Assembling the lophotrochozoan (= spiralian) tree of life
G Giribet - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The advent of numerical methods for analysing phylogenetic relationships, along with the
study of morphology and molecular data, has driven our understanding of animal …
study of morphology and molecular data, has driven our understanding of animal …
Proboscideans and paleoenvironments of the Pleistocene Great Lakes: landscape, vegetation, and stable isotopes
In this study, we review the history of proboscideans in the Great Lakes region (Ontario and
western New York) in the context of local glacial and vegetational histories. Further, we …
western New York) in the context of local glacial and vegetational histories. Further, we …
Mapping the origin of faunal assemblages using strontium isotopes
One of the greatest challenges in using faunal assemblages to make ecological or
paleoecological interpretations is determining the spatial scale over which such analyses …
paleoecological interpretations is determining the spatial scale over which such analyses …
[HTML][HTML] The Lingula genome provides insights into brachiopod evolution and the origin of phosphate biomineralization
YJ Luo, T Takeuchi, R Koyanagi, L Yamada… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The evolutionary origins of lingulid brachiopods and their calcium phosphate shells have
been obscure. Here we decode the 425-Mb genome of Lingula anatina to gain insights into …
been obscure. Here we decode the 425-Mb genome of Lingula anatina to gain insights into …
[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial Genome Sequences Effectively Reveal the Phylogeny of Hylobates Gibbons
Background Uniquely among hominoids, gibbons exist as multiple geographically
contiguous taxa exhibiting distinctive behavioral, morphological, and karyotypic …
contiguous taxa exhibiting distinctive behavioral, morphological, and karyotypic …
Rapid diversification and dispersal during periods of global warming by plethodontid salamanders
DR Vieites, MS Min, DB Wake - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
A phylogeny and timescale derived from analyses of multilocus nuclear DNA sequences for
Holarctic genera of plethodontid salamanders reveal them to be an old radiation whose …
Holarctic genera of plethodontid salamanders reveal them to be an old radiation whose …
Exhaustive sample set among Viverridae reveals the sister-group of felids: the linsangs as a case of extreme morphological convergence within Feliformia
P Gaubert, G Veron - Proceedings of the Royal Society of …, 2003 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although molecular studies have helped to clarify the phylogeny of the problematic family
Viverridae, a recent phylogenetic investigation based on cytochrome b (cyt b) has excluded …
Viverridae, a recent phylogenetic investigation based on cytochrome b (cyt b) has excluded …
Earliest Palaeocene purgatoriids and the initial radiation of stem primates
GP Wilson Mantilla, SGB Chester… - Royal Society …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Plesiadapiform mammals, as stem primates, are key to understanding the evolutionary and
ecological origins of Pan-Primates and Euarchonta. The Purgatoriidae, as the geologically …
ecological origins of Pan-Primates and Euarchonta. The Purgatoriidae, as the geologically …
Sorting out relationships among the grouse and ptarmigan using intron, mitochondrial, and ultra-conserved element sequences
NW Persons, PA Hosner, KA Meiklejohn… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2016 - Elsevier
The Holarctic phasianid clade of the grouse and ptarmigan has received substantial
attention in areas such as evolution of mating systems, display behavior, and population …
attention in areas such as evolution of mating systems, display behavior, and population …
Recent advances on variability, morpho-functional adaptations, dental terminology, and evolution of sloths
The occasion of the Xenarthra Symposium during the ICVM 9 meeting allowed us to reflect
on the considerable advances in the knowledge of sloths made by the “X-community” over …
on the considerable advances in the knowledge of sloths made by the “X-community” over …