Sentences with phrase «evolution of particular groups»

Others provide data on the environment at the time they were collected, or hold the key to the evolution of particular groups of animals and plants.

Not exact matches

This discovery challenges the fundamentals of echinoderm evolution with respect to end - Permian survival and sheds new light on the early evolution of the modern clades, in particular on Triassic ghost lineages of the crown - group look - alikes of the Paleozoic hangovers.

«This particular grouping of galaxies represents an important milestone in the evolution of our Universe: the formation of a galaxy cluster and the early assemblage of large, mature galaxies.»

First author of the study, Dr Peter Harrison (UCL Genetics, Evolution & Environment), said: «We chose a particular group of birds which differ in how they display male and female traits, and the extent to which males compete for mating.

This fall, a group highly acclaimed curators will variously take up questions of international curating, the evolution of global biennials, as well as more particular topics relating to artistic and curatorial practices in Asia.

Moreover, on issues such as climate change or evolution, scientists and their organizations are often distracted by over-estimating the size and influence of these groups and by thinking that the goal of communication is to convince these particular publics to accept expert interpretations or proposed policy actions.