Deserts are among the harshest environments on Earth. The multiple ages of different
deserts and their global distribution provide a unique opportunity to study repeated …

Baboons (genus Papio) are a morphologically and behaviorally diverse clade of catarrhine
monkeys that have experienced hybridization between phenotypically and genetically …

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a crucial role as membrane receptors, facilitating
the communication of eukaryotic species with their environment and regulating cellular and …

Background Environmental conditions vary among deserts across the world, spanning from
hyper-arid to high-elevation deserts. However, prior genomic studies on desert adaptation …

Desert organisms have evolved physiological, biochemical and genomic mechanisms to
survive the extreme aridity of desert environments. Studying desert-adapted species …

The structure of the genome shapes the distribution of genetic diversity and sequence
divergence. To investigate how the relationship between chromosome size and …

Phenotypes associated with metabolism and water retention are thought to be key to the
adaptation of desert species. However, knowledge on the genetic changes and selective …

The harsh and dry conditions of desert environments have resulted in genomic adaptations,
allowing for desert organisms to withstand prolonged drought, extreme temperatures, and …

The multiple realizability thesis (MRT) is an important philosophical and psychological
concept. It says any mental state can be constructed by multiple realizability (MR), meaning …

Abstract The Yarkand hare (Lepus yarkandensis) inhabits arid desert areas and is endemic
to China. It has evolved various adaptations to survive in hot arid environments, including …