Deep phylogenetic incongruence in the angiosperm clade Rosidae

M Sun, DE Soltis, PS Soltis, X Zhu, JG Burleigh… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Analysis of large data sets can help resolve difficult nodes in the tree of life and also
reveal complex evolutionary histories. The placement of the Celastrales–Oxalidales …

Characterizing gene tree conflict in plastome-inferred phylogenies

JF Walker, N Walker-Hale, OM Vargas, DA Larson… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Evolutionary relationships among plants have been inferred primarily using chloroplast data.
To date, no study has comprehensively examined the plastome for gene tree conflict. Using …

Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and diversification of angiosperm order Ericales suggest ancient Neotropical and East Asian connections

JP Rose, TJ Kleist, SD Löfstrand, BT Drew… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Inferring interfamilial relationships within the eudicot order Ericales has remained one of the
more recalcitrant problems in angiosperm phylogenetics, likely due to a rapid, ancient …

Evolution of complex symbiotic relationships in a morphologically derived family of lichenforming fungi

PK Divakar, A Crespo, M Wedin, SD Leavitt… - New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the evolutionary history of the Parmeliaceae (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota),
one of the largest families of lichenforming fungi with complex and variable morphologies …

Defense mutualisms enhance plant diversification

MG Weber, AA Agrawal - Proceedings of the National …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
The ability of plants to form mutualistic relationships with animal defenders has long been
suspected to influence their evolutionary success, both by decreasing extinction risk and by …

Genomic repeat abundances contain phylogenetic signal

S Dodsworth, MW Chase, LJ Kelly, IJ Leitch… - Systematic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
A large proportion of genomic information, particularly repetitive elements, is usually ignored
when researchers are using next-generation sequencing. Here we demonstrate the …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in plants: an overview of target species and the virus-derived vector systems

M Lange, AL Yellina, S Orashakova… - Virus-Induced gene …, 2013 - Springer
The analysis of gene functions in non-model plant species is often hampered by the fact that
stable genetic transformation to downregulate gene expression is laborious and time …

How wood evolves: a new synthesis

S Carlquist - Botany, 2012 - cdnsciencepub.com
Recent advances in wood physiology, molecular phylogeny, and ultrastructure (chiefly
scanning electron microscopy, SEM), as well as important new knowledge in traditional …

Settling a family feud: A highlevel phylogenomic framework for the Gentianales based on 353 nuclear genes and partial plastomes

A Antonelli, JJ Clarkson, K Kainulainen… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Comprising five families that vastly differ in species richness—ranging from
Gelsemiaceae with 13 species to the Rubiaceae with 13,775 species—members of the …

Completion of the Chloroplast Genomes of Five Chinese Juglans and Their Contribution to Chloroplast Phylogeny

Y Hu, KE Woeste, P Zhao - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Juglans L.(walnuts and butternuts) is an economically and ecologically important genus in
the family Juglandaceae. All Juglans are important nut and timber trees. Juglans regia …