Good alpha taxonomy is central to biology. On the basis of a survey of arthropod studies that
used multiple disciplines for species delimitation, we evaluated the performance of single …

Congruence is a broadly applied notion in evolutionary biology used to justify multigene
phylogeny or phylogenomics, as well as in studies of coevolution, lateral gene transfer, and …

Despite intensive study, many aspects of the evolutionary history of great apes and humans
(Hominidae) are not well understood. In particular, the phylogenetic relationships of many …

Homoiologies are homoplasies that are caused by nongenetic environmental factors. The
homoiology hypothesis predicts that osseous regions subject to repeated biomechanical …

This study examines African papionin phylogenetic history through a comprehensive
cladistic analysis of extant and fossil craniodental morphology using both quantitative and …

The announcement of a new species, Homo floresiensis, a primitive hominin that survived
until relatively recent times is an enormous challenge to paradigms of human evolution. Until …

Background The evolutionary history of the Old World monkey tribe Papionini comprising the
genera Macaca, Mandrillus, Cercocebus, Lophocebus, Theropithecus, Rungwecebus and …

Although the bushmeat trade is a significant component of the Anthropocene crisis in the
tropics, the reliability of species-level identification is generally lacking from bushmeat …

Inference of feeding adaptation in extinct species is challenging, and reconstructions of the
paleobiology of our ancestors have utilized an array of analytical approaches. Comparative …

In recent years, an increasing range of scientists from the fields of psychology, anthropology
and archaeology are recognising the value of utilising Darwinian theory to study cultural …