The Weberian apparatus boosts hearing in otophysan fish via modified bones and ligaments. Using advanced imaging and histology, a study from @jakeleyhr.bsky.social and @remorphevolab.bsky.social reveals new insights into the elusive first intercostal ligament and its role in this acoustic system

🚨 New(ish 😅) publication alert! 🚨 Out now in the latest issue of the Journal of Anatomy, we described an almost completely overlooked ligament in the Zebrafish Weberian apparatus, and its potential impact on sound transmission 🐟🔊: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Let’s dive in! 🧵 1/

🎉 New publication from the DEV team at BIOM! The sensory shark: High-quality data on Scyliorhinus canicula reveal the evolution of sensory organs in jawed vertebrates, published in Molecular Biology and Evolution (2024). 🦈✨ 👉 doi.org/10.1093/molb... Congrats ! #catshark #BIOM #evolution #genome