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Darwin's scientific gardener: John Scott, the 'physiological test' and the importance of character in Victorian science

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Published: March 6, 2025 11:00

This essay examines the working relationship between Charles Darwin and the Edinburgh gardener John Scott that developed in the wake of the publishing of the Origin of Species (1859). As the essay shows, Darwin sought to utilize Scott's horticultural…

Charles Darwin saw the importance of development in evolution

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Published: February 18, 2025 11:00

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Charles Darwin's brilliance was continuously evolving

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Published: February 5, 2025 11:00

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Aggressive behavior as a predictor of home range size: findings from both range-restricted and widespread Darwin's finch species

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Published: February 3, 2025 11:00

Information about an animal's home range (the geographical area in which it accesses resources for survival and reproduction) is vital broadly for understanding animal behavior and specifically for developing conservation management plans. Although…

Female-biased nectar production is associated with the Darwin's inflorescence syndrome

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Published: January 28, 2025 11:00

Plant reproduction is influenced not only by individual flower characteristics but also by the arrangement of flowers within inflorescences. In bee-pollinated plants with protandrous flowers in vertical acropetal inflorescences - where male fertile flower…

Genomic Introgression Between Critically Endangered and Stable Species of Darwin's Tree Finches on the Galapagos Islands

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Published: January 6, 2025 11:00

Natural hybridisation among rare or endangered species and stable congenerics is increasingly topical for the conservation of species-level diversity under anthropogenic impacts. Evidence for beneficial genes being introgressed into or selected for in…

The Exocrine Appendix. Darwin's vestige

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Published: January 2, 2025 11:00

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Genomic, transcriptomic, and metabolomic analyses reveal convergent evolution of oxime biosynthesis in Darwin's orchid

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Published: December 20, 2024 11:00

Angraecum sesquipedale, also known as Darwin's orchid, possesses an exceptionally long nectar spur. Charles Darwin predicted the orchid to be pollinated by a hawkmoth with a correspondingly long proboscis, later identified as Xanthopan praedicta. In this…