"Vertebrates" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Animals having a vertebral column, members of the phylum Chordata, subphylum Craniata comprising mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.
| Descriptor ID |
D014714
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Vertebrates" by people in this website by year, and whether "Vertebrates" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Vertebrates" by people in Profiles.
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Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems. Nat Ecol Evol. 2025 Nov; 9(11):2002-2013.
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Novel assembly of a head-trunk interface in the sister group of jawed vertebrates. Nature. 2025 Sep; 645(8081):686-691.
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Re-make, re-model: evolution and development of vertebrate cranial lateral lines. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2025 Dec; 100(6):2237-2256.
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The origin of vertebrate teeth and evolution of sensory exoskeletons. Nature. 2025 Jun; 642(8066):119-124.
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Symmetry facilitated the evolution of heterospecificity and high-order stoichiometry in vertebrate hemoglobin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jan 28; 122(4):e2414756122.
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Adaptive trade-offs between vertebrate defence and insect predation drive Amazonian ant venom evolution. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Nov; 291(2035):20242184.
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Paleoinspired robotics as an experimental approach to the history of life. Sci Robot. 2024 10 23; 9(95):eadn1125.
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A pre-vertebrate endodermal origin of calcitonin-producing neuroendocrine cells. Development. 2024 Oct 15; 151(20).
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Small skeletons show size-specific scaling: an exploration of allometry in the mammalian lumbar spine. Proc Biol Sci. 2024 Apr 30; 291(2021):20232868.
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Evolution of tissue-specific expression of ancestral genes across vertebrates and insects. Nat Ecol Evol. 2024 Jun; 8(6):1140-1153.