Mu, Xian-Yun Tong, Ling Sun, Miao Zhu, Yi-Xuan Wen, Jun Lin, Qin-Wen Liu, Bing
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
The walnut family Juglandaceae was widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere while several extant genera now exhibit intercontinental disjunctions. Recent progress in the systematics of Juglandaceae has greatly broadened our knowledge about its origin and evolution. However, there are still uncertainties about the intergeneric relationships wit...
Anderson, Frank E Marian, José Eduardo A R
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
The wide disparity in adult body size observed both within and among animal taxa has long attracted widespread interest, with several general rules having been proposed to explain trends in body size evolution. Adult body size disparity among the cephalopod mollusks is remarkable, with adult body sizes ranging from a few centimeters to several mete...
Shaughnessy, Peter D
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
Ali, Jason R
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
Recently, Lv et al. (2018) published an age-calibrated phylogenetic tree for the Kurixalus frogs, members of which occur across parts of South, South-east and East Asia. A clade on Taiwan, represented by Kurixalus idiootocus and the Kurixalus eiffingeri species complex, is deemed to have been resident since the middle Cenozoic; its closest congener...
Streicher, Jeffrey W Loader, Simon P Varela-Jaramillo, Andrea Montoya, Paola de Sá, Rafael O
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
Narrow-mouthed frogs (Anura: Microhylidae) are globally distributed and molecular data suggest the rapid evolution of multiple subfamilies shortly after their origin. Despite recent progress, several subfamilial relationships remain unexplored using phylogenomic data. We analysed 1,796 nuclear ultraconserved elements, a total matrix of 400,664 nucl...
Torres-Carvajal, Omar Hinojosa, Katherin C
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
The spatial distribution of genetic diversity of widely distributed Neotropical tetrapods has been an active research field during the last decade, although it has focused on lowland (mostly Amazonian) taxa. In this paper we use phylogenetic analyses to explore the diversity within two widely distributed snake species, Erythrolamprus epinephelus an...
Leria, Laia Vila-Farré, Miquel Álvarez-Presas, Marta Sánchez-Gracia, Alejandro Rozas, Julio Sluys, Ronald Riutort, Marta
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
The keystone of planarian taxonomy traditionally has been the anatomy of the copulatory apparatus. However, many planarian species comprise asexual fissiparous populations, with the fissiparous animals not developing a copulatory apparatus, thus precluding their morphological identification. Incorporation of molecular data into planarian systematic...
Matthews, Emma F Abrams, Kym M Cooper, Steven J B Huey, Joel A Hillyer, Mia J Humphreys, William F Austin, Andrew D Guzik, Michelle T
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
Like other crustacean families, the Parabathynellidae is a poorly studied subterranean and aquatic (stygobiontic) group in Australia, with many regions of available habitat having not yet been surveyed. Here we used a combined approach of molecular species delimitation methods, applied to mitochondrial and nuclear genetic data, to identify putative...
Khan, Gulzar Franco, Fernando F Silva, Gislaine A R Bombonato, Juliana R Machado, Marlon Alonso, Diego P Ribolla, Paulo E M Albach, Dirk C Moraes, Evandro M
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
Hybridization and introgression between species in contact/hybrid zones provide important insight into the genetic and ecological mechanisms of speciation. Cactaceae represents the most important radiation of true succulent angiosperms in the New World. This diversification continues to date, with species experiencing few intrinsic barriers to gene...
Lajmi, Aparna Karanth, Praveen K
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Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
The Eocene-Oligocene cooling marks a global shift towards a cooler and drier climate, concurrent with significant turnover in biota globally. In Peninsular India, palynological investigations suggest a shift from wet rainforest vegetation to dry and seasonal species during this period. However, the grassland and open habitats that dominate this reg...
