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  1. "My new research, published today in the Journal of Morphology, reveals their body structure to be surprisingly complex – far more than we once thought. In fact, it shows snakes have among the most complex spines in reptiles."

    theconversation.com/snakes-are

    #Snakes #Biology #Morphology

  2. "My new research, published today in the Journal of Morphology, reveals their body structure to be surprisingly complex – far more than we once thought. In fact, it shows snakes have among the most complex spines in reptiles."

    theconversation.com/snakes-are

    #Snakes #Biology #Morphology

  3. @wikidata Cool tool! However, I find myself confused on the hyphenation tasks. I thought that hyphenation and syllabification were two different things. I thought that hyphenation was a typography concern and syllabification was related to phonology. But the hyphenation task references this hyphenation property:

    wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P52

    which defines hyphenation as "positions where a word can be hyphenated" and yet, in the "also known as" column, includes the term "syllabification".

    Which is it?

    For example, the word "Japanology".

    For hyphenation, I would leave "ology" as a phonological suffix, and the only hyphen would be between "Japan" and "ology". "Japan‧ology". I've always heard that hyphenation is more a matter of taste than a strict set of rules.

    But for syllabification, I would want the number of syllables to equal the number of vowel sounds (five). So syllabification would look something like "Ja‧pan‧ol‧o‧gy".

    Though frankly, it seems that there are a whole bunch of rules for syllabification that I either was never taught in school or have thoroughly forgot.

    Dropping some linguistics-related tags below to see if I can nerd-snipe anybody into providing more authoritative and/or helpful commentary.

    #english #grammar #syntax #morphology #phonology #linguistics

  4. @wikidata Cool tool! However, I find myself confused on the hyphenation tasks. I thought that hyphenation and syllabification were two different things. I thought that hyphenation was a typography concern and syllabification was related to phonology. But the hyphenation task references this hyphenation property:

    wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P52

    which defines hyphenation as "positions where a word can be hyphenated" and yet, in the "also known as" column, includes the term "syllabification".

    Which is it?

    For example, the word "Japanology".

    For hyphenation, I would leave "ology" as a phonological suffix, and the only hyphen would be between "Japan" and "ology". "Japan‧ology". I've always heard that hyphenation is more a matter of taste than a strict set of rules.

    But for syllabification, I would want the number of syllables to equal the number of vowel sounds (five). So syllabification would look something like "Ja‧pan‧ol‧o‧gy".

    Though frankly, it seems that there are a whole bunch of rules for syllabification that I either was never taught in school or have thoroughly forgot.

    Dropping some linguistics-related tags below to see if I can nerd-snipe anybody into providing more authoritative and/or helpful commentary.

    #english #grammar #syntax #morphology #phonology #linguistics

  5. Impact of River Morphology on River–Groundwater Exchange in Braided River Systems
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    doi.org/10.1111/gwat.70092 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @thomas Wöhling | Professor at TU Dresden
    “Do you like braided rivers? We think they are soooo beautiful. And they are interesting to study as well. Particularly how these complex and transient systems interact with regional aquifers…”
    --
    “Coupled models of two braided rivers with real, pre- and postflood event morphologies are studied for river–groundwater exchange changes…”
    --
    “Braided river systems are an important source for groundwater recharge, but their complex morphology makes river–groundwater exchange fluxes difficult to estimate. Their river channel morphology changes frequently after floods, which has effects on recharge rates that have rarely been studied in the past. This work aims to isolate the effects of changes in braided river morphology on groundwater recharge for two sections of the Wairau River and Waikirikiri River in New Zealand. For each study site, two different river morphology variants of a fully coupled surface water–groundwater model utilizing high-resolution DEMs of river bathymetry before and after a major flood event were set up while keeping parameterization and boundary conditions the same. The models demonstrate that flood-induced morphology changes in braided river systems alter groundwater recharge. [They] identif[ied] features, both simulated and observed, that explain the direction of change. Features that increase groundwater recharge are a larger braidplain aquifer extent and volume, larger wetted area and, specifically, an increase of areas with high exchange rates in locations of larger gradients between braidplain aquifer and regional aquifer. These factors influence groundwater recharge independent of connection (Wairau River) or disconnection (Waikirikiri River) of the system to the regional aquifer, albeit with different magnitudes. An extension of [their] research to other braided rivers is needed to more broadly generalize [their] findings...”
    #NewZealand #river #morphology #braided #Waikirikiri #Wairau #water #hydrology #hydrography #model #modeling #groundwater #aquifer #waterresources #recharge #infiltration #flood #flow #flooding #hydrogeomorphology #exchangefluxes #surfacewater #remotesensing #DEM #elevation #spatialanalysis #GIS #spatial #mapping #change #dynamic #spatiotemporal #bathymetry

