The origin of animals: can molecular clocks and the fossil record be reconciled?
The evolutionary emergence of animals is one of the most significant episodes in the history
of life, but its timing remains poorly constrained. Molecular clocks estimate that animals …
of life, but its timing remains poorly constrained. Molecular clocks estimate that animals …
[HTML][HTML] Phylogenomic insights into animal evolution
Animals make up only a small fraction of the eukaryotic tree of life, yet, from our vantage
point as members of the animal kingdom, the evolution of the bewildering diversity of animal …
point as members of the animal kingdom, the evolution of the bewildering diversity of animal …
The tempo of Ediacaran evolution
The rise of complex macroscopic life occurred during the Ediacaran Period, an interval that
witnessed large-scale disturbances to biogeochemical systems. The current Ediacaran …
witnessed large-scale disturbances to biogeochemical systems. The current Ediacaran …
[图书][B] The evolution of the sensitive soul: Learning and the origins of consciousness
S Ginsburg, E Jablonka - 2019 - books.google.com
A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in
the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness. What marked the evolutionary transition …
the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness. What marked the evolutionary transition …
Diversity, structure and convergent evolution of the global sponge microbiome
Sponges (phylum Porifera) are early-diverging metazoa renowned for establishing complex
microbial symbioses. Here we present a global Porifera microbiome survey, set out to …
microbial symbioses. Here we present a global Porifera microbiome survey, set out to …
Uncertainty in the timing of origin of animals and the limits of precision in molecular timescales
The timing of divergences among metazoan lineages is integral to understanding the
processes of animal evolution, placing the biological events of species divergences into the …
processes of animal evolution, placing the biological events of species divergences into the …
[图书][B] The ancient origins of consciousness: How the brain created experience
TE Feinberg, J Mallatt - 2016 - books.google.com
How consciousness appeared much earlier in evolutionary history than is commonly
assumed, and why all vertebrates and perhaps even some invertebrates are conscious …
assumed, and why all vertebrates and perhaps even some invertebrates are conscious …
Heterotrophy in the earliest gut: a single-cell view of heterotrophic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in sponge-microbe symbioses
Sponges are the oldest known extant animal-microbe symbiosis. These ubiquitous benthic
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …
Predicting the HMA-LMA status in marine sponges by machine learning
The dichotomy between high microbial abundance (HMA) and low microbial abundance
(LMA) sponges has been observed in sponge-microbe symbiosis, although the extent of this …
(LMA) sponges has been observed in sponge-microbe symbiosis, although the extent of this …
Origin of animal multicellularity: precursors, causes, consequences—the choanoflagellate/sponge transition, neurogenesis and the Cambrian explosion
T Cavalier-Smith - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Evolving multicellularity is easy, especially in phototrophs and osmotrophs whose multicells
feed like unicells. Evolving animals was much harder and unique; probably only one …
feed like unicells. Evolving animals was much harder and unique; probably only one …