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Extant Sequence Reconstruction: The Accuracy of Ancestral Sequence Reconstructions Evaluated by Extant Sequence Cross-Validation
Ancestral sequence reconstruction (ASR) is a phylogenetic method widely used to analyze the properties of ancient biomolecules and to elucidate...
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Analysis of lineage-specific protein family variability in prokaryotes combined with evolutionary reconstructions
BackgroundEvolutionary rate is a key characteristic of gene families that is linked to the functional importance of the respective genes as well as...
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From forest to savanna and back to forest: Evolutionary history of the genus Dimorphandra (Fabaceae)
The tree genus Dimorphandra (Fabaceae), which contains 26 species divided into three subgenera, was studied using DNA sequence data from six...
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EvoLaps: a web interface to visualize continuous phylogeographic reconstructions
BackgroundPhylogeographic reconstructions serve as a basis to understand the spread and evolution of pathogens. Visualization of these...
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Evolutionary history of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and genomic signatures of obligate symbiosis
BackgroundThe colonization of land and the diversification of terrestrial plants is intimately linked to the evolutionary history of their symbiotic...
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Amphibians Environmental Dependence and Their Use in Paleoecological Reconstructions
The reproductive and physiological amphibians’ needs are strongly influenced by rainfall and water availability. Temperature is another important...
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Dynamic evolutionary interplay between ontogenetic skull patterning and whole-head integration
The arrangement and morphology of the vertebrate skull reflect functional and ecological demands, making it a highly adaptable structure. However,...
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The evolutionary drivers and correlates of viral host jumps
Most emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases stem from viruses that naturally circulate in non-human vertebrates. When these viruses cross over...
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Anatomical, Ontogenetic, and Genomic Homologies Guide Reconstructions of the Teeth-to-Baleen Transition in Mysticete Whales
The transition in Mysticeