The advent of numerical methods for analysing phylogenetic relationships, along with the
study of morphology and molecular data, has driven our understanding of animal …

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 …

One of the greatest challenges in using faunal assemblages to make ecological or
paleoecological interpretations is determining the spatial scale over which such analyses …

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 …

Background Uniquely among hominoids, gibbons exist as multiple geographically
contiguous taxa exhibiting distinctive behavioral, morphological, and karyotypic …

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 …

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 …

Plesiadapiform mammals, as stem primates, are key to understanding the evolutionary and
ecological origins of Pan-Primates and Euarchonta. The Purgatoriidae, as the geologically …

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 …

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 …