funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32071515 to S.Z.);Graduate Research and Practice Projects of Minzu University of China(SZKY2024035 to R.Z.)。
Embryonic development is a critical period for phenotype formation.Environmental variation during embryonic development can induce changes in postnatal phenotypes of animals.The thyroxine secretion and aerobic metabol...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundationof China (No. 33372201)。
The endochondral ossification of hindlimb is essential to a bird’s ability to stand,walk and fly.Most hindlimb is ossified in the embryos before hatching in precocial birds.However,the molecular mechanisms of hindlim...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31471951).
Background:As the major load-bearing structures,bones exhibit various properties related to mechanical perfor-mance to adapt to different locomotor intensities.The habits and ontogenetic changes of locomotion in anima...
This work was supported by grants from the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología(BFU2007-67540);Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad(CGL2015-64650P);Dirección General de Investigación del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia(BFU2017-85547-P);Junta de Extremadura,Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional,“Una manera de hacer Europa”(GR15158,GR18114,IB18113).
The visual system is affected by neurodegenerative diseases caused by the degeneration of specific retinal neurons,the leading cause of irreversible blindness in humans.Throughout vertebrate phylogeny,the retina has t...
This study was funded by FONDECYT 3160133 to NRO and Millennium Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile。
During vertebrate development,the immune function is inefficient and is mainly controlled by innate defense.While there have been detailed studies of various aspects of innate immune function,the effects of this func...
supported by the Kananaskis Field Stations of the University of Calgary and University of California;the Dennis G. Raveling Endowment
The Black-headed Duck (Heteronetta atricapilla) is unique among obligate avian brood parasites because its highly precocial young leave the host nest shortly after hatching and impose no post-hatching costs on their h...