Fossil age data and molecular sequences are increasingly combined to establish a
timescale for the Tree of Life. Arthropods, as the most species-rich and morphologically …

Evidence from modern rivers and the deep-time geological record attests to the fundamental
importance of plant life for the construction of physical habitats within fluvial environments …

Yeast volatiles attract insects, which apparently is of mutual benefit, for both yeasts and
insects. However, it is unknown whether biosynthesis of metabolites that attract insects is a …

Much of what we know about terrestrial life during the Carboniferous Period comes from
Middle Pennsylvanian (~ 315–307 Mya) Coal Measures deposited in low-lying wetland …

Endophytic feeding behaviors, including stem borings and galling, have been observed in
the fossil record from as early as the Devonian and involve the consumption of a variety of …

Gaining the ability to fly actively was a ground-breaking moment in insect evolution,
providing an unprecedented advantage over other arthropods. Nevertheless, active flight …

Animal Locomotion: Physical Principles and Adaptations is a professional-level, state of the
art review and reference summarizing the current understanding of macroscopic metazoan …

The colonization of land was a major evolutionary transition. Following a protracted prelude
to the terrestrial invasion during the Ediacaran to Ordovician, the remainder of the Paleozoic …

The hypothalamus–pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis, involved in the regulation of the
neuroendocrine stress responses, presents important players such as corticotropin …

Palaeozoic fossils of whip scorpions (Arachnida: Uropygi: Thelyphonida) are extremely rare,
with only seven species of this age previously described. A new species of fossil whip …