Sentence examples for morphological modifications that from inspiring English sources

Most cases of key innovation such as feathers in birds [10], the turtle carapace [2], [3], and the snapping claw in alpheid shrimps [11], involve extreme morphological modifications that subsequently improve performance capacity [12].

Morphological modifications that subtend eye migration during flatfish metamorphosis are controversial.

Echolocating bats underwent a unique suite of cochlear morphological modifications that enabled them to receive their high-frequency ultrasonic echoes.

Some studies (Hoang-Xuan et al, 2004; Ricard et al, 2007) have suggested that chemotherapy may affect tumour burden without causing overt morphological modifications that can be visualised by MRI, possibly by affecting the sole infiltrative part of the glioma.

The unstable position of Ochsenheimeria is likely due to the internal feeding mode of its larva having caused morphological modifications that remove it from the otherwise constantly recovered association with Ypsolopha (Yponomeutoidea), the larvae of which feed externally on leaves of various trees and shrubs.

The beta-1,3-glucanase encoded by VDAG_10470, which is up-regulated in the MS + library, may, for example, contribute to cell wall modifications that accompany morphological transitions in MS development, much as beta-1,3-glucanase is involved in morphogenesis in S. cerevisiae[ 48].

Several studies have shown that ceramide production is increased in apoptotic cells before morphological modifications, thus suggesting that ceramides are involved in the transduction of the signal triggering cell apoptosis (Mathias et al. 1998).

The results of our comparative morphological analyses explain the evolution of the Kallima leaf patterns, which are formed of NGP elements with specific modifications that confer a leaf-like appearance.

A significant challenge to overcome is that morphological modifications such as thicker leaves might be accompanied by reductions in leaf area.

The obtained results corroborate the fact that morphological modifications in the matrix fiber network observed through a point spectroscopy modality may be a good tool to help the clinician for identifying scared skin tissue boundaries or for tracking skin scar formation.

There is strong evidence that, besides morphological modifications in the kidney [3], [4], several hormone systems [5], among them the renal-neurohypophysial hormone system of vasopressin, are involved in adaptation to differences in fresh water supply [6].