January 2019 PMID 30963871

Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes.

Manabu Sakamoto, Marcello Ruta, Chris Venditti

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Peak: 41 in Jan 2019
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What people are saying

The overall sentiment reflects strong agreement with the research's findings, illustrated by posts comparing bite forces of T. rex and finches, emphasizing fascination with evolutionary rapid adaptations. The tone ranges from playful (e.g., ‘battle of the bites’) to informative, with shared links to the full paper, demonstrating active participation and a keen interest in evolutionary biology.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions support the idea that rapid bursts of functional adaptations significantly influence bite force evolution in amniotes, aligning with the publication’s findings.

InterestHigh interest

Posts reveal high curiosity, especially around dramatic comparisons like T. rex vs. finches, indicating strong interest in the implications of the research.

EngagementHigh engagement

Several discussions involve sharing links to the full study, debating outcomes, and creating entertaining content (e.g., ‘battle of the bites’), demonstrating active and in-depth engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

The widespread sharing of visual comparisons and references to influential research suggest the discussions could influence how people understand evolutionary adaptations, though actual impact on scientific thought remains moderate.

Abstract in brief

  • The study highlights that the evolution of bite force in amniotes has experienced multiple rapid bursts of adaptation, involving entire groups like dinosaurs, birds, and humans, which significantly increased their adaptive rates.
  • It emphasizes that ignoring factors like evolutionary history and the rate of change can lead to misleading conclusions, as most of the amniote lineage shows steady evolution with coevolution to body size rather than extraordinary bursts.
  • The research introduces a new phylogenetic statistical method to detect these exceptional adaptive rate shifts, providing a valuable framework for studying other traits and their links to ecological and evolutionary events.]

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Uni of Reading
@UniofReading · X

New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. Watch the face-off then read the full paper: https://t.co/E0ymDF3UmW https://t.co/aDjUXav36f

Jan 9, 2019 · 35 likes · 10 shares · 59,022 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes #ProcB @drmambobob available to read here: https://t.co/u1lBWf8utc https://t.co/uSAWt79XQa

Jan 15, 2019 · 17 likes · 6 shares · 38,703 followers View post →
路上博物館
@rojohaku · X

ヒトの進化において咀嚼筋群の減少と脳容積の増加が反比例しているとの論文が出ました!ありがたい! https://t.co/9WyGNQjjHI

Jan 17, 2019 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 2,880 followers View post →
Ben G Thomas
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Jan 9, 2019 · 3 likes · 3,468 followers View post →
benjewerVFX
@BenjewerVfx · X

My proudest achievement at work continues to be this (clearly tongue-in-cheek) video comparing the relative bite forces of T. rex and a small bird, which continues to generate angry comments to this day https://t.co/rvR5X74mgQ

Jan 26, 2022 · 3 likes · 817 followers View post →
Pete Bryant
@PeterGlen17 · X

Which had the more powerful bite - a finch or a Tyrannosaurus rex? There's only one way to find out... FIGHT! https://t.co/SL7NlLJv2C Story here https://t.co/evw4t3rQpl And, if you're keen, full paper here https://t.co/WJrBZabOft

Jan 9, 2019 · 3 likes · 1 share · 339 followers View post →

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@NxtDeterio @Coolio_Art Okay its the last time I will tweet it read the comment section and there is a link to the study in the description https://t.co/aO2LtmosWT

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benjewerVFX
@BenjewerVfx · X

My proudest achievement at work continues to be this (clearly tongue-in-cheek) video comparing the relative bite forces of T. rex and a small bird, which continues to generate angry comments to this day https://t.co/rvR5X74mgQ

Jan 26, 2022 · 3 likes · 817 followers View post →
Europe PMC articles
@EuropePMC · X

New from #BBSRC https://t.co/lK6Mo1eOGx Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes

Jan 21, 2020 · 1,549 followers View post →
マンブルV2/フォアグラ
@V2manburu · X

RT @V2manburu: ①チスイコウモリモドキの噛む力(約8〜10kg) (https://t.co/bEero1hbMv) 体重は約134〜189gなので自重の約59.7〜74.6倍。 ②ガラパゴスフィンチの噛む力(約7kg) (https://t.co/xysLCSc…

Sep 2, 2019 · 1 share · 2,179 followers View post →
マンブルV2/フォアグラ
@V2manburu · X

①チスイコウモリモドキの噛む力(約8〜10kg) (https://t.co/bEero1hbMv) 体重は約134〜189gなので自重の約59.7〜74.6倍。 ②ガラパゴスフィンチの噛む力(約7kg) (https://t.co/xysLCSc5xB) 体重は約33gなので自重の約212倍。 (https://t.co/CIpWpQBOZS) 尚、ティラノサウルスの噛む力の約320倍相当。

Sep 2, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 2,179 followers View post →
LEONARDO LEON
@LeonardoJLLD · X

RT @heatonmoorpark: Finches and the park: Finch's Bite Is 320 Times More Powerful Than T. Rex's...... Extreme and rapid bursts of fu…

Jan 21, 2019 · 1 share · 1,310 followers View post →
Heaton Moor Park
@heatonmoorpark · X

Finches and the park: Finch's Bite Is 320 Times More Powerful Than T. Rex's...... Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amnio https://t.co/AoIPQKNZU6 https://t.co/mtfbYdptFP

Jan 19, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,691 followers View post →
ガイス
@shitake_reverse · X

RT @rojohaku: ヒトの進化において咀嚼筋群の減少と脳容積の増加が反比例しているとの論文が出ました!ありがたい! https://t.co/9WyGNQjjHI

