Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A discussion of “The Axolotl’s Tale” in Richard Dawkins’ and Yan Wong’s book The Ancestor’s Tale. All pictures are from Google.
“The Salamander’s Tale”: youtu.be/Nwz6lzYT_vg
“The Origins and Evolution of Vertebrate Metamorphosis”: cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(11)00831-1.pdf
“Evolution of Life Cycles in Early Amphibians”: annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.earth.031208.100113?casa_token=j0FfZiaUPjMAAAAA%3A56VC90VVNjwWlG_btTiG-8lJZqOrTWhiglrBlp3lqJAxd3l10b99ndMZy5AJQXfzFwu9M7ZyVxQ&journalCode=earth
“Increasing Hormonal Control of Skeletal Development: An Evolutionary Trend in Amphibians”: frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.733947/full
“The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), a Neotenic Amphibian, Expresses Functional Thyroid Hormone Receptors”: academic.oup.com/endo/article/145/2/760/2500402
“Chapter Eight - Salamander Paedomorphosis: Linking Thyroid Hormone to Life History and Life Cycle Evolution”: https://www.science
direct.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780123859792000083
“The Handyman’s Tale”: youtu.be/AMFRcvcmSsc
“Body Size, Biology and Encephalization Quotient of Palaeoloxodon ex gr. P. falconeri from Spinagallo Cave (Hyblean plateau, Sicily)”: web.s.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=03941914&AN=112417354&h=B5%2bp0hNbMEv6nWFO5e8ub5wUvmQJoJQVo8I9sQgOw%2f0PTTXtGOtlpvT7PbvUt67qmyhRRg9FiVe2N292zNIjuA%3d%3d&crl=c&resultNs=AdminWebAuth&resultLocal=ErrCrlNotAuth&crlhashurl=login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26profile%3dehost%26scope%3dsite%26authtype%3dcrawler%26jrnl%3d03941914%26AN%3d112417354
“Heterochrony: the Evolution of Development”: evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s12052-012-0420-3
“Lungfish evolution and development”: sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001664800500331X
“Morphology of Palaeospondylus shows affinity to tetrapod ancestors”: nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04781-3#Sec3
Greatest Show on Earth: amazon.com/Greatest-Show-Earth-Evidence-Evolution/dp/1416594795/ref=sr_1_2?crid=11849FRGCXVNL&keywords=greatest+show+on+earth&qid=1690388332&sprefix=greatest+show+on%2Caps%2C749&sr=8-2
Ever Since Darwin: amazon.com/Ever-Since-Darwin-Reflections-Natural/dp/0393308189/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3A3XUQSG7T2BG&keywords=ever+since+darwin&qid=1690388403&sprefix=ever+sinc%2Caps%2C697&sr=8-1
“Neoteny, Prolongation of Youth: From Naked Mole Rats to “Naked Ape" (Humans)”: journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/physrev.00040.2015
The Shape of Life: Genes, Development, and the Evolution of Animal Form: amazon.com/Shape-Life-Development-Evolution-Animal-ebook/dp/B00ST5JBL2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2S1Q47OAGJR8D&keywords=the+shape+of+life&qid=1690388477&sprefix=the+shape+of+li%2Caps%2C403&sr=8-2
A discussion of “The Axolotl’s Tale” in Richard Dawkins’ and Yan Wong’s book The Ancestor’s Tale. All pictures are from Google.
“The Salamander’s Tale”: youtu.be/Nwz6lzYT_vg
“The Origins and Evolution of Vertebrate Metamorphosis”: cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(11)00831-1.pdf
“Evolution of Life Cycles in Early Amphibians”: annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.earth.031208.100113?casa_token=j0FfZiaUPjMAAAAA%3A56VC90VVNjwWlG_btTiG-8lJZqOrTWhiglrBlp3lqJAxd3l10b99ndMZy5AJQXfzFwu9M7ZyVxQ&journalCode=earth
“Increasing Hormonal Control of Skeletal Development: An Evolutionary Trend in Amphibians”: frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.733947/full
“The Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), a Neotenic Amphibian, Expresses Functional Thyroid Hormone Receptors”: academic.oup.com/endo/article/145/2/760/2500402
“Chapter Eight - Salamander Paedomorphosis: Linking Thyroid Hormone to Life History and Life Cycle Evolution”: https://www.science
direct.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780123859792000083
“The Handyman’s Tale”: youtu.be/AMFRcvcmSsc
“Body Size, Biology and Encephalization Quotient of Palaeoloxodon ex gr. P. falconeri from Spinagallo Cave (Hyblean plateau, Sicily)”: web.s.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=03941914&AN=112417354&h=B5%2bp0hNbMEv6nWFO5e8ub5wUvmQJoJQVo8I9sQgOw%2f0PTTXtGOtlpvT7PbvUt67qmyhRRg9FiVe2N292zNIjuA%3d%3d&crl=c&resultNs=AdminWebAuth&resultLocal=ErrCrlNotAuth&crlhashurl=login.aspx%3fdirect%3dtrue%26profile%3dehost%26scope%3dsite%26authtype%3dcrawler%26jrnl%3d03941914%26AN%3d112417354
“Heterochrony: the Evolution of Development”: evolution-outreach.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1007/s12052-012-0420-3
“Lungfish evolution and development”: sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S001664800500331X
“Morphology of Palaeospondylus shows affinity to tetrapod ancestors”: nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04781-3#Sec3
Greatest Show on Earth: amazon.com/Greatest-Show-Earth-Evidence-Evolution/dp/1416594795/ref=sr_1_2?crid=11849FRGCXVNL&keywords=greatest+show+on+earth&qid=1690388332&sprefix=greatest+show+on%2Caps%2C749&sr=8-2
Ever Since Darwin: amazon.com/Ever-Since-Darwin-Reflections-Natural/dp/0393308189/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3A3XUQSG7T2BG&keywords=ever+since+darwin&qid=1690388403&sprefix=ever+sinc%2Caps%2C697&sr=8-1
“Neoteny, Prolongation of Youth: From Naked Mole Rats to “Naked Ape" (Humans)”: journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/physrev.00040.2015
The Shape of Life: Genes, Development, and the Evolution of Animal Form: amazon.com/Shape-Life-Development-Evolution-Animal-ebook/dp/B00ST5JBL2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2S1Q47OAGJR8D&keywords=the+shape+of+life&qid=1690388477&sprefix=the+shape+of+li%2Caps%2C403&sr=8-2
