A review of long‐branch attraction
J Bergsten - Cladistics, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The history of long‐branch attraction, and in particular methods suggested to detect and
avoid the artifact to date, is reviewed. Methods suggested to avoid LBA‐artifacts include …
avoid the artifact to date, is reviewed. Methods suggested to avoid LBA‐artifacts include …
The unholy trinity: taxonomy, species delimitation and DNA barcoding
R DeSalle, MG Egan, M Siddall - … transactions of the …, 2005 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Recent excitement over the development of an initiative to generate DNA sequences for all
named species on the planet has in our opinion generated two major areas of contention as …
named species on the planet has in our opinion generated two major areas of contention as …
Three crocodilian genomes reveal ancestral patterns of evolution among archosaurs
INTRODUCTION Crocodilians and birds are the two extant clades of archosaurs, a group
that includes the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Fossils suggest that living crocodilians …
that includes the extinct dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Fossils suggest that living crocodilians …
Phylogenetic analysis at deep timescales: unreliable gene trees, bypassed hidden support, and the coalescence/concatalescence conundrum
J Gatesy, MS Springer - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2014 - Elsevier
Large datasets are required to solve difficult phylogenetic problems that are deep in the Tree
of Life. Currently, two divergent systematic methods are commonly applied to such datasets …
of Life. Currently, two divergent systematic methods are commonly applied to such datasets …
Divergence time estimation using fossils as terminal taxa and the origins of Lissamphibia
RA Pyron - Systematic biology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Were molecular data available for extinct taxa, questions regarding the origins of many
groups could be settled in short order. As this is not the case, various strategies have been …
groups could be settled in short order. As this is not the case, various strategies have been …
Ancient DNA reveals elephant birds and kiwi are sister taxa and clarifies ratite bird evolution
The evolution of the ratite birds has been widely attributed to vicariant speciation, driven by
the Cretaceous breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana. The early isolation of Africa and …
the Cretaceous breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana. The early isolation of Africa and …
Morphological phylogenetics in the genomic age
Evolutionary trees underpin virtually all of biology, and the wealth of new genomic data has
enabled us to reconstruct them with increasing detail and confidence. While phenotypic …
enabled us to reconstruct them with increasing detail and confidence. While phenotypic …
A time‐calibrated species tree of Crocodylia reveals a recent radiation of the true crocodiles
JR Oaks - Evolution, 2011 - academic.oup.com
True crocodiles (Crocodylus) are the most broadly distributed, ecologically diverse, and
species‐rich crocodylian genus, comprising about half of extant crocodylian diversity and …
species‐rich crocodylian genus, comprising about half of extant crocodylian diversity and …
Combining phylogenomics and fossils in higher-level squamate reptile phylogeny: molecular data change the placement of fossil taxa
JJ Wiens, CA Kuczynski, T Townsend… - Systematic …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Molecular data offer great potential to resolve the phylogeny of living taxa but can molecular
data improve our understanding of relationships of fossil taxa? Simulations suggest that this …
data improve our understanding of relationships of fossil taxa? Simulations suggest that this …
Calibration choice, rate smoothing, and the pattern of tetrapod diversification according to the long nuclear gene RAG-1
A phylogeny of tetrapods is inferred from nearly complete sequences of the nuclear RAG-1
gene sampled across 88 taxa encompassing all major clades, analyzed via parsimony and …
gene sampled across 88 taxa encompassing all major clades, analyzed via parsimony and …