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 …

The molecular clock has played an important role in biological research, both as a
description of the evolutionary process and as a tool for inferring evolutionary timescales …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus first isolated in Uganda in 1947. Although
entomological and virologic surveillance have reported ZIKV enzootic activity in diverse …

The complex allotetraploid nature of the cotton genome (AADD; 2 n= 52) makes genetic,
genomic and functional analyses extremely challenging. Here we sequenced and …

Background Chikungunya and dengue viruses emerged in Gabon in 2007, with large
outbreaks primarily affecting the capital Libreville and several northern towns. Both viruses …

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 …

Emerging infectious diseases are reducing biodiversity on a global scale. Recently, the
emergence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans resulted in rapid …

Species of Pestalotiopsis occur commonly as plant pathogens, and represent a fungal group
known to produce a wide range of chemically novel, diverse metabolites. In the present …

One of the main impediments for obtaining DNA sequences from ancient human skeletons is
the presence of contaminating modern human DNA molecules in many fossil samples and …

N itrospira are the most widespread and diverse known nitrite‐oxidizing bacteria and key
nitrifiers in natural and engineered ecosystems. Nevertheless, their ecophysiology and …