Animal mitochondrial DNA is a small, extrachromosomal genome, typically∼ 16 kb in size.
With few exceptions, all animal mitochondrial genomes contain the same 37 genes: two for …

The history of long‐branch attraction, and in particular methods suggested to detect and
avoid the artifact to date, is reviewed. Methods suggested to avoid LBA‐artifacts include …

Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment.
This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents …

One of the most important aspects of mitochondrial (mt) genome evolution in Metazoa is
constancy of size and gene content of mtDNA, whose plasticity is maintained through a great …

Recent molecular phylogenies have changed our perspective on the evolution of
echolocation in bats. These phylogenies suggest that certain bats with sophisticated …

Here we show that progress towards a reliable phylogeny for placental mammals at the
ordinal level continues apace. We draw especially upon insights from the recent" …

Deciphering relationships among the orders of placental mammals remains an important
problem in evolutionary biology and has implications for understanding patterns of …

The strict orthology of mitochondrial (mt) coding sequences has promoted their use in
phylogenetic analyses at different levels. Here we present the results of a mitogenomic study …

Molecular and morphological data have important roles in illuminating evolutionary history.
DNA data often yield well resolved phylogenies for living taxa, but are generally …

Bats (order Chiroptera) are one of the few orders of mammals that echolocate and the only
group with the capacity for powered flight. The order is subdivided into Microchiroptera and …