Molecular‐clock methods for estimating evolutionary rates and timescales
The molecular clock presents a means of estimating evolutionary rates and timescales using
genetic data. These estimates can lead to important insights into evolutionary processes and …
genetic data. These estimates can lead to important insights into evolutionary processes and …
Bayesian molecular dating: opening up the black box
Molecular dating analyses allow evolutionary timescales to be estimated from genetic data,
offering an unprecedented capacity for investigating the evolutionary past of all species …
offering an unprecedented capacity for investigating the evolutionary past of all species …
Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles
Beetles constitute the most biodiverse animal order with over 380 000 described species
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
Comparison of methods for molecular species delimitation across a range of speciation scenarios
Species are fundamental units in biological research and can be defined on the basis of
various operational criteria. There has been growing use of molecular approaches for …
various operational criteria. There has been growing use of molecular approaches for …
Cyanobacteria and the Great Oxidation Event: evidence from genes and fossils
Cyanobacteria are among the most ancient of evolutionary lineages, oxygenic
photosynthesizers that may have originated before 3.0 Ga, as evidenced by free oxygen …
photosynthesizers that may have originated before 3.0 Ga, as evidenced by free oxygen …
Argasid and ixodid systematics: implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list
BJ Mans, J Featherston, M Kvas, KA Pillay… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2019 - Elsevier
The systematics of the genera and subgenera within the soft tick family Argasidae is not
adequately resolved. Different classification schemes, reflecting diverse schools of scientific …
adequately resolved. Different classification schemes, reflecting diverse schools of scientific …
Using phylogenomic data to explore the effects of relaxed clocks and calibration strategies on divergence time estimation: primates as a test case
MD Reis, GF Gunnell, J Barba-Montoya… - Systematic …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Primates have long been a test case for the development of phylogenetic methods for
divergence time estimation. Despite a large number of studies, however, the timing of …
divergence time estimation. Despite a large number of studies, however, the timing of …
Priors and posteriors in Bayesian timing of divergence analyses: the age of butterflies revisited
The need for robust estimates of times of divergence is essential for downstream analyses,
yet assessing this robustness is still rare. We generated a time-calibrated genus-level …
yet assessing this robustness is still rare. We generated a time-calibrated genus-level …
The fossil record of spiders revisited: implications for calibrating trees and evidence for a major faunal turnover since the Mesozoic
ILF Magalhaes, GHF Azevedo, P Michalik… - Biological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Studies in evolutionary biology and biogeography increasingly rely on the estimation of
dated phylogenetic trees using molecular clocks. In turn, the calibration of such clocks is …
dated phylogenetic trees using molecular clocks. In turn, the calibration of such clocks is …
Consequences of secondary calibrations on divergence time estimates
JJ Schenk - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Secondary calibrations (calibrations based on the results of previous molecular dating
studies) are commonly applied in divergence time analyses in groups that lack fossil data; …
studies) are commonly applied in divergence time analyses in groups that lack fossil data; …