The clade Pancrustacea, comprising crustaceans and hexapods, is the most diverse group
of animals on earth, containing over 80% of animal species and half of animal biomass. It …

Reliable orthology prediction is central to comparative genomics. Although orthology is
defined by phylogenetic criteria, most automated prediction methods are based on pairwise …

The number of sequenced plant genomes and associated genomic resources is growing
rapidly with the advent of both an increased focus on plant genomics from funding agencies …

Oil palm is the most productive oil-bearing crop. Although it is planted on only 5% of the total
world vegetable oil acreage, palm oil accounts for 33% of vegetable oil and 45% of edible …

Orthology inference is central to phylogenomic analyses. Phylogenomic data sets commonly
include transcriptomes and low-coverage genomes that are incomplete and contain errors …

Identifying our most distant animal relatives has emerged as one of the most challenging
problems in phylogenetics. This debate has major implications for our understanding of the …

Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …

The number of sequenced genomes of representatives within the green lineage is rapidly
increasing. Consequently, comparative sequence analysis has significantly altered our view …

Eusocial behavior has arisen in few animal groups, most notably in the aculeate
Hymenoptera, a clade comprising ants, bees, and stinging wasps [1–4]. Phylogeny is crucial …

Background Understanding the phylogenetic relationships among major lineages of
multicellular animals (the Metazoa) is a prerequisite for studying the evolution of complex …