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New research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The study, published online in eLife, reveals how changes in gene expression ...

Since there were no publicly available hypothalamic RNA datasets for other species of shrew, the researchers were not able to compare S. araneus to its relatives. “So, we don’t know if all shrews ...

This study presents valuable findings related to seasonal brain size plasticity in the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus), which is an excellent model system for these studies. The evidence ...

MORPHOLOGICAL, measurements 1 have shown that the spinal column of the shrew (Sorex) contracts during the winter and lengthens again in the spring. This lengthening is noticeably greater than the ...

New research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The study, published online in eLife, reveals how changes in gene expression ...