie, Kirsty, Pilakouta, Natalie, Walker, Lynsey

“…The generation of variation is paramount for the action of natural selection. Although biologists are now moving beyond the idea that random mutation provides…”
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Foraging environment determines the genetic architecture and evolutionary potential of trophic morphology in cichlid fishes by Parsons, Kevin J., Concannon, Moira, Navon, Dina, Wang, Jason, Ea, Ilene, Groveas, Kiran, Campbell, Calum, Albertson, R. Craig

“…Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to change their phenotype in response to shifts in the environment. While a central topic in current discussions of…”
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Developmental bias as a cause and consequence of adaptive radiation and divergence by Stansfield, Corin, Parsons, Kevin J

“…Efforts to reconcile development and evolution have demonstrated that development is biased, with phenotypic variation being more readily produced in certain…”
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Multigenerational exposure to elevated temperatures leads to a reduction in standard metabolic rate in the wild by Pilakouta, Natalie, Killen, Shaun S., Kristjánsson, Bjarni K., Skúlason, Skúli, Lindström, Jan, Metcalfe, Neil B., Parsons, Kevin J., White, Craig

“…In light of global climate change, there is a pressing need to understand and predict the capacity of populations to respond to rising temperatures. Metabolic…”
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Wnt signalling underlies the evolution of new phenotypes and craniofacial variability in Lake Malawi cichlids by Parsons, Kevin J., Trent Taylor, A., Powder, Kara E., Albertson, R. Craig

“…Progress towards understanding adaptive radiations at the mechanistic level is still limited with regard to the proximate molecular factors that both promote…”
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Oil exposure alters social group cohesion in fish by Armstrong, Tiffany, Khursigara, Alexis J., Killen, Shaun S., Fearnley, Hannah, Parsons, Kevin J., Esbaugh, Andrew J.

“…Many animal taxa live in groups to increase foraging and reproductive success and aid in predator avoidance. For fish, a large proportion of species spend all…”
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Functional trait plasticity diverges between sexes in African cichlids: A contribution toward ecological sexual dimorphism? by McWhinnie, Kirsty, Negi, Deepti, Tanner, K. Elizabeth, Parsons, Kevin J.

“…Phenotypic plasticity enables development to produce multiple phenotypes in response to environmental conditions. Plasticity driven variation has been…”
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Genetic basis of continuous variation in the levels and modular inheritance of pigmentation in cichlid fishes by Albertson, R. Craig, Powder, Kara E, Hu, Yinan, Coyle, Kaitlin P, Roberts, Reade B, Parsons, Kevin J

“…Variation in pigmentation type and levels is a hallmark of myriad evolutionary radiations, and biologists have long been fascinated by the factors that promote…”
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Eating breakfast and avoiding late-evening snacking sustains lipid oxidation by Kelly, Kevin Parsons, McGuinness, Owen P, Buchowski, Maciej, Hughey, Jacob J, Chen, Heidi, Powers, James, Page, Terry, Johnson, Carl Hirschie

“…Circadian (daily) regulation of metabolic pathways implies that food may be metabolized differentially over the daily cycle. To test that hypothesis, we…”
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A way forward with eco evo devo: an extended theory of resource polymorphism with postglacial fishes as model systems by Skúlason, Skúli, Parsons, Kevin J., Svanbäck, Richard, Räsänen, Katja, Ferguson, Moira M., Adams, Colin E., Amundsen, Per‐Arne, Bartels, Pia, Bean, Colin W., Boughman, Janette W., Englund, Göran, Guðbrandsson, Jóhannes, Hooker, Oliver E., Hudson, Alan G., Kahilainen, Kimmo K., Knudsen, Rune, Kristjánsson, Bjarni K., Leblanc, Camille A‐L., Jónsson, Zophonías, Öhlund, Gunnar, Smith, Carl, Snorrason, Sigurður S.

“…ABSTRACT A major goal of evolutionary science is to understand how biological diversity is generated and altered. Despite considerable advances, we still have…”
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Humeral condylar fractures and fissures in the French bulldog by Anderson, Oliver J., Langley‐Hobbs, Sorrel J., Parsons, Kevin J.

“…Objective To report the configuration, risk factors, fixation methods and complication rates after repair of humeral condylar fractures (HCF) in French…”
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A physiological perspective on fisheries‐induced evolution by Hollins, Jack, Thambithurai, Davide, Koeck, Barbara, Crespel, Amelie, Bailey, David M., Cooke, Steven J., Lindström, Jan, Parsons, Kevin J., Killen, Shaun S.

“…There is increasing evidence that intense fishing pressure is not only depleting fish stocks but also causing evolutionary changes to fish populations. In…”
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A warmer environment can reduce sociability in an ectotherm by Pilakouta, Natalie, O'Donnell, Patrick J., Crespel, Amélie, Levet, Marie, Claireaux, Marion, Humble, Joseph L., Kristjánsson, Bjarni K., Skúlason, Skúli, Lindström, Jan, Metcalfe, Neil B., Killen, Shaun S., Parsons, Kevin J.

“…The costs and benefits of being social vary with environmental conditions, so individuals must weigh the balance between these trade‐offs in response to…”
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Conservation Evo-Devo: Preserving Biodiversity by Understanding Its Origins by Campbell, Calum S., Adams, Colin E.​, Bean, Colin W., Parsons, Kevin J.

“…Unprecedented rates of species extinction increase the urgency for effective conservation biology management practices. Thus, any improvements in practice are…”
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Constraint and Opportunity: The Genetic Basis and Evolution of Modularity in the Cichlid Mandible by Parsons, Kevin J., Márquez, Eladio, Albertson, R. Craig

“…Modular variation, whereby the relative degree of connectivity varies within a system, is thought to evolve through a process of selection that favors the…”
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Evolvability under climate change: Bone development and shape plasticity are heritable and correspond with performance in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) by Campbell, Calum S., Adams, Colin E., Bean, Colin W., Pilakouta, Natalie, Parsons, Kevin J.

“…Environmental conditions can impact the development of phenotypes and in turn the performance of individuals. Climate change, therefore, provides a pressing…”
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Unifying and generalizing the two strands of evo-devo by Parsons, Kevin J., Albertson, R. Craig

“…•Evo-devo has gained significant momentum over the past 15 years.•The field has tended along two general lines of inquiry, with little crosstalk.•One approach…”
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Testing the predictability of morphological evolution in contrasting thermal environments by Pilakouta, Natalie, Humble, Joseph L, Hill, Iain D C, Arthur, Jessica, Costa, Ana P B, Smith, Bethany A, Kristjánsson, Bjarni K, Skúlason, Skúli, Killen, Shaun S, Lindström, Jan, Metcalfe, Neil B, Parsons, Kevin J

“…Gaining the ability to predict population responses to climate change is a pressing concern. Using a "natural experiment," we show that testing for divergent…”
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Conserved but flexible modularity in the zebrafish skull: implications for craniofacial evolvability by Parsons, Kevin J., Son, Young H., Crespel, Amelie, Thambithurai, Davide, Killen, Shaun, Harris, Matthew P., Albertson, R. Craig

“…Morphological variation is the outward manifestation of development and provides fodder for adaptive evolution. Because of this contingency, evolution is often…”
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