Oxytocin is an endogenous neuropeptide hormone that influences social behaviour and bonding in mammals. Variations in oxytocin receptor (OXTR) expression may play a role in the social deficits seen in
Full dataset containing the species richness, number of endemic species, and the physical and environmental characteristics of each of the 5592 islands included in this study
Global warming appears to favour smaller-bodied organisms, but whether larger species are also more vulnerable to thermal extremes, as suggested for past mass-extinction events, is still an open quest
GenBank accession numbers for A. epigalium plastomes, partial mitochondrial genomes, and rbcL sequences used in this study. Sequences reported for the first time in this study are also accompanied by