Divergence-time estimation based on molecular phylogenies and the fossil record has
provided insights into fundamental questions of evolutionary biology. In Bayesian node …

Time-calibrated species phylogenies are critical for addressing a wide range of questions in
evolutionary biology, such as those that elucidate historical biogeography or uncover …

Molecular clock methods allow biologists to estimate divergence times, which in turn play an
important role in comparative studies of many evolutionary processes. It is well known that …

Cichlid fishes are one of the most important model systems for evolutionary biology.
Unfortunately, however, the timeline of cichlid diversification is still insufficiently known and …

Timescales are of fundamental importance to evolutionary biology as they facilitate
hypothesis tests of historical evolutionary processes. Through the incorporation of fossil …

Fossil information is essential for estimating species divergence times, and can be
integrated into Bayesian phylogenetic inference using the fossilized birth–death (FBD) …

Background Recent advances in DNA sequencing and computation offer the opportunity for
reliable estimates of divergence times between organisms based on molecular data …

Recent advances have allowed for both morphological fossil evidence and molecular
sequences to be integrated into a single combined inference of divergence dates under the …

Timing divergence events allow us to infer the conditions under which biodiversity has
evolved and gain important insights into the mechanisms driving evolution. Cichlid fishes …

Bayesian inference provides a powerful framework for integrating different sources of
information (in particular, molecules and fossils) to derive estimates of species divergence …