Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in the environment is a common feature affecting many natural populations. For example, both the resource levels and optimal habitat choices of individuals likely ...

New research explains how the shapes of neurons can be classified using mathematical methods from the field of algebraic topology. Neuroscientists can now start building a formal catalogue for all the ...

While gut morphology has been suggested to play an important role, its influence has not been systematically validated across comprehensive gut types or broad mammalian taxonomic levels. Moreover, due ...