Evolvability is best addressed from a multi-level, macroevolutionary perspective through a
comparative approach that tests for among-clade differences in phenotypic diversification in …

The process of multicellular organismal development hinges upon the specificity of
developmental programs: for different parts of the organism to form unique features …

Genome size (C-value) can affect organismal traits across levels of biological organization
from tissue complexity to metabolism. Neotropical salamanders show wide variation in …

The ability to sense and localize sound is so advantageous for survival that it is difficult to
understand the almost 100 million year gap separating the appearance of early tetrapods …

Simple Summary The amount of hereditary information (DNA) contained in the cell nuclei of
larger or more complex organisms is often no greater than that of smaller or simpler …

Teeth are present in most clades of vertebrates but have been lost completely several times
in actinopterygian fishes and amniotes. Using phenotypic data collected from over 500 …

Genome and cell size are strongly correlated across species 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and influence
physiological traits like developmental rate. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Although size scaling features …

Morphogenesis is an emergent property of biochemical and cellular interactions during
development. Genome size and the correlated trait of cell size can influence these …

Genome size is tightly coupled to morphology, ecology, and evolution among species [1–5],
with one of the best-known patterns being the relationship between cell size and genome …

The largest cells are orders of magnitude bigger than the smallest cells. Organelle content
scales to maintain cell function, with different organelles increasing in volume, length, or …