A global catalog of whole-genome diversity from 233 primate species

LFK Kuderna, H Gao, MC Janiak, M Kuhlwilm, JD Orkin… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The rich diversity of morphology and behavior displayed across primate species provides an
informative context in which to study the impact of genomic diversity on fundamental …

Impacts of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg extinction on mammal diversification

RW Meredith, JE Janečka, J Gatesy, OA Ryder… - science, 2011 - science.org
Previous analyses of relations, divergence times, and diversification patterns among extant
mammalian families have relied on supertree methods and local molecular clocks. We …

A role for host–parasite interactions in the horizontal transfer of transposons across phyla

C Gilbert, S Schaack, JK Pace II, PJ Brindley… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Horizontal transfer (HT), or the passage of genetic material between non-mating species, is
increasingly recognized as an important force in the evolution of eukaryotic genomes …

The oldest known primate skeleton and early haplorhine evolution

X Ni, DL Gebo, M Dagosto, J Meng, P Tafforeau… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Reconstructing the earliest phases of primate evolution has been impeded by gaps in the
fossil record, so that disagreements persist regarding the palaeobiology and phylogenetic …

Inactivation of thermogenic UCP1 as a historical contingency in multiple placental mammal clades

MJ Gaudry, M Jastroch, JR Treberg, M Hofreiter… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Mitochondrial uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1) is essential for nonshivering thermogenesis in
brown adipose tissue and is widely accepted to have played a key thermoregulatory role in …

New perspectives on anthropoid origins

BA Williams, RF Kay, EC Kirk - Proceedings of the National …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Adaptive shifts associated with human origins are brought to light as we examine the human
fossil record and study our own genome and that of our closest ape relatives. However, the …

A comparative analysis of vibrissa count and infraorbital foramen area in primates and other mammals

MN Muchlinski - Journal of human evolution, 2010 - Elsevier
Vibrissae are specialized sensory “hairs” that respond to mechanical stimuli. Sensory
information from vibrissae is transmitted to the brain via the infraorbital nerve, which passes …

Elucidating geological and biological processes underlying the diversification of Sulawesi tarsiers

S Merker, C Driller… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Because of their exceptionally long independent evolution, a range diminution of their
Eocene relatives, and a remarkable subsequent diversification in Southeast Asia, tarsiers …

Visual System of the Only Nocturnal Anthropoid, Aotus: The Owl Monkey

CC Veilleux, CP Heesy - Owl Monkeys: Biology, Adaptive Radiation, and …, 2023 - Springer
Diurnal haplorhines exhibit derived traits for high-acuity photopic vision, unique across
mammals, and many other vertebrates. Yet, sometime in the mid-Miocene (12–15 MYA), the …

Twenty-five well-justified fossil calibrations for primate divergences

D de Vries, R Beck - Palaeontologia Electronica, 2023 - salford-repository.worktribe.com
Phylogenies with estimates of divergence times are essential for investigating many
evolutionary questions. In principle,“tip-dating” is arguably the most appropriate approach …