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Unraveling the complex evolutionary history of lepidopteran chromosomes through ancestral chromosome reconstruction and novel chromosome nomenclature
BackgroundLepidoptera is one of the most species-rich animal groups, with substantial karyotype variations among species due to chromosomal...
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Integrating phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and morphometric analyses to reveal cryptic lineages within the genus Asaccus (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Iran
The Middle Eastern endemic genus Asaccus comprises Southwest Asian leaf-toed geckos. To date, this genus includes 19 species of leaf-toed geckos...
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“I think”: integrating project-based learning and case study to teach fundamentals of evolutionary tree-thinking
The theory and practice of evolutionary tree-thinking is pervasive through many scientific fields and is a critical component of biological literacy....
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Design and validation of a deep evolutionary time visual instrument (DET-Vis)
Understanding deep evolutionary time is crucial for biology education and for conceptualizing evolutionary history. Although such knowledge might...
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Genomic dissection of the correlation between milk yield and various health traits using functional and evolutionary information about imputed sequence variants of 34,497 German Holstein cows
BackgroundOver the last decades, it was subject of many studies to investigate the genomic connection of milk production and health traits in dairy...
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Phylogenomics of five Pseudanabaena cyanophages and evolutionary traces of horizontal gene transfer
BackgroundAlong with the fast development and urbanization in develo** countries, the waterbodies aside the growing cities become heavily polluted...
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Single-cell adaptations shape evolutionary transitions to multicellularity in green algae
The evolution of multicellular life has played a pivotal role in sha** biological diversity. However, we know surprisingly little about the natural...
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UCE-derived mitochondrial phylogeny reveals pervasive mito-nuclear discordances in serotine bats (genus Eptesicus) and complex evolutionary history in Eptesicus (Histiotus)
Studies of evolution and biodiversity require solid understanding of species systematics revealed by molecular phylogeny using multilocus genomic...
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PAReTT: A Python Package for the Automated Retrieval and Management of Divergence Time Data from the TimeTree Resource for Downstream Analyses
Evolutionary processes happen gradually over time and are, thus, considered time dependent. In addition, several evolutionary processes are either...
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Lamprey as Laboratory Model for Study of Molecular Bases of Ontogenesis and Evolutionary History of Vertebrata
AbstractThe basic knowledge about the development and formation of the body plan of vertebrates (Vertebrata) was obtained while working with...
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Haplotype-resolved genome assembly provides insights into evolutionary history of the Actinidia arguta tetraploid
Actinidia arguta , known as hardy kiwifruit, is a widely cultivated species with distinct botanical characteristics such as small and smooth-fruited,...
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Whole-genome analyses converge to support the Hemirotifera hypothesis within Syndermata (Gnathifera)
The clade Syndermata includes the endoparasitic Acanthocephala, the epibiotic Seisonidea, and the free-living Bdelloidea and Monogononta. The...
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Genomic Evidence for the Complex Evolutionary History of Macaques (Genus Macaca)
The genus Macaca is widely distributed, occupies a variety of habitats, shows diverse phenotypic characteristics, and is one of the best-studied...
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Unraveling the complex evolutionary features of the Cinnamomum camphora mitochondrial genome
Key messageWe reported the mitochondrial genome of Cinnamomum camphora for the first time, revealing frequent rearrangement events in the non-coding...
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Phylogeography and evolutionary history of the burrowing scorpion genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) in the Mediterranean Basin
The burrowing scorpions of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 were considered to be a single polymorphic species, Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758,...
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Is Aging an Inevitable Characteristic of Organic Life or an Evolutionary Adaptation?
AbstractAging is an evolutionary paradox. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain it, but none fully explains all the biochemical and...
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Parallels of quantum superposition in ecological models: from counterintuitive patterns to eco-evolutionary interpretations of cryptic species
BackgroundSuperposition, i.e. the ability of a particle (electron, photon) to occur in different states or positions simultaneously, is a hallmark in...
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New insights into pterosaur cranial anatomy: X-ray imaging reveals palatal structure and evolutionary trends
Among the least studied portion of the pterosaur skeleton is the palate, which tends to be poorly preserved and commonly only visible from one side...
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Mitochondrial markers differentiate two distinct phylogenetic groups in indigenous rice landraces of northeast India: an evolutionary insight
The inheritance of the mitochondria genome and its diversity is unique for genetic and evolutionary studies relative to nuclear genomes. Northeast...
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State-dependent evolutionary models reveal modes of solid tumour growth
Spatial properties of tumour growth have profound implications for cancer progression, therapeutic resistance and metastasis. Yet, how spatial...
