A phylogenomic framework, evolutionary timeline and genomic resources for comparative studies of decapod crustaceans

JM Wolfe, JW Breinholt, KA Crandall… - … of the Royal …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Comprising over 15 000 living species, decapods (crabs, shrimp and lobsters) are the most
instantly recognizable crustaceans, representing a considerable global food source …

Species interactions have predictable impacts on diversification

Y Zeng, JJ Wiens - Ecology Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A fundamental goal of ecology is to reveal generalities in the myriad types of interactions
among species, such as competition, mutualism and predation. Another goal is to explain …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic supertree reveals detailed evolution of SARS-CoV-2

T Li, D Liu, Y Yang, J Guo, Y Feng, X Zhang, S Cheng… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the emerged coronavirus SARS-
CoV-2 is spreading globally. The origin of SARS-Cov-2 and its evolutionary relationship is …

[HTML][HTML] Mushroom body evolution demonstrates homology and divergence across Pancrustacea

NJ Strausfeld, GH Wolff, ME Sayre - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Descriptions of crustacean brains have focused mainly on three highly derived lineages of
malacostracans: the reptantian infraorders represented by spiny lobsters, lobsters, and …

[HTML][HTML] Decoupling speciation and extinction reveals both abiotic and biotic drivers shaped 250 million years of diversity in crocodile-line archosaurs

ARD Payne, PD Mannion, GT Lloyd… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Whereas living representatives of Pseudosuchia, crocodylians, number fewer than 30
species, more than 700 pseudosuchian species are known from their 250-million-year fossil …

Evolution of protective symbiosis in palaemonid shrimps (Decapoda: Caridea) with emphases on host spectrum and morphological adaptations

LH Chow, S De Grave, LM Tsang - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2021 - Elsevier
Palaemonidae is the most speciose caridean shrimp family, with its huge biodiversity
partially generated via symbiosis with various marine invertebrates. Previous studies have …

When ecological transitions are not so infrequent: independent colonizations of athalassohaline water bodies by Arcellidae (Arcellinida; Amoebozoa), with …

F Useros, R González-Miguéns… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The salinity and humidity barriers divide biodiversity and strongly influence the distribution of
organisms. Crossing them opens the possibility for organisms to colonize new niches and …

Ecological and phenotypic diversification after a continental invasion in Neotropical freshwater stingrays

MA Kolmann, FPL Marques, JC Weaver… - Integrative and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Habitat transitions are key potential explanations for why some lineages have diversified
and others have not—from Anolis lizards to Darwin's finches. The ecological ramifications of …

A new method for quantifying heterochrony in evolutionary lineages

JC Lamsdell - Paleobiology, 2021 - cambridge.org
The occupation of new environments by evolutionary lineages is frequently associated with
morphological changes. This covariation of ecotype and phenotype is expected due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated atmospheric CO2 promoted speciation in mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae)

C Tang, KE Davis, C Delmer, D Yang… - Communications biology, 2018 - nature.com
Mosquitoes are of great medical significance as vectors of deadly diseases. Despite this,
little is known about their evolutionary history or how their present day diversity has been …