ArticleRoyal Society open science2022
Winter conditions, not resource availability alone, may drive reversible seasonal skull size changes in moles.
Article in Royal Society open science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- A short photoperiod alters brain metabolism and cold resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Long-term impacts of captivity on skull morphology and endocranial volume in a marsupial carnivore.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Captivity alters behaviour but not seasonal brain size change in semi-naturally housed shrews.Royal Society open science · 2025Article
- Skeletal Phenotyping of Period-1-Deficient Melatonin-Proficient Mice.Journal of pineal research · 2024Article
- Domestication effect of reduced brain size is reverted when mink become feral.Royal Society open science · 2023Article
- Histological and MRI brain atlas of the common shrew,Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2023Article
- Winter conditions, not resource availability alone, may drive reversible seasonal skull size changes in moles.Royal Society open science · 2022Article
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Abstract
Seasonal changes in the environment can lead to astonishing adaptations. A few small mammals with exceptionally high metabolisms have evolved a particularly extreme strategy: they shrink before winter and regrow in spring, including changes of greater than 20% in skull and brain size. Whether this process is an adaptation to seasonal climates, resource availability or both remains unclear. We show that European moles (
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