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The genomic basis of adaptive evolution in threespine sticklebacks by Jones, Felicity C., Grabherr, Manfred G., Chan, Yingguang Frank, Russell, Pamela, Mauceli, Evan, Johnson, Jeremy, Swofford, Ross, Pirun, Mono, Zody, Michael C., White, Simon, Birney, Ewan, Searle, Stephen, Schmutz, Jeremy, Grimwood, Jane, Dickson, Mark C., Myers, Richard M., Miller, Craig T., Summers, Brian R., Knecht, Anne K., Brady, Shannon D., Zhang, Haili, Pollen, Alex A., Howes, Timothy, Amemiya, Chris, Lander, Eric S., Di Palma, Federica, Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin, Kingsley, David M.

“…Marine stickleback fish have colonized and adapted to thousands of streams and lakes formed since the last ice age, providing an exceptional opportunity to…”
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A Review of Proliferative Vascular Disorders of the Central Nervous System of Animals by Marr, Jacqueline, Miranda, Ileana C., Miller, Andrew D., Summers, Brian A.

“…In disease, blood vessel proliferation has many salient roles including in inflammation, when granulation tissue fills superficial defects, or in the…”
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Dorsal spine evolution in threespine sticklebacks via a splicing change in MSX2A by Howes, Timothy R, Summers, Brian R, Kingsley, David M

“…Dorsal spine reduction in threespine sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) is a classic example of recurrent skeletal evolution in nature. Sticklebacks in…”
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Modular skeletal evolution in sticklebacks is controlled by additive and clustered quantitative trait Loci by Miller, Craig T, Glazer, Andrew M, Summers, Brian R, Blackman, Benjamin K, Norman, Andrew R, Shapiro, Michael D, Cole, Bonnie L, Peichel, Catherine L, Schluter, Dolph, Kingsley, David M

“…Understanding the genetic architecture of evolutionary change remains a long-standing goal in biology. In vertebrates, skeletal evolution has contributed…”
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A recurrent regulatory change underlying altered expression and Wnt response of the stickleback armor plates gene EDA by O'Brown, Natasha M, Summers, Brian R, Jones, Felicity C, Brady, Shannon D, Kingsley, David M

“…Armor plate changes in sticklebacks are a classic example of repeated adaptive evolution. Previous studies identified ectodysplasin (EDA) gene as the major…”
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Canine glioma in the first year of life: 5 cases by dos Santos, Esdras C., Summers, Brian A., Elbert, Jessica A., Miller, Doris M., Rissi, Daniel R.

“…Most canine gliomas occur in adult and aged dogs, and reports in puppies < 12-mo-old are exceedingly rare. Here we describe the occurrence of gliomas in 5 dogs…”
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THE GENETICS OF ADAPTIVE SHAPE SHIFT IN STICKLEBACK: PLEIOTROPY AND EFFECT SIZE by Albert, Arianne Y. K, Sawaya, Sterling, Vines, Timothy H, Knecht, Anne K, Miller, Craig T, Summers, Brian R, Balabhadra, Sarita, Kingsley, David M, Schluter, Dolph

“…The distribution of effect sizes of genes underlying adaptation is unknown (Orr 2005). Are suites of traits that diverged under natural selection controlled by…”
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GENETIC SIGNATURE OF ADAPTIVE PEAK SHIFT IN THREESPINE STICKLEBACK by Rogers, Sean M., Tamkee, Patrick, Summers, Brian, Balabahadra, Sarita, Marks, Melissa, Kingsley, David M., Schluter, Dolph

“…Transition of an evolving population to a new adaptive optimum is predicted to leave a signature in the distribution of effect sizes of fixed mutations. If…”
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Climate extremes promote fatal co-infections during canine distemper epidemics in African lions by Munson, Linda, Terio, Karen A, Kock, Richard, Mlengeya, Titus, Roelke, Melody E, Dubovi, Edward, Summers, Brian, Sinclair, Anthony R E, Packer, Craig

“…Extreme climatic conditions may alter historic host-pathogen relationships and synchronize the temporal and spatial convergence of multiple infectious agents,…”
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The Genetic Architecture of Skeletal Convergence and Sex Determination in Ninespine Sticklebacks by Shapiro, Michael D., Summers, Brian R., Balabhadra, Sarita, Aldenhoven, Jaclyn T., Miller, Ashley L., Cunningham, Christopher B., Bell, Michael A., Kingsley, David M.

