The endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria during eukaryogenesis has long been viewed as
an adaptive response to the oxygenation of Earth's surface environment, presuming a …

Plant (archaeplastid) evolution has transformed the biosphere, but we are only now
beginning to learn how this took place through comparative genomics, phylogenetics, and …

The Viridiplantae comprise two main clades, the Chlorophyta (including a diverse array of
marine and freshwater green algae) and the Streptophyta (consisting of the freshwater …

Although Ce anomalies are commonly used to reconstruct past seawater redox conditions,
published interpretations are based on various proxy materials and analytical approaches …

The Ulvophyceae, a major group of green algae, is of particular evolutionary interest
because of its remarkable morphological and ecological diversity. Its phylogenetic …

Accumulated records of organic microfossils span billions of years of Earth history. The
majority of this record consists of prokaryotes plus eukaryotes of a protistan grade, yet this …

While there is significant data on eukaryogenesis and the early development of the
eukaryotic lineage, major uncertainties regarding their origins and evolution remain …

The origin of modern eukaryotes is one of the key transitions in life's history, and also one of
the least understood. Although the fossil record provides the most direct view of this process …

Estimates for animal antiquity exhibit a significant disconnect between those from molecular
clocks, which indicate crown animals evolved∼ 800 million years ago (Ma), and those from …

Upon realizing the need for a comprehensive treatise on seaweed cultivation and its
utilization for food and nutritional security, we the editors present to you two volumes on …