Pere Alberch played a pivotal role in shaping the field of evolutionary developmental biology
during the 1980s and 1990s. Whereas initially his contributions were sidelined by the …

Regulatory variants in gene expression serve as bridges linking genetic variation and
phenotypic plasticity. Environmental conditions typically influence the effects of regulatory …

Background Phenotypic variation is of paramount importance in development, evolution,
and human health; however, the molecular mechanisms that influence organ shape and …

Adaptive phenotypes are shaped by a combination of genetic and environmental forces, but
how they interact remains poorly understood. Here, we utilize the cichlid oral jaw apparatus …

Simple Summary Skull and jaw shape are critical to how an animal eats. The goal of this
work was to examine how facial variation evolves and the genetic basis of these changes …

Phenotypic plasticity enables development to produce multiple phenotypes in response to
environmental conditions. Plasticity driven variation has been suggested to play a key role in …

Ciliary rootlets are striated bundles of filaments that connect the base of cilia to internal
cellular structures. Rootlets are critical for the sensory and motile functions of cilia. However …

Pere Alberch played a pivotal role in shaping the field of evolutionary developmental biology
during the 1980s and 1990s. Whereas initially his contributions were sidelined by the …

Phenotypic constraints are ubiquitous throughout nature, being found throughout all stages
of life and at multiple different biological levels including cellular, genetic, environmental …

The fins of fishes are remarkably diverse, and this variation is tied to the ecology and
locomotor mode of a species. While numerous genetic factors are known to pattern fins in …