Evolutionary and Environmental Morphology
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 4348
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fish meat products; energy metabolism; lipid distribution; seafood safety; nuclear magnetic resonance
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Interests: anatomy and histology of animals; comparative reproduction of vertebrates; health assessment of aquatic animals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Morphological characterization of animals and their organs provides unique information about their function, development, and how they have been shaped by evolution. In this Special Issue of Animals, we invite the submission of manuscripts that describe animal morphology from evolutionary and environmental perspectives. Examples of evolutionary works include but are not limited to fossil studies, comparative morphology, and functional morphology with a detailed discussion of its evolutionary aspects. The effect of environmental factors (e.g., temperature and contamination) on morphology is a typical example of the topic for environmental works, which comprises the field of histopathology. Interactions with other species is also considered to be an environmental factor.
We particularly welcome the submission of studies employing ultrastructural and immunohistochemical observations as well as those on samples that are difficult to obtain (e.g., the noninvasive observation of museum collections, approved studies on endangered species, and deep-sea animals). It is also important to apply state-of-the-art technologies such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography (CT), and artificial intelligence (AI; for data analysis), as they move the field of zoology forward beyond the conventional frame. A combination with nonmorphological data is acceptable as long as morphological characterization comprises the main body of the paper.
With your invaluable contributions, we hope that this Special Issue will be a useful opportunity to recall the intellectual excitement and importance of describing nature and biodiversity, which underlie the progressive development of modern biology.
Dr. Gen Kaneko
Dr. Sinlapachai Senarat
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Anatomy
- Morphology
- Histopathology
- Evolution
- Environmental effects
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