Episode 11: Sexual selection in the fossil record
February 1st, 2013 | by David Marshall
Sexual selection is the process whereby anatomical features are selected because they enhance the chance of an individual’s mating or [&hellip
February 1st, 2013 | by David Marshall
Sexual selection is the process whereby anatomical features are selected because they enhance the chance of an individual’s mating or [&hellip
January 15th, 2013 | by David Marshall
The first animals came onto land sometime before 425 Ma. These early colonizers were members of a group called the [&hellip
January 1st, 2013 | by David Marshall
The 16th to the 18th December 2012 saw University College Dublin host The Palaeontological Association (PalAss) 56th annual general meeting. PalAss are a [&hellip
December 15th, 2012 | by David Marshall
The Mesozoic Era saw the spectacular rise and fall of many groups, particularly in terrestrial vertebrates. These include birds, squamates, [&hellip
November 15th, 2012 | by David Marshall
Animals and plants use colour for a variety of reasons including absorbing solar radiation, camouflage and communication including sexual display. [&hellip
November 1st, 2012 | by David Marshall
Vertebrates are one of the most diverse and successful groups of animals on the planet. Modern vertebrates come in an [&hellip
October 15th, 2012 | by David Marshall
The biota of the Ediacaran period (635 – 541 ma) is of critical importance to our understanding of the origin of [&hellip
October 1st, 2012 | by David Marshall
A few days after the interview in the Royal Ontario Museum with Dave Rudkin on Isotelus rex, the Palaeocast team [&hellip
September 15th, 2012 | by David Marshall
In our first episode on the early origins of life, we discussed how without symbiosis or mutualism (the co-operation of [&hellip
September 1st, 2012 | by David Marshall
In June we got the opportunity to speak to Dave Rudkin, curator of arthropods at the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada. In [&hellip