Evolution of early Homo: An integrated biological perspective

SC Antón, R Potts, LC Aiello - science, 2014 - science.org
Background Until recently, the evolution of the genus Homo has been interpreted in the
context of the onset of African aridity and the expansion of open grasslands. Homo erectus …

Comparative phylogeography of African savannah ungulates1

ED Lorenzen, R Heller, HR Siegismund - Molecular ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The savannah biome of sub‐Saharan Africa harbours the highest diversity of ungulates
(hoofed mammals) on Earth. In this review, we compile population genetic data from 19 …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-locus analyses reveal four giraffe species instead of one

J Fennessy, T Bidon, F Reuss, V Kumar, P Elkan… - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
Traditionally, one giraffe species and up to eleven subspecies have been recognized [1];
however, nine subspecies are commonly accepted [2]. Even after a century of research, the …

Whole-genome analysis of giraffe supports four distinct species

RTF Coimbra, S Winter, V Kumar, KP Koepfli… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Species is the fundamental taxonomic unit in biology and its delimitation has implications for
conservation. In giraffe (Giraffa spp.), multiple taxonomic classifications have been proposed …

[图书][B] Insect biodiversity: science and society

RG Foottit, PH Adler - 2009 - books.google.com
Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society brings together leading scientific experts to assess
the impact insects have on humankind and the earth's fragile ecosystems. It examines why …

Integration of DNA barcoding into an ongoing inventory of complex tropical biodiversity

DH Janzen, W Hallwachs, P Blandin… - Molecular ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Inventory of the caterpillars, their food plants and parasitoids began in 1978 for today's Area
de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG), in northwestern Costa Rica. This complex mosaic of …

Species inflation and taxonomic artefacts—A critical comment on recent trends in mammalian classification

FE Zachos, M Apollonio, EV Bärmann… - Mammalian …, 2013 - Springer
Recently, many new (extant) mammal species have been named, mostly by raising
subspecies to species rank. This is primarily a consequence of the phylogenetic species …

Paleo-ENSO influence on African environments and early modern humans

S Kaboth-Bahr, WD Gosling… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
In this study, we synthesize terrestrial and marine proxy records, spanning the past 620 ky,
to decipher pan-African climate variability and its drivers and potential linkages to hominin …

Gene Flow Increases Phylogenetic Structure and Inflates Cryptic Species Estimations: A Case Study on Widespread Philippine Puddle Frogs (Occidozyga laevis)

KO Chan, CR Hutter, PL Wood Jr, YC Su… - Systematic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In cryptic amphibian complexes, there is a growing trend to equate high levels of genetic
structure with hidden cryptic species diversity. Typically, phylogenetic structure and distance …

More grist for the mill? Species delimitation in the genomic era and its implications for conservation

DWG Stanton, P Frandsen, RK Waples, R Heller… - Conservation …, 2019 - Springer
Species delimitation is one of the most contested areas in modern biology, with widespread
disagreement about almost every aspect of the definition and implementation of the …