  6. Impact of River Morphology on River–Groundwater Exchange in Braided River Systems
    --
    doi.org/10.1111/gwat.70092 <-- shared paper
    --
    H/T @thomas Wöhling | Professor at TU Dresden
    “Do you like braided rivers? We think they are soooo beautiful. And they are interesting to study as well. Particularly how these complex and transient systems interact with regional aquifers…”
    --
    “Coupled models of two braided rivers with real, pre- and postflood event morphologies are studied for river–groundwater exchange changes…”
    --
    “Braided river systems are an important source for groundwater recharge, but their complex morphology makes river–groundwater exchange fluxes difficult to estimate. Their river channel morphology changes frequently after floods, which has effects on recharge rates that have rarely been studied in the past. This work aims to isolate the effects of changes in braided river morphology on groundwater recharge for two sections of the Wairau River and Waikirikiri River in New Zealand. For each study site, two different river morphology variants of a fully coupled surface water–groundwater model utilizing high-resolution DEMs of river bathymetry before and after a major flood event were set up while keeping parameterization and boundary conditions the same. The models demonstrate that flood-induced morphology changes in braided river systems alter groundwater recharge. [They] identif[ied] features, both simulated and observed, that explain the direction of change. Features that increase groundwater recharge are a larger braidplain aquifer extent and volume, larger wetted area and, specifically, an increase of areas with high exchange rates in locations of larger gradients between braidplain aquifer and regional aquifer. These factors influence groundwater recharge independent of connection (Wairau River) or disconnection (Waikirikiri River) of the system to the regional aquifer, albeit with different magnitudes. An extension of [their] research to other braided rivers is needed to more broadly generalize [their] findings...”

  7. "Um es genauer zu machen, müsste hier ein opulenteres Theorieangebot gemacht werden, wofür der Platz fehlt."
    R. Schäfer (2018:238)

    Wohlgesprochen würde mein Vater dazu sagen :)

    [Kontext ist die Unterscheidung Partikel/Präfixverben im Deutschen und ob Partizipien eher als Wortbildung oder Flexion gefasst werden sollten]

    Quelle: DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1421660
    #German #morphology #verbs

  8. FUNNY BUT TRUE ... if you write about something using the actual vernacular of the distant future then nobody in the present will be able to engage or understand it.

    #random #errtling #writer #writing #bookcafe #history #language #context #morphology #lexicon #fiction

  9. FUNNY BUT TRUE ... if you write about something using the actual vernacular of the distant future then nobody in the present will be able to engage or understand it.

    #random #errtling #writer #writing #bookcafe #history #language #context #morphology #lexicon #fiction

  10. Until a decade or two ago, a crypto billionaire would have been a billionaire whose existence was secret or obscure.

    Funny thing, language.
    An autorepair shop isn't a shop where self-repair takes place.
    A helipad isn't a pad shaped like a screw.
    Someone who is photogenic isn't someone whose birth is related to light or who creates light.

    #CognitiveLinguistics
    #Morphology
    #Psycholinguistics
    #WordFormation

  11. Until a decade or two ago, a crypto billionaire would have been a billionaire whose existence was secret or obscure.

    Funny thing, language.
    An autorepair shop isn't a shop where self-repair takes place.
    A helipad isn't a pad shaped like a screw.
    Someone who is photogenic isn't someone whose birth is related to light or who creates light.

