Dr Marco Camaiti
@Scincomancer
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Vertebrate morphologist. Science fiction would-be writer. Skink nerd. Currently based at NHM.
London, UK
Joined April 2019
What happens to a lizard's skeleton when it reduces or loses it legs?.In our latest paper, we examine the evolution of girdle shapes in limb-reduced skinks, uncovering surprising and bizarre skeletal changes. Check it out here:
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The evolution of limb reduction in squamates is a classic example of convergence, but the skeletal morphological patterns associated with it are underexplored. To provide insights on the biomechani...
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RT @JamesMulqueeney: New review paper on using AI to analyse Evolutionary Morphology is officially out! Was great to part of a large collab….
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Synopsis. Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize many aspects of science, including the study of evolutionary morphology. While classical
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RT @anjgoswami: Our new paper on #AI for evolutionary morphology is out @ICB_journal! This massive team effort covers the history of AI for….
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RT @RSocPublishing: How do lizard skeletons adapt to the evolutionary reduction of limbs? .#ProcB #OpenAccess @Scin….
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RT @anjgoswami: We got the whole gang together (actually a few gangs) for a 9 hour power session to finish off our new team-written review….
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RT @ZoolJLinnSoc: This months #EditorsChoice describes the ecomorphological correlates of the inner ear labyrinth of #Australian skinks! Fi….
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Abstract. The inner ear labyrinth is an organ able to perceive balance and spatial orientation, but the drivers of its morphological variation across and w
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RT @FarquharJules: 🚨🦎Have you been wondering what a skink is? Check out our new paper🦎 🚨. We’re certain that the term “kebabs to noodles co….
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There are currently 1743 described species of skink, which represents 24% of global lizard diversity. The success of skinks appears to be both a result of them hitting upon a winning body plan and...
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RT @Palaeo_JRule: New paper by my colleagues and I on the reproductive anatomy of a leopard seal 🦭. Leopard seal reproduction is mostly unk….
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Interested in the hidden sensory superpowers of limb-reduced skinks? Look no further than our new publication on the inner ears of these critters!
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More journals should do these ECR features. They're a nice way to publicise research, and researchers!.
ECR feature: Marco Camaiti @Scincomancer shares his recent study on biogeographic patterns of limb reduction in the world's skinks. Read more here: #biogeography #skinks #lizards
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RT @AlexSlavenko: New paper alert!! We in the Oceania branch of @skinks_IUCN just published a paper in Pacific Conservation Biology @CSIROP….
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Context Skinks comprise the dominant component of the terrestrial vertebrate fauna in Oceania, New Guinea, and Eastern Wallacea (ONGEW). However, knowledge of their diversity is incomplete, and their...
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RT @JBiogeography: Dramatic evolutionary transitions: Morphological data show that the relationships between limb length and trunk elongati….
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RT @DSRovinsky: Check out this great new research by @P_hazael on the weirdest of weird marsupials!.
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RT @MonashBiol: What does the relationship between body shape and substrate tell us about limb reduction in skinks? Marco Camaiti et al fin….
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[6/7 – two approaches to explore the drivers and associations of skink limb reduction]
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[5/7 – morphological patterns and idiosyncrasies of limb reduction in skinks]
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