Biologists have used a wide range of organisms to study the origin of taxa and their
subsequent evolutionary change in space and time. One commonly used tool is the …

Determining the most suitable model for phylogeny reconstruction constitutes a fundamental
step in numerous evolutionary studies. Over the years, various criteria for model selection …

Identifying patterns and drivers of infectious disease dynamics across multiple scales is a
fundamental challenge for modern science. There is growing awareness that it is necessary …

Background Character mapping on phylogenies has played an important, if not critical role,
in our understanding of molecular, morphological, and behavioral evolution. Until very …

Abstract Models of molecular evolution that incorporate the ratio of nonsynonymous to
synonymous polymorphism (d N/d S ratio) as a parameter can be used to identify sites that …

The relationships at the base of the metazoan tree have been difficult to robustly resolve,
and there are several different hypotheses regarding the interrelationships among sponges …

Organisms inhabiting a specific environment often have distinct morphology, but the factors
that affect this fit are unclear when multiple morphological traits affect performance in …

Ecologists increasingly wish to use phylogenies, but are hampered by the technical
challenge of phylogeny estimation. 2. We present phyloGenerator, an open-source, stand …

Homology search is one of the most ubiquitous bioinformatic tasks, yet it is unknown how
effective the currently available tools are for identifying noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). In this …

The upper and lower jaws of some wrasses (Eupercaria: Labridae) possess teeth that have
been coalesced into a strong durable beak that they use to graze on hard coral skeletons …