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Armor Adaptations

Armor Adaptations is a biological defense mechanism characterized by the evolutionary development of rigid external structures that provide physical protection against predation or environmental hazards.

28

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2.1K

Citations

100

Authors

46

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

28

Parallel genetic basis for repeated evolution of armor loss in Alaskan threespine stickleback populations

William A. Cresko, Angel Amores, Catherine Wilson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 377 citations · Full text

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PREDATION'S ROLE IN REPEATED PHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC DIVERGENCE OF ARMOR IN THREESPINE STICKLEBACK

Kerry B. Marchinko · Evolution · 2008 · 180 citations

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Reverse Evolution of Armor Plates in the Threespine Stickleback

Jun Kitano, Daniel I. Bolnick, David A. Beauchamp et al. · Current Biology · 2008 · 174 citations · Full text

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Modular Skeletal Evolution in Sticklebacks Is Controlled by Additive and Clustered Quantitative Trait Loci

Craig T. Miller, Andrew M. Glazer, Brian R. Summers et al. · Genetics · 2014 · 143 citations · Full text

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Puncture resistance of the scaled skin from striped bass: Collective mechanisms and inspiration for new flexible armor designs

Deju Zhu, Lawrence Szewciw, Franck J. Vernerey et al. · Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2013 · 136 citations

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Authors

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  1. DS
    Dolph Schluter

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    4 publications · 353 citations

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  2. CB
    Chris Broeckhoven

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    3 publications · 161 citations

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  3. DM
    David M. Kingsley

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 172 citations

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  4. CH
    Cang Hui

    Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    2 publications · 85 citations

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  5. CL
    Catherine L. Peichel

    Fred Hutch Cancer Center, United States

    2 publications · 317 citations

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Institutions

46

  1. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    533 citations

  2. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    434 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    2 h-index

    13 publications

    3.7K citations

  5. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    348 citations

  7. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    166 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    682 citations

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Venues

  1. Evolution

    7 publications · 535 citations

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  2. Military Medicine

    4 publications · 182 citations

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  4. Current Biology

    1 publications · 174 citations

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 1 publications · 377 citations

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