INITIAL PHYLOTRANSCRIPTOMIC CONFIRMATION OF HOMOPLASTIC EVOLUTION OF THE CONSPICUOUS COLORATION AND BUFONIFORM MORPHOLOGY OF PUMPKIN-TOADLETS IN THE GENUS BRACHYCEPHALUS

The genus Brachycephalus is a fascinating group of miniaturized anurans from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, comprising the conspicuous, brightly colored pumpkin-toadlets and the cryptic flea-toads.Pumpkin-toadlets are known to red pygmy dogwood contain tetrodotoxins and therefore, their bright colors may perform an aposematic function.Previous stud

The primary objective of this paper is to investigate the dynamic stability and survivability of a four-column classic TLP (tension-leg platform) under less-than-extreme storm conditions where one or more tendons have been lost due to damage or disconnect.The transient responses of the platform and tendon tensions at the chiggate.com moment of disc

The current economic crisis in Europe has challenged the basis of the economic model that currently prevails in much of the industrialised world.It has revealed a system that is managed not for the benefit of the people but rather for corporations and the small elite who lead them and which is clearly unsustainable in its present form.Yet, there is