Metabolism and Endocrinology as Crossroads of Generalism and Specialism

Altruism and the evolution of resource generalism and specialism

The evolution of resource specialism and generalism has attracted widespread interest. Evolutionary drivers affecting niche differentiation and resource specialization have focused on the role of trade-offs. Here, however, we explore how the role of cooperation, mediated through altruistic behaviors, and classic resource-consumer dynamics can influence the evolution of resource utilization. Usi...

Commentary. Generalism and specialism revisited: the case of neurology.

British Romantic Generalism in the Age of Specialism, 1870-1990.

This essay explores the impact of 'generalism' and 'general practice' on the specialisation of British medicine using the case of neurology in Britain to reveal characteristics of British 'generalist medical culture' from 1870 to 1990. It argues that 'generalism' represented a particular epistemological position in Victorian medicine, one that then created a natural bridge between science and m...

Characterizing the phylogenetic specialism-generalism spectrum of mammal parasites.

The distribution of parasites across mammalian hosts is complex and represents a differential ability or opportunity to infect different host species. Here, we take a macroecological approach to investigate factors influencing why some parasites show a tendency to infect species widely distributed in the host phylogeny (phylogenetic generalism) while others infect only closely related hosts. Us...

ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM INSTITUTE OVER TIME: A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF EXPERIENCE

Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute (EMRI) was established in 1993. EMRI has progressed step by step from the beginning and has reached maturity in the last 25 years. EMRI has expanded, advanced in human resources and infrastructures (laboratories and new technologies) and gained first rank in endocrine research in various fields. It has also worked with regional and international o...