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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

The Royal Society's flagship biological research journal, dedicated to the fast publication and worldwide dissemination of high-quality research. This is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.
 <p><b>Cover image</b><br />Habitat transformation to treeless-grassland coincident with human settlement has impacted tree-limited genera like Propithecus. The Critically Endangered Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) is limited to deciduous and spiny forest patches. Pgoto credit: Grant Joseph, Kirindy. See the article “Tipping points induced by palaeo-human impacts can explain presence of savannah in Malagasy and global systems where forest is expected” by Joseph GS <i>et al</i>., published in <i>Proc. R. Soc. B</i> (<a href="https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2771">https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.2771</a>).</p>

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Functional constraints during development limit jaw shape evolution in marsupials

Differences in jaw function experienced through ontogeny can have striking consequences for evolutionary outcomes, as has been suggested for the major clades of mammals. By contrast to placentals, marsupial newborns have an accelerated development of the ...Read more
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Evolutionary and ecological perspectives on the wheat phenotype

Technologies, from molecular genetics to precision agriculture, are outpacing theory, which is becoming a bottleneck for crop improvement. Here, we outline theoretical insights on the wheat phenotype from the perspective of three evolutionary and ...Read more
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A highly conserved ontogenetic limb allometry and its evolutionary significance in the adaptive radiation of Anolis lizards

Diversifications often proceed along highly conserved, evolutionary trajectories. These patterns of covariation arise in ontogeny, which raises the possibility that adaptive morphologies are biased towards trait covariations that resemble growth ...Read more
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Complex axial growth patterns in an early Cambrian trilobite from South Australia

The exceptional fossil record of trilobites provides our best window on developmental processes in early euarthropods, but data on growth dynamics are limited. Here, we analyse post-embryonic axial growth in the Cambrian trilobite Estaingia bilobata from ...Read more

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Proceedings B is the Royal Society’s flagship biological research journal, accepting original articles and reviews of outstanding scientific importance and broad general interest. The main criteria for acceptance are that a study is novel, and has general significance to biologists. Articles published cover a wide range of areas within the biological sciences, many have relevance.

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