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Podcast 145 - Bones and Hard Parts
The gang discusses two papers that deal with the origins of biomineralization (how living things make hard minerals to serve as skeletal structures).…
7 years, 11 months ago
Podcast 144 - Return to the Sea
The gang discusses two papers that investigate the ways that tetrapods return to the sea. It's another opportunity for Amanda talk at length about he…
8 years ago
Podcast 143 - Squamate Talk
Well, it has finally come to this. After almost 150 episodes under our belts, we've finally produced a podcast where almost no one read any of the pa…
8 years ago
Podcast 142 - The LDG
The gang discusses two papers that look at the origins of the latitudinal diversity gradient, the tendency for higher species diversity in the tropic…
8 years, 1 month ago
Podcast 141 - Save the Weasels
The gang discusses two papers that look at the effects of climate change on cold adapted species, as well as the possibility of evolutionary rescue a…
8 years, 1 month ago
Podcast 140 - Staying on Ecomorphic Brand
The gang returns to a favorite topic, the link between morphology and ecology. Specifically, they look at two studies that use the morphology of ammo…
8 years, 1 month ago
Podcast 139 - Whales and Birds Suck
The gang discusses two papers on suction feeding among tetrapods, the process by which animals take in water to pull food into their mouths. Specific…
8 years, 2 months ago
Podcast 138 - Cambrian Food
The gang discuss two papers that use various lines of evidence to try to determine what Cambrian animals (particularly trilobites) might have eaten. …
8 years, 2 months ago
Podcast 137 - Sloth vs Sloth
The gang discuss several papers that detail the changes necessary for a terrestrial tetrapod to transition into aquatic marine lifestyle. They focus…
8 years, 3 months ago
Podcast 136 - The Haunted Podcast Returns
The gang discusses coprolites (fossil feces) and the interesting information that we can glean from them. Specifically, they talk about two papers wh…
8 years, 3 months ago