It's been way too long since I posted about recent interesting papers. I am preparing to move to the USA for 9 months as a Fulbright Student Fellow and I have been ridiculously busy! I have a few minutes right now and better take advantage of it!
A paper from one of my University of Calgary colleagues! Longrich et al. (2012) describe a transitional snake fossil!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11227.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120726
Kohler et al. (2012) find further evidence for homeothermy in dinosaurs.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v487/n7407/full/nature11264.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120719
Pecoits et al. (2012) present evidence of 585 Ma burrows and grazing!
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6089/1693.short
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Evolution 2012 is nigh!
Tomorrow is the beginning of the Evolution 2012 conference. We will be handing out registration packets and name tags at the welcome desk, which is located in the Ridea Canal Atrium on the second floor of the Ottawa Convention Center.
You can check out the program at this link (http://www.confersense.ca/Evolution2012/program.htm).
I am also chairing the Biogeography, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology session on Monday July 9th from 8:30 am to lunch time. I am also presenting some preliminary data for one of my dissertation chapters on geographic range sizes, climate change, and risk of extinction in mammals.
I'll be tweeting about the meeting @DaniFraser2.
See you there!
You can check out the program at this link (http://www.confersense.ca/Evolution2012/program.htm).
I am also chairing the Biogeography, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology session on Monday July 9th from 8:30 am to lunch time. I am also presenting some preliminary data for one of my dissertation chapters on geographic range sizes, climate change, and risk of extinction in mammals.
I'll be tweeting about the meeting @DaniFraser2.
See you there!
Friday, June 29, 2012
Even More Papers!
Recently there have been some especially exciting papers published. I thought I would highlight a few here. Please note this list is not exhaustive and that it is probably biased by my own interests. I am also a little bit behind! I receive way too many paper alerts and can only read so many per day.
Hugall and Stuart-Fox (2012) discuss speciation in birds via colour polymorphism. I find this especially interesting because it has implications (in my opinion) for understanding sympatric speciation. Check out he paper here!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11050.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120510
Pierce et al. (2012) discuss the mobility of the limbs of Icthyostega. This letter to nature is exciting and interesting because it has implications for the transition from water to land.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11124.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120524
Wolkovich et al. (2012) discuss the fact that climate models do not predict observed phenological (timing) changes in plants. This paper is interesting because it highlights the need for more accurate climate models. This is the subject of some of my own work.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v485/n7399/full/nature11014.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120524
Bhullar et al. (2012) demonstrate that bird skulls are paedomorphic versions of dinosaur skulls. Evolution and development are tightly linked. This is evident in many groups including ourselves and now birds!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11146.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120531
Henry et al. (2012) use several methods including dental wear and phytolith analysis to determine the diet of Australopithecus sediba. This study might highlight the diets of our ancestors!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11185.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120628
More to come soon!
Hugall and Stuart-Fox (2012) discuss speciation in birds via colour polymorphism. I find this especially interesting because it has implications (in my opinion) for understanding sympatric speciation. Check out he paper here!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11050.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120510
Pierce et al. (2012) discuss the mobility of the limbs of Icthyostega. This letter to nature is exciting and interesting because it has implications for the transition from water to land.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11124.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120524
Wolkovich et al. (2012) discuss the fact that climate models do not predict observed phenological (timing) changes in plants. This paper is interesting because it highlights the need for more accurate climate models. This is the subject of some of my own work.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v485/n7399/full/nature11014.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120524
Bhullar et al. (2012) demonstrate that bird skulls are paedomorphic versions of dinosaur skulls. Evolution and development are tightly linked. This is evident in many groups including ourselves and now birds!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11146.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120531
Henry et al. (2012) use several methods including dental wear and phytolith analysis to determine the diet of Australopithecus sediba. This study might highlight the diets of our ancestors!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11185.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120628
More to come soon!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Very Cool Recent Papers
Here are some new papers that I found interesting, surprising or both!
Kinoshita et al. (2012) identify the important of propriospinal neurons for hand dexterity in primates!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11206.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120621
Arrigo et al. (2012) describe massive phytoplankton blooms under the sea ice.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6087/1408.short
Prufer et al. (2012) have sequenced the bonobo genome, finding they are as closely related to use as chimps.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11128.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120614
Hooper et al. (2012) study the effect of biodiversity loss on continuing climate change.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7401/full/nature11118.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120607
Barnosky et al. (2012) discuss whether ecosystems are at a tipping point and about to make a dramatic shift in state.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7401/full/nature11018.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120607
O'Connell and Hofmann (2012) find that vertebrate brain regions responsible for behavior are remarkably conserved.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6085/1154.short
Shoval et al. (2012) study trade offs between different phenotypes in nature.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6085/1157.short
Kinoshita et al. (2012) identify the important of propriospinal neurons for hand dexterity in primates!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11206.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120621
Arrigo et al. (2012) describe massive phytoplankton blooms under the sea ice.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6087/1408.short
Prufer et al. (2012) have sequenced the bonobo genome, finding they are as closely related to use as chimps.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11128.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120614
Hooper et al. (2012) study the effect of biodiversity loss on continuing climate change.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7401/full/nature11118.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120607
Barnosky et al. (2012) discuss whether ecosystems are at a tipping point and about to make a dramatic shift in state.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v486/n7401/full/nature11018.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120607
O'Connell and Hofmann (2012) find that vertebrate brain regions responsible for behavior are remarkably conserved.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6085/1154.short
Shoval et al. (2012) study trade offs between different phenotypes in nature.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6085/1157.short
Monday, June 18, 2012
Evolution 2012 Update
I have returned from the Big Apple where I was collecting copious amounts of data for my dissertation! I plan to write a couple of posts this week on Evolution 2012 and on some recent papers in Nature, Science, and elsewhere.
For now, you can view the completed talk and event schedule for Evolution 2012 at the following link:
http://www.confersense.ca/Evolution2012/program.htm
I will be presenting on some of my dissertation work on July 9 at 8:45 am (ouch!). Hope to see you there.
For now, you can view the completed talk and event schedule for Evolution 2012 at the following link:
http://www.confersense.ca/Evolution2012/program.htm
I will be presenting on some of my dissertation work on July 9 at 8:45 am (ouch!). Hope to see you there.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Evolution 2012 Pubs
As mentioned in a previous post, I am part of the Evoluton 2012 blogging team. I will be posting links to the new blog posts here as often as I can.
Are you attending Evolution 2012? Are you looking for a place to have a drink? Here are some of my suggestions (http://evolution2012ottawa.com/wordpress/?p=222).
Interested in visiting the Canadian Museum of Nature during your visit to Ottawa? Here is some information posted by a fellow blogger (http://evolution2012ottawa.com/wordpress/?p=154).
I hope to see you there!
Are you attending Evolution 2012? Are you looking for a place to have a drink? Here are some of my suggestions (http://evolution2012ottawa.com/wordpress/?p=222).
Interested in visiting the Canadian Museum of Nature during your visit to Ottawa? Here is some information posted by a fellow blogger (http://evolution2012ottawa.com/wordpress/?p=154).
I hope to see you there!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Interesting Recent Papers
It's been a while since I posted new and interesting papers here. So here ya go!
Xu et al. 2012. A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Nature 48: 92–95.
M'Gonigle et al. 2012. Sexual selection enables long-term coexistence despite ecological equivalence Nature 484: 506–509.
Xu et al. 2012. A gigantic feathered dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of China. Nature 48: 92–95.
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