    #CognitiveLinguistics
    #Morphology
    #Psycholinguistics
    #WordFormation

  12. Impact Of Floods On Surface Water Quality - A Systematic Review And Comprehensive Assessment
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026 <-- shared paper
    --
    epa.gov/system/files/documents <-- shared paper
    --
    “Floods, as extreme flow events, are among the costliest and devastating natural hazards. Among the various domains impacted by flooding, environmental degradation, particularly the deterioration of water quality (WQ), is one of the most impacted yet often overlooked. Therefore, it is essential to understand the nature and source of water pollution associated with flooding. This study aims to evaluate and assess multiple studies conducted globally to determine the impact of floods on WQ. A literature review and assessment of 66 studies published between 2007 and 2026 was conducted using the total comprehensiveness score (TCS). To support the scoring process, studies that scored more than 70% of the maximum achievable TCS (15.4) are considered the most detailed and comprehensive in addressing the objectives of this review. 16 studies achieved a TCS above 15.4, indicating that a limited number of studies incorporate a broader set of factors in this domain. A higher number of studies were conducted post the year 2021, highlighting both scientific progress and a growing focus on WQ impacts from disasters such as floods, beyond the traditionally emphasized socio-economic loss. Among the shortlisted studies, fluvial floods are the most frequently examined, followed by pluvial floods and coastal floods. During fluvial floods, turbidity increased by up to two orders of magnitude, while nutrient concentrations (TN, TP) typically rose by ∼ 10–30%. In contrast, pluvial floods were characterised by dilution-driven decreases in EC and TDS, with DOX, BOD and COD showing variable responses across flood types. This review evaluates flood impacts on WQ, catchment characteristics, and sources of WQ modification. The findings of the research reveal that not all WQ parameters are responsible for WQ degradation during every flood event. Rather, it is a combination of certain parameters that leads to deteriorated WQ. WQ degradation depends on interacting factors such as flood duration, extent, depth, and flow dynamics. In overall, this study provides an overview of the multiple cascading impacts of floods on WQ, along with a detailed perspective on the set of criteria that should be considered in future research…”
    #water #hydrology #hydrography #flood #flooding #criteriaassessment #waterpollution #waterquality #parameters #extremeflow #waterresources #extremeweather #waterresources #watermanagement #global #literaturereview #morphology #source #type #watersecurity #research #papers #compilation #humanimpacts #PRISMA #spatiotemporal #fluvial #pluvial #coast #coastal #risk #hazard #riverine #climatechange #EnvironmentalScience #Research #ClimateResilience #floodtype #pollution #naturalhazard

  13. Impact Of Floods On Surface Water Quality - A Systematic Review And Comprehensive Assessment
    --
    doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026 <-- shared paper
    --
    epa.gov/system/files/documents <-- shared paper
    --
    “Floods, as extreme flow events, are among the costliest and devastating natural hazards. Among the various domains impacted by flooding, environmental degradation, particularly the deterioration of water quality (WQ), is one of the most impacted yet often overlooked. Therefore, it is essential to understand the nature and source of water pollution associated with flooding. This study aims to evaluate and assess multiple studies conducted globally to determine the impact of floods on WQ. A literature review and assessment of 66 studies published between 2007 and 2026 was conducted using the total comprehensiveness score (TCS). To support the scoring process, studies that scored more than 70% of the maximum achievable TCS (15.4) are considered the most detailed and comprehensive in addressing the objectives of this review. 16 studies achieved a TCS above 15.4, indicating that a limited number of studies incorporate a broader set of factors in this domain. A higher number of studies were conducted post the year 2021, highlighting both scientific progress and a growing focus on WQ impacts from disasters such as floods, beyond the traditionally emphasized socio-economic loss. Among the shortlisted studies, fluvial floods are the most frequently examined, followed by pluvial floods and coastal floods. During fluvial floods, turbidity increased by up to two orders of magnitude, while nutrient concentrations (TN, TP) typically rose by ∼ 10–30%. In contrast, pluvial floods were characterised by dilution-driven decreases in EC and TDS, with DOX, BOD and COD showing variable responses across flood types. This review evaluates flood impacts on WQ, catchment characteristics, and sources of WQ modification. The findings of the research reveal that not all WQ parameters are responsible for WQ degradation during every flood event. Rather, it is a combination of certain parameters that leads to deteriorated WQ. WQ degradation depends on interacting factors such as flood duration, extent, depth, and flow dynamics. In overall, this study provides an overview of the multiple cascading impacts of floods on WQ, along with a detailed perspective on the set of criteria that should be considered in future research…”

