Scaling of growth: Plants and animals are not so different

Scaling of growth: plants and animals are not so different.

T relationship of body size to the anatomical, physiological, behavioral, and ecological characteristics of animals has long been a focus of interest in zoology. As one considers animal species of different sizes, regular, predictable changes are seen in the relative proportions of the body’s organs and the relative rates of physiological processes such as metabolism and growth. Students of zoo...

Why are olfactory systems of different animals so similar?

As we learn more about the neurobiology of olfaction, it is becoming increasingly clear that olfactory systems of animals in disparate phyla possess many striking features in common. Why? Do these features provide clues about the ways the nervous system processes olfactory information? This might be the case if these commonalities are convergent adaptations that serve similar functions, but sim...

Why are some animals so smart?

medicinal plants and antioxidants: why they are not always beneficial?

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Diversity of Plants and Animals in Mountain Ecosystems in Tajikistan

Tajikistan is a hotspot of plant and animal species diversity and endemism andis important for the conservation of biodiversity on a global scale. The country is located ata biological crossroads. Species from Central and Northern Europe, Central Asia, theMiddle East, and North Africa mingle here with endemics found nowhere else. Therichness of Tajikistan‘s biodiversity shows up at the genetic,...