Tectonics, climate and the diversification of the tropical African terrestrial flora and fauna
TLP Couvreur, G Dauby, A Blach‐Overgaard… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical Africa is home to an astonishing biodiversity occurring in a variety of ecosystems.
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …
Past climatic change and geological events have impacted the evolution and diversification …
A brief review of vertebrate sex evolution with a pledge for integrative research: towards 'sexomics'
Triggers and biological processes controlling male or female gonadal differentiation vary in
vertebrates, with sex determination (SD) governed by environmental factors or simple to …
vertebrates, with sex determination (SD) governed by environmental factors or simple to …
Phylogenomic analyses highlight innovation and introgression in the continental radiations of Fagaceae across the Northern Hemisphere
BF Zhou, S Yuan, AA Crowl, YY Liang, Y Shi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Northern Hemisphere forests changed drastically in the early Eocene with the diversification
of the oak family (Fagaceae). Cooling climates over the next 20 million years fostered the …
of the oak family (Fagaceae). Cooling climates over the next 20 million years fostered the …
The interplay of past diversification and evolutionary isolation with present imperilment across the amphibian tree of life
Human activities continue to erode the tree of life, requiring us to prioritize research and
conservation. Amphibians represent key victims and bellwethers of global change, and the …
conservation. Amphibians represent key victims and bellwethers of global change, and the …
Earth history and the passerine superradiation
Avian diversification has been influenced by global climate change, plate tectonic
movements, and mass extinction events. However, the impact of these factors on the …
movements, and mass extinction events. However, the impact of these factors on the …
TreeShrink: fast and accurate detection of outlier long branches in collections of phylogenetic trees
Background Sequence data used in reconstructing phylogenetic trees may include various
sources of error. Typically errors are detected at the sequence level, but when missed, the …
sources of error. Typically errors are detected at the sequence level, but when missed, the …
[PDF][PDF] Phylogenomics reveals ancient gene tree discordance in the amphibian tree of life
Molecular phylogenies have yielded strong support for many parts of the amphibian Tree of
Life, but poor support for the resolution of deeper nodes, including relationships among …
Life, but poor support for the resolution of deeper nodes, including relationships among …
Frog phylogeny: a time-calibrated, species-level tree based on hundreds of loci and 5,242 species
Large-scale, time-calibrated phylogenies from supermatrix studies have become crucial for
evolutionary and ecological studies in many groups of organisms. However, in frogs (anuran …
evolutionary and ecological studies in many groups of organisms. However, in frogs (anuran …
Early evolution of modern birds structured by global forest collapse at the end-Cretaceous mass extinction
The fossil record and recent molecular phylogenies support an extraordinary early-Cenozoic
radiation of crown birds (Neornithes) after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction …
radiation of crown birds (Neornithes) after the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction …
The origin of the legumes is a complex paleopolyploid phylogenomic tangle closely associated with the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction event
The consequences of the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) boundary (KPB) mass extinction
for the evolution of plant diversity remain poorly understood, even though evolutionary …
for the evolution of plant diversity remain poorly understood, even though evolutionary …