  14. Remote Sensing And The New Global River Science
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    doi.org/10.1038/s44221-026-006 <-- shared paper
    --
    “Rivers impact the well-being of humans and the environment. As they increasingly face planetary-scale stressors, it is critically important to monitor and understand rivers at the global scale. As the only synoptic resource for global primary data on rivers, satellite remote sensing has recently begun to provide unprecedented opportunities for the monitoring, understanding, and prediction of global river behaviour. Despite these advances, the role of satellite remote sensing in global river science has still not been fully explored. New satellite systems and algorithms will enable substantial improvements in river measurements, provide new answers to long-standing or newly emerging scientific questions, and eventually update basic knowledge of rivers to advance global river science. In this [paper they] explore how remote sensing has been used to study the world’s rivers, examine challenges and opportunities for further advancing our understanding of rivers using existing and upcoming sensors, and identify possible solutions and future research directions…”
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #satellite #remotsesensing #earthobservation #hydrography #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #physicalgeography #change #river #global #model #modeling #research #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphometry #riverine #humanimpacts #waterquality #waterresources #watermanagement #infrastructure #lake #reservoir #dam #impoundment #canals #avulsion #overbank #flood #flooding #erosion #sedimentation #morphology #network #downstream

  15. Remote Sensing And The New Global River Science
    --
    doi.org/10.1038/s44221-026-006 <-- shared paper
    --
    “Rivers impact the well-being of humans and the environment. As they increasingly face planetary-scale stressors, it is critically important to monitor and understand rivers at the global scale. As the only synoptic resource for global primary data on rivers, satellite remote sensing has recently begun to provide unprecedented opportunities for the monitoring, understanding, and prediction of global river behaviour. Despite these advances, the role of satellite remote sensing in global river science has still not been fully explored. New satellite systems and algorithms will enable substantial improvements in river measurements, provide new answers to long-standing or newly emerging scientific questions, and eventually update basic knowledge of rivers to advance global river science. In this [paper they] explore how remote sensing has been used to study the world’s rivers, examine challenges and opportunities for further advancing our understanding of rivers using existing and upcoming sensors, and identify possible solutions and future research directions…”

  16. Using high-density SNP genotyping to determine the origin of wild boar dispersers outside the geographic range margins in Norway

    📊DATA on Dryad: bit.ly/4dVe6Px

    📑ARTICLE in "Wildlife Biology": bit.ly/43i2Zdk

    #morphology #wildlifebiology #opendata #openscience #openresearch #wildlife
    #evolution #genotype
    #dispersal

  17. How accurate is genomic prediction across wild populations?

    📊DATA: bit.ly/4epZO9F

    📑ARTICLE in
    @journal-evo.bsky.social
    : bit.ly/4xgsWb2

    #morphology #evolution #opendata #openresearch #openscience #genotype #sparrow #biology #biodiversity

  18. DNA metabarcoding reveals hidden freshwater biodiversity in Ontario streams

    Researchers using cutting-edge environmental DNA (eDNA) technology have uncovered far greater biodiversity in eastern Ontario waterways than traditional…
    #NewsBeep #News #Science #Agriculture #Biomonitoring #CA #Canada #climatechange #DNA #Genomics #Morphology #research #stress #Technology
    newsbeep.com/ca/693938/

  19. The video 🎥 of the #BeilsteinTalk “Micro- and nanoscale adaptations in insect-attachment pads: Evolutionary insights from stick and leaf insects” with Thies H. Büscher from Kiel University is NOW available 🔓 in the video portal @TIB_AVPortal of the @tibhannover.

    🔗 av.tib.eu/media/73023

    #BioEngineering #insects #adhesion #entomology #morphology #biomimetics #biomechanics #BeilsteinTalks

  20. The video 🎥 of the #BeilsteinTalk “Micro- and nanoscale adaptations in insect-attachment pads: Evolutionary insights from stick and leaf insects” with Thies H. Büscher from Kiel University is NOW available 🔓 in the video portal @TIB_AVPortal of the @tibhannover.

