Incorporating molecular evolution into phylogenetic analysis, and a new compilation of conserved polymerase chain reaction primers for animal mitochondrial DNA
DNA data has been widely used in animal phylogenetic studies over the past 15 years. Here
we review how these studies have used advances in knowledge of molecular evolutionary …
we review how these studies have used advances in knowledge of molecular evolutionary …
Model selection in phylogenetics
J Sullivan, P Joyce - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Investigation into model selection has a long history in the statistical literature. As
model-based approaches begin dominating systematic biology, increased attention has …
model-based approaches begin dominating systematic biology, increased attention has …
A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes
Background The extant squamates (> 9400 known species of lizards and snakes) are one of
the most diverse and conspicuous radiations of terrestrial vertebrates, but no studies have …
the most diverse and conspicuous radiations of terrestrial vertebrates, but no studies have …
Revisiting the insect mitochondrial molecular clock: the mid-Aegean trench calibration
A Papadopoulou, I Anastasiou… - Molecular biology and …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Phylogenetic trees in insects are frequently dated by applying a “standard” mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) clock estimated at 2.3% My− 1, but despite its wide use reliable calibration …
DNA (mtDNA) clock estimated at 2.3% My− 1, but despite its wide use reliable calibration …
Frequentist properties of Bayesian posterior probabilities of phylogenetic trees under simple and complex substitution models
JP Huelsenbeck, B Rannala - Systematic biology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
What does the posterior probability of a phylogenetic tree mean? This simulation study
shows that Bayesian posterior probabilities have the meaning that is typically ascribed to …
shows that Bayesian posterior probabilities have the meaning that is typically ascribed to …
A practical approach to phylogenomics: the phylogeny of ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii) as a case study
Background Molecular systematics occupies one of the central stages in biology in the
genomic era, ushered in by unprecedented progress in DNA technology. The inference of …
genomic era, ushered in by unprecedented progress in DNA technology. The inference of …
Why does a trait evolve multiple times within a clade? Repeated evolution of snakeline body form in squamate reptiles
Why does a trait evolve repeatedly within a clade? When examining the evolution of a trait,
evolutionary biologists typically focus on the selective advantages it may confer and the …
evolutionary biologists typically focus on the selective advantages it may confer and the …
[HTML][HTML] Review of teiid morphology with a revised taxonomy and phylogeny of the Teiidae (Lepidosauria: Squamata)
MB Harvey, GN Ugueto, RL Gutberlet Jr - Zootaxa, 2012 - biotaxa.org
Despite advances within particular groups, systematics of the Teiidae has long been
unsatisfactory, because fewmorphological characters have been described for this family …
unsatisfactory, because fewmorphological characters have been described for this family …
A new species of river dolphin from Brazil or: how little do we know our biodiversity
True river dolphins are some of the rarest and most endangered of all vertebrates. They
comprise relict evolutionary lineages of high taxonomic distinctness and conservation value …
comprise relict evolutionary lineages of high taxonomic distinctness and conservation value …
The importance of data partitioning and the utility of Bayes factors in Bayesian phylogenetics
As larger, more complex data sets are being used to infer phylogenies, accuracy of these
phylogenies increasingly requires models of evolution that accommodate heterogeneity in …
phylogenies increasingly requires models of evolution that accommodate heterogeneity in …