“…The history of life offers plentiful examples of convergent evolution, the independent derivation of similar phenotypes in distinct lineages [1]. The emergence…”
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Schwannosis in Three Foals and a Calf by Miranda, Ileana C., Taylor, Kyle R., Castleman, William, de Lahunta, Alexander, Summers, Brian A., Miller, Andrew D.

“…Proliferation of ectopic Schwann cells within the central nervous system (CNS) parenchyma (schwannosis) in early life is most commonly associated with human…”
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Pathology in Practice by Terry, Rebecca L, Lofts, Rachael, Summers, Brian A, Priestnall, Simon L

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Plant poisoning leads to alpha-synucleinopathy and neuromelanopathy in kangaroos by Tayebi, Mourad, El-Hage, Charles M., Pinczowski, Pedro, Whiteley, Pam, David, Monique, Li, Qiao-Xin, Varghese, Shiji, Mikhael, Meena, Habiba, Umma, Harman, David, Tatarczuch, Liliana, Bogeski, Mirjana, Birchall, Ian, Ferguson, Kirsty, Walker, Larry, Masters, Colin, Summers, Brian A.

“…The pathogenesis of synucleinopathies, common neuropathological lesions normally associated with some human neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s…”
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Giant axonal neuropathy–like disease in an Alexandrine parrot (Psittacula eupatria) by Stent, Andrew, Gosbell, Matthew, Tatarczuch, Liliana, Summers, Brian A.

“…A chronic progressive neurological condition in an Alexandrine parrot (Psittacula eupatria) was manifest as intention tremors, incoordination, and seizure…”
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Case report: Hemangioblastoma in the brainstem of a dog by Landsgaard, Kirsten, St Jean, Samantha, Lovell, Stephanie, Levine, Jonathan, Gremillion, Christine, Summers, Brian, Rech, Raquel R

“…A 3-year-old castrated male, American Pit Bull Terrier presented to Texas A&M University due to a 3-week mixed cerebellar and general proprioceptive ataxia,…”
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Novel Approach to Temporal Lobectomy for Removal of a Cavernous Hemangioma in a Dog by Shihab, Nadia, Summers, Brian A, Benigni, Livia, McEvoy, Andrew W, Volk, Holger A

“…OBJECTIVE: To report temporal lobe surgery for a cavernous hemangioma in a dog and outcome. STUDY DESIGN: Clinical report. ANIMALS: Dog (n = 1). METHODS:…”
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Neuronal Deposition of Amyloid-β Oligomers and Hyperphosphorylated Tau Is Closely Connected with Cognitive Dysfunction in Aged Dogs by Habiba, Umma, Ozawa, Makiko, Chambers, James K., Uchida, Kazuyuki, Descallar, Joseph, Nakayama, Hiroyuki, Summers, Brian A., Morley, John W., Tayebi, Mourad

“…Background: Canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD) is a progressive syndrome recognized in mature to aged dogs with a variety of neuropathological changes similar…”
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Feline spinal cord gliomas: Clinicopathologic and diagnostic features of seven cases by Hammond, James J., deLahunta, Alexander, Glass, Eric N., Kent, Marc, Summers, Brian A., Miller, Andrew D.

“…Intraparenchymal spinal cord tumors in the cat are rarely reported and often as single case reports. In the current study, the clinical, magnetic resonance…”
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An unusual lipomatous brain mass in a Golden Retriever dog by Scott, Steven J., Elliot, Kirsty, Philibert, Helene, Summers, Brian A., Godson, Dale, Singh, Baljit, Simko, Elemir

“…A 9-year-old Golden Retriever dog was presented to the Veterinary Medical Center with a 3-week history of grand mal seizures and was subsequently euthanized…”
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A SUSPECTED CANINE DISTEMPER EPIDEMIC AS THE CAUSE OF A CATASTROPHIC DECLINE IN SANTA CATALINA ISLAND FOXES (UROCYON LITTORALIS CATALINAE) by Timm, Steven F, Munson, Linda, Summers, Brian A, Terio, Karen A, Dubovi, Edward J, Rupprecht, Charles E, Kapil, Sanjay, Garcelon, David K

“…The island fox (Urocyon littoralis catalinae) population on Santa Catalina Island, California, USA declined precipitously in 1999 with an approximate 95%…”
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