"Wings, Animal" 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.
Movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which certain animals such as birds, bats, or insects are able to fly.
| Descriptor ID |
D014921
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.395.823
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Wings, Animal" by people in this website by year, and whether "Wings, Animal" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wings, Animal" by people in Profiles.
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Building variation in visual displays through discrete modifications of motion. Proc Biol Sci. 2026 Jan 07; 293(2062).
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A shared gene but distinct dynamics regulate mimicry polymorphisms in closely related butterfly species. Proc Biol Sci. 2025 11; 292(2059):20250966.
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Wing morphology of Anchiornis huxleyi and the evolution of molt strategies in paravian dinosaurs. Commun Biol. 2025 Nov 21; 8(1):1633.
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Functional genetic elements of a butterfly mimicry supergene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Oct 14; 122(41):e2509864122.
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Hierarchical woven fibrillar structures in developing single gyroids in butterflies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Oct 07; 122(40):e2507297122.
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Chicago Archaeopteryx informs on the early evolution of the avian bauplan. Nature. 2025 05; 641(8065):1201-1207.
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Genetic, developmental, and neural changes underlying the evolution of butterfly mate preference. PLoS Biol. 2025 Mar; 23(3):e3002989.
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Lepidopteran scale cells derive from sensory organ precursors through a canonical lineage. Development. 2025 03 01; 152(5).
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Insights into the early evolution of modern avian physiology from fossilized soft tissues from the Mesozoic. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2025 Feb 27; 380(1920):20230426.
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Ancestral neural circuits potentiate the origin of a female sexual behavior in Drosophila. Nat Commun. 2024 10 28; 15(1):9210.