Jan 19, 2019 · 2 shares · 3,470 followers View post →
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@morefrigerator · X

RT @rojohaku: ヒトの進化において咀嚼筋群の減少と脳容積の増加が反比例しているとの論文が出ました!ありがたい! https://t.co/9WyGNQjjHI

Jan 17, 2019 · 2 shares · 601 followers View post →
路上博物館
@rojohaku · X

ヒトの進化において咀嚼筋群の減少と脳容積の増加が反比例しているとの論文が出ました!ありがたい! https://t.co/9WyGNQjjHI

Jan 17, 2019 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 2,880 followers View post →
Marco Crotti
@Marco__Crotti · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes #ProcB @drmambobob available to read he…

Jan 16, 2019 · 6 shares · 168 followers View post →
MillieFiore
@MillieFiore · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes #ProcB @drmambobob available to read he…

Jan 16, 2019 · 6 shares · 2,778 followers View post →
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@haltaq · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes #ProcB @drmambobob available to read he…

Jan 15, 2019 · 6 shares · 3,554 followers View post →
Masa-aki Yoshida
@yoshidamasaaki · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes #ProcB @drmambobob available to read he…

Jan 15, 2019 · 6 shares · 2,865 followers View post →
David Evans
@DavidEvans_ROM · X

RT @RSocPublishing: Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes #ProcB @drmambobob available to read he…

Jan 15, 2019 · 6 shares · 14,058 followers View post →
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RT @RSocPublishing: Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes #ProcB @drmambobob available to read he…

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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes #ProcB @drmambobob available to read here: https://t.co/u1lBWf8utc https://t.co/uSAWt79XQa

Jan 15, 2019 · 17 likes · 6 shares · 38,703 followers View post →
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@haltaq · X

RT @uranus_2: 有羊膜類の咬合力は、やたら適応的変化率が高い変化が何回か繰り返して進化してきたが、一部にとどまる。身体サイズとの共進化が鍵。Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite f…

Jan 14, 2019 · 3 shares · 3,554 followers View post →
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@biasandvariance · X

RT @uranus_2: 有羊膜類の咬合力は、やたら適応的変化率が高い変化が何回か繰り返して進化してきたが、一部にとどまる。身体サイズとの共進化が鍵。Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite f…

Jan 13, 2019 · 3 shares · 1,663 followers View post →
Harano T
@tharano34 · X

RT @uranus_2: 有羊膜類の咬合力は、やたら適応的変化率が高い変化が何回か繰り返して進化してきたが、一部にとどまる。身体サイズとの共進化が鍵。Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite f…

Jan 13, 2019 · 3 shares · 959 followers View post →
マーキュリー2世
@uranus_2 · X

有羊膜類の咬合力は、やたら適応的変化率が高い変化が何回か繰り返して進化してきたが、一部にとどまる。身体サイズとの共進化が鍵。Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes https://t.co/cNdQai1Tqq

Jan 12, 2019 · 2 likes · 3 shares · 5,523 followers View post →
Sergio González Mora
@PhylumBryozoa · X

Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes: https://t.co/7vsqO6jKvO

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Extreme and rapid bursts of functional adaptations shape bite force in amniotes | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/w8BTY6Fg4e

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RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

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RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

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Me ha gustado un vídeo de @YouTube (https://t.co/w4xyDW7sp5 - Radio Waves From Space & Protoichthyosaurus - 7 Days of Science).

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Ben G Thomas
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RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

Jan 9, 2019 · 10 shares · 2,352 followers View post →
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@SCENARIO_DTP · X

SCENARIO supervisors do amazing research - who'd have thought finches are so powerful! https://t.co/ICMqmDEQrj See details of Chris Venditti's project on hominid dispersal, climate and encephalization for #PhD 2019 intake at https://t.co/w58l0kF9gU

Jan 9, 2019 · 778 followers View post →
Max Riley
@SpoonieBugKid · X

RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

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@UniRdg_Research · X

RT @UniRdg_News: Who would win between a Tyrannosaurus rex and a finch? Find out in the 'battle of the bites' based on new evolution resear…

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RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

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RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

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RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

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@ColeZoology · X

RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

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Robert Jackson
@RobWJackson · X

RT @UniofReading: New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. W…

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Uni of Reading
@UniofReading · X

New research led by @drmambobob in @ReadingBioSci has compared the relative bite force of a T-Rex vs a Galapagos Finch. Watch the face-off then read the full paper: https://t.co/E0ymDF3UmW https://t.co/aDjUXav36f

Jan 9, 2019 · 35 likes · 10 shares · 59,022 followers View post →
Nicola Hine
@nicola_hine · X

RT @PeterGlen17: Which had the more powerful bite - a finch or a Tyrannosaurus rex? There's only one way to find out... FIGHT! https://t.co…

Jan 9, 2019 · 1 share · 2,764 followers View post →
Pete Bryant
@PeterGlen17 · X

Which had the more powerful bite - a finch or a Tyrannosaurus rex? There's only one way to find out... FIGHT! https://t.co/SL7NlLJv2C Story here https://t.co/evw4t3rQpl And, if you're keen, full paper here https://t.co/WJrBZabOft

Jan 9, 2019 · 3 likes · 1 share · 339 followers View post →
Reading Uni News
@UniRdg_News · X

Who would win between a Tyrannosaurus rex and a finch? Find out in the 'battle of the bites' based on new evolution research by @ReadingBioSci @drmambobob and @Unilincoln https://t.co/59k4Jj6sC7 Full paper here https://t.co/exqWoN0nQ5

Jan 9, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 5,488 followers View post →