Search Results - "Convergent evolution"

Convergent Evolution and De Novo Reconstitution of Apiin Biosynthesis.

Authors: Xu, Zhen Zhu, Zheng‐Shuang Jia, Hai‐Zhu et al.

Source: Plant Biotechnology Journal. Apr2026, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p2562-2575. 14p.

Humans share acoustic preferences with other animals.

Authors: James, Logan S. Woolley, Sarah C. Sakata, Jon T. et al.

Source: Science. 3/19/2026, Vol. 391 Issue 6791, p1246-1249. 4p.

Subjects: Animal communication, Musical perception, Convergent evolution, Biological evolution, Animal sexual behavior, Comparative studies, Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882

Repeated convergent evolution of bradykinin mimics as defensive toxins.

Authors: Shi, Naiqi Touchard, Axel Schendel, Vanessa et al.

Source: Science. 3/5/2026, Vol. 391 Issue 6789, p1046-1052. 7p.

Subjects: Bradykinin, Toxins, Natural selection, Mimicry (Biology), Venom, Convergent evolution, Peptide hormones

Convergent Evolution of Silk Webbing in Eriophyoid Mites (Eriophyoidea) and Aceria – Cisaberoptus Sympatry on Mango.

Authors: Chetverikov, Philipp E. Craemer, Charnie Desnitskiy, Alexey G. et al.

Source: Insects (2075-4450). Mar2026, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p259. 22p.

Climate change drives convergent evolution of root traits on Sky Island climate relicts.

Authors: Politano, Lorren E. York, Larry M. Bailey, Joseph K. et al.

Source: Scientific Reports. 2/7/2026, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p1-12. 12p.

Heron-like tracks from the Dunvegan Formation (Cenomanian), British Columbia: evidence for convergence in avian foot morphology.

Authors: Lockley, Martin G. Plint, A. Guy Helm, Charles W.

Source: Historical Biology. Feb2026, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p548-561. 14p.

Cretaceous lacewing larvae with binocular vision demonstrate the convergent evolution of sophisticated simple eyes.

Authors: Haug, Carolin Braig, Florian Linhart, Simon J. et al.

Source: Insect Science. Feb2026, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p441-452. 12p.

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Authors: Simonti, Corinne Sonawala, Unnati Maroso, Mattia et al.

Source: Science. 5/28/2026, Vol. 392 Issue 6801, p934-934. 1p.

Cyanogenic millipede genome illuminates convergent evolution of cyanogenesis-related enzymes.

Authors: Yamaguchi, Takuya Asano, Yasuhisa

Source: PLoS Genetics. 11/24/2025, Vol. 21 Issue 11, p1-25. 25p.

Insight Into Body Size Evolution in Aves: Based on Some Body Size‐Related Genes.

Authors: Luo, Chaoyang Xu, Xionghui Zhao, Chengfa et al.

Source: Integrative Zoology. Nov2025, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p1124-1135. 12p.

CAnDI: A New Tool to Investigate Conflict in Homologous Gene Trees and Explain Convergent Trait Evolution.

Authors: Robertson, Holly M Walker, Joseph F Moyroud, Edwige

Source: Systematic Biology. Jul2026, Vol. 75 Issue 4, p796-813. 18p.

Subjects: Convergent evolution, Carnivorous plants, Horizontal gene transfer, Molecular phylogeny, Introgression (Genetics), Gene families

Shared neural transcriptomic patterns underlie the repeated evolution of mutualistic cleaning behaviour in Labridae wrasses.

Authors: Young, Rebecca L. Weitekamp, Chelsea A. Triki, Zegni et al.

Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 6/3/2026, Vol. 293 Issue 2072, p1-12. 12p.

Subjects: Transcriptomes, Convergent evolution, Cooperativeness, Wrasses, Gene expression

The abundance of pollen coat small signaling proteins shows limited convergence between independent selfing transitions in Arabidopsis and Capsella.

Authors: İltaş, Ömer Salomon, Luciana Kovačik, Martin et al.

Source: New Phytologist. Jun2026, Vol. 250 Issue 5, p3460-3474. 15p.

Subjects: Self-pollination, Convergent evolution, Plant proteomics, Plant reproduction, Pollen, Arabidopsis

Drivers and mechanisms of convergent forelimb reduction in non-avian theropod dinosaurs.

Authors: Scherer, Charlie Roger Steell, Elizabeth Upchurch, Paul

Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 5/20/2026, Vol. 293 Issue 2071, p1-12. 12p.

Subjects: Forelimb, Convergent evolution, Predation, Saurischia

Convergent evolution underground - two new troglomorphic collembolan species of the genus Schaefferia Absolon, 1900 (Collembola, Poduromorpha, Hypogastruridae) from Iran and Montenegro.

Authors: Kováč, Ľubomír Karaman, Marko Mehrafrooz Mayvan, Mahmood

Source: Subterranean Biology. 2025, Issue 54, p1-22. 22p.

Intraindividual, intraspecific, and interspecific variation shapes natural selection and its detection in two convergently-evolved lizard species.

Authors: Des Roches, Simone Lambert, Max R. Brinkmeyer, Michaela S. et al.

Source: PLoS ONE. 8/4/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p1-18. 18p.

Convergence and Reducibility as Transferability Filters in Biomimetic Design.

Authors: Polašek, Ozren^1,2

Source: Journal of Functional Biomaterials; Jun2026, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p272, 16p

Convergent Evolution of Two Dopamine Receptor Genes: Repeated Evolution of Exon 6 Skipping in Drd2, and Repeated Deletion of Exon 6 in Drd3.

Authors: Peglar, Michael T. Fryxell, Karl J.

Source: Journal of Molecular Evolution. Jun2025, Vol. 93 Issue 3, p441-464. 24p.

Subjects: Dopamine receptors, Convergent evolution, Tetrapods, Alternative RNA splicing, Genetic engineering

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Parallel evolution in the biosynthesis of a juvenile hormone compound reveals metabolic convergence in plants and insects.

Authors: Wang, Weijiao Zhang, Chi Chen, Xinlu et al.

Source: New Phytologist. Apr2026, Vol. 250 Issue 1, p602-615. 14p.

Subjects: Biosynthesis, Convergent evolution, Methyltransferases, Autotrophs, Insects, Cyperus, Juvenile hormones