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mSphere of Influence: Fungal behavior as a framework for the evolution of emergent traits

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Andrew Swafford works in the field of evolutionary cell biology. In this mSphere of Influence article, he reflects on how the simultaneous introduction to the evolution of vision, the sensory biology of chytrid fungi, and a classic paper by Vrba and Gould helped shape his thinking about sensory evolution.

Source: mSphere

DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00651-24

Author: Andrew J. M. Swafford

Institution: Middlebury College

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,500

OpenAlex ID: W4407843592

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