    🔗 av.tib.eu/media/73023

    #BioEngineering #insects #adhesion #entomology #morphology #biomimetics #biomechanics #BeilsteinTalks

  21. Please give a "Like" to my #YouTube post regarding new findings on #extinct #sabertoothed #cats in #Europe:
    youtube.com/post/UgkxWq5kVVlAt

    According to new #researchresults—based on the reconstruction of the #brain #morphology of fossils—#Megatereon #cultridens was a skilled #climber, possessed #poorhearing, and had #keeneyesight.
    © #StefanFWirth, May 2025

    Reference

    I. Meli et al. (2026) doi.org/10.1002/ar.70213

    Illustrations
    © S.F. Wirth, AI-assisted

  22. Please give a "Like" to my #YouTube post regarding new findings on #extinct #sabertoothed #cats in #Europe:
    youtube.com/post/UgkxWq5kVVlAt

    According to new #researchresults—based on the reconstruction of the #brain #morphology of fossils—#Megatereon #cultridens was a skilled #climber, possessed #poorhearing, and had #keeneyesight.
    © #StefanFWirth, May 2025

    Reference

    I. Meli et al. (2026) doi.org/10.1002/ar.70213

    Illustrations
    © S.F. Wirth, AI-assisted

  23. Do chameleons evolve to match their habitats? Petford et al. reveal morphological convergence in Bradypodion lineages, suggesting habitat, not ancestry, drives morphology.

    Read now ahead of print!
    journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/

    #Morphology #Ecomorphs #EEB

  24. Do chameleons evolve to match their habitats? Petford et al. reveal morphological convergence in Bradypodion lineages, suggesting habitat, not ancestry, drives morphology.

    Read now ahead of print!
    journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/

    #Morphology #Ecomorphs #EEB

  25. RE: mastodon.green/@plazi_species/

    #Endemic #species are always interesting from different perspectives, e.g. from an #evolutionary and #ecological point of view. This also applies to #skinks of the genus
    #Madascincus, being with several known species endemic to #Madagascar.
    A. Miralles et al. (2026) described based on #multilocus #phylogenetics and #morphology two #newspecies:
    M. #irery and M.
    #minotaurus, with restricted distributions to limited areas of Madagascar only.
    © this text #StefanFWirth

  26. RE: mastodon.green/@plazi_species/

    #Endemic #species are always interesting from different perspectives, e.g. from an #evolutionary and #ecological point of view. This also applies to #skinks of the genus
    #Madascincus, being with several known species endemic to #Madagascar.
    A. Miralles et al. (2026) described based on #multilocus #phylogenetics and #morphology two #newspecies:
    M. #irery and M.
    #minotaurus, with restricted distributions to limited areas of Madagascar only.
    © this text #StefanFWirth

  27. Although I am easily distracted, it is never for nought. Today, I've been thinking of the orthography and morphology of Parsifal whilst trying to decide which version to run with.

    open.substack.com/pub/brywilli

    My first 'real' encounter with Perceval was Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished version, but Wagner's version seems to have stuck with me.

    #bliog #philosophy #language #spelling #variation #substack #writing #linguistics #orthography #morphology #Parsifal #FisherKing

  28. Although I am easily distracted, it is never for nought. Today, I've been thinking of the orthography and morphology of Parsifal whilst trying to decide which version to run with.

    open.substack.com/pub/brywilli

    My first 'real' encounter with Perceval was Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished version, but Wagner's version seems to have stuck with me.

