vertebrate
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Researchers say these impacts make it especially important to assess the risks on Mediterranean islands, where many unique invertebrate and vertebrate species are found nowhere else.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
These neurons are present across vertebrate species, including birds and fish.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Amphibians are the fastest-declining vertebrate group globally," she said.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
Instead of evolving directly from earlier eye structures, vertebrate vision appears to have been rebuilt from this single median eye after the loss of earlier paired eyes.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
“Interesting. It’s difficult to observe if it’s chemiluminescent vertebrate or bioluminescent bacteria.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
In humans and other vertebrates, one of the body's key antiviral defenses depends on a protein called MAVS.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
It presents analysis of rare fossils which scientists say fill knowledge gaps on the development of the creatures that gave rise to the first land-dwelling vertebrates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
"They really set the stage for later life on land, including humans and vertebrates."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The new findings show that similar aging mechanisms also occur in more complex vertebrates like killifish and humans.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026
There are vertebrates, to be sure, but not many.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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