Animal Performance (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Animal Performance

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The top panel shows a lizard beginning to jump, a critical anti-predatory behavior in the wild. The bottom panel illustrates a fish protruding its jaws, a key predatory behavior. UMass Amherst researchers propose an integrative research plan to understand the genomic innovations that have promoted the evolution of these behaviors.

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