    #bliog #philosophy #language #spelling #variation #substack #writing #linguistics #orthography #morphology #Parsifal #FisherKing

  29. New on Dryad: "A new species from an inselberg in the Brazilian Atlantic forest: Stachytarpheta forzzae (Verbenaceae), supported by morphological, palynological and anatomical evidence"

    🔍 Explore the dataset on Dryad: bit.ly/47fUQIB

    📖 Read the article in the Nordic Journal of Botany from our partners at Nordic Society Oikos & Wiley: bit.ly/3Nk00MY

    #opendata #researchdata #botany #morphology #researchintegrity #datasharing #openscience #biology #brazil #flora

  30. Funny thing, algorithms.
    I replaced

    performanceID

    with

    performerID

    and if I were marking the change manually,
    it would be:

    -perform[-ance-]ID
    +perform{+er+}ID

    but in fact it is:

    -perform[-anc-]eID
    +performe{+r+}ID

    (obviously...).

    [Typos corrected.]

    #Diff
    #Morphology
    #SoftwareTools

  31. Funny thing, algorithms.
    I replaced

    performanceID

    with

    performerID

    and if I were marking the change manually,
    it would be:

    -perform[-ance-]ID
    +perform{+er+}ID

    but in fact it is:

    -perform[-anc-]eID
    +performe{+r+}ID

    (obviously...).

    [Typos corrected.]

    #Diff
    #Morphology
    #SoftwareTools

  32. RE: mastodon.green/@plazi_species/

    Beetles of the genus #Cheironitis (#Scarabaeinae) are characterized by a strikingly #robust #morphology in the #adults, while the larvae usually resemble cockchafer grubs. These are #dungbeetles that exhibit #broodcare. They are widespread in #arid regions of the #Palearctic and #Afrotropical regions. YuHeng Wang et al. (2025) described, i.a., the new species C. #aiweiae from #ShirenGou (Xinjiang Uygur). #Biodiversityresearch © this text #StefanFWirth

  33. RE: mastodon.green/@plazi_species/

    Beetles of the genus #Cheironitis (#Scarabaeinae) are characterized by a strikingly #robust #morphology in the #adults, while the larvae usually resemble cockchafer grubs. These are #dungbeetles that exhibit #broodcare. They are widespread in #arid regions of the #Palearctic and #Afrotropical regions. YuHeng Wang et al. (2025) described, i.a., the new species C. #aiweiae from #ShirenGou (Xinjiang Uygur). #Biodiversityresearch © this text #StefanFWirth

  34. Hi Fediverse,

    I am new here and would like to give a short #introduction.
    I am currently doing my #PhD in #biomechanics at the #HUBerlin where I focus on motor control of the trunk in the presence of low-back pain. As part of an interdisciplinary research team around the #CharitéBerlin our group is adressing #mechanics, #morphology and #motion of the spine.
    I am interested in #rstats, #Linux, #OpenScience, #FAIRData and #FreeSoftware.

    #Neuhier #introductions #PhD #Berlin #movementscience

  35. Hi Fediverse,

    I am new here and would like to give a short #introduction.
    I am currently doing my #PhD in #biomechanics at the #HUBerlin where I focus on motor control of the trunk in the presence of low-back pain. As part of an interdisciplinary research team around the #CharitéBerlin our group is adressing #mechanics, #morphology and #motion of the spine.
    I am interested in #rstats, #Linux, #OpenScience, #FAIRData and #FreeSoftware.

    #Neuhier #introductions #PhD #Berlin #movementscience

  36. 🧬 New paper by Dera et al. in Science Advances proposing a geometric complexity space to map the full morphological diversity of life.

    Striking result: life occupies only a tiny, clustered region of all geometrically possible forms, with large heteromorphic regions systematically avoided. The authors argue that this reflects deep physical and developmental constraints shaping evolution.

    🌍 science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv

    #Evolution #Complexity #Geometry #Morphology

  37. 🧬 New paper by Dera et al. in Science Advances proposing a geometric complexity space to map the full morphological diversity of life.

    Striking result: life occupies only a tiny, clustered region of all geometrically possible forms, with large heteromorphic regions systematically avoided. The authors argue that this reflects deep physical and developmental constraints shaping evolution.

    🌍 science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv

    #Evolution #Complexity #Geometry #Morphology

  38. #Morphology in #Biology is the study of the form and structure of organisms, including their external appearance, size, shape, and internal components like bones and organs.

    It examines how these parts are arranged and how they relate to each other, and plays a crucial role in classifying species and understanding their evolutionary relationships.

    knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/6924