The first March issue is online!

link.springer.com/journal/4431...

The cover features work by Xueliang Zhu, Huijie Zhao and co-workers showing that JHY enables the transition from switchable to fixed ciliary waveforms in #metazoan #evolution.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Community DNA outperforms eDNA metabarcoding for biodiversity assessments in the Clarion–Clipperton Fracture Zone Metabarcoding offers a powerful approach for assessing benthic biodiversity in remote and understudied deep-sea environments. However, the methodological performance of different DNA extraction strate...

See how different #DNA extraction strategies (ComDNA vs. SedDNA) perform for #benthic #meiofauna.

This study assesses these strategies using #metazoan #diversity in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ): doi.org/10.3897/mbmg...

Early transitions in the evolution of cognition This paper examines the early evolution of cognition in animals through the lens of the Transitions in Structural Complexity approach. By focusing on the emergence and transformation of coordination systems,...

🧐 認知の進化 #metazoan 🪸🦐🦠
🔓 Nejad Kourki, A. (2025). Early transitions in the evolution of cognition. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences, 47, Article 57. doi.org/10.1007/s406...

The session of signaling pathway evolution is being started by Athula Wikramanayake ‪from @univmiami.bsky.social‬, a local organizer. Insights into the evolutionary origin of body axis! #PASEDB2025 #metazoan #wnt #evodevo #organizer #

Congrats Jeric “JK” Da-Anoy (member of the
sites.bu.edu/davieslab )
JK is a #Ph.D. #student fascinated by #evolution of #metazoan complexity. He received his Master’s at the Uni of the Philippines, exploring stress response & #evolutionary #neurobiology under Dr. Cecilia Conaco’s supervision.