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| Title |
Nutrient-dependent growth underpinned the Ediacaran transition to large body size
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| Published in |
Nature Ecology & Evolution, July 2017
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| DOI | 10.1038/s41559-017-0222-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jennifer F. Hoyal Cuthill, Simon Conway Morris |
| Abstract |
Macroscale rangeomorph fossils, with characteristic branching fronds, appear (571 Myr ago) after the Gaskiers glaciation (580 Myr ago). However, biological mechanisms of size growth and potential connections to ocean geochemistry were untested. Using micro-computerized tomography and photographic measurements, alongside mathematical and computer models, we demonstrate that growth of rangeomorph branch internodes declined as their relative surface area decreased. This suggests that frond size and shape were directly responsive to nutrient uptake. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 30 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 20% |
| United States | 4 | 13% |
| France | 3 | 10% |
| Japan | 3 | 10% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 11 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 16 | 53% |
| Members of the public | 14 | 47% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 31 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 31 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 23% |
| Researcher | 6 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 6 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 11 | 35% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Philosophy | 1 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 8 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 223. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 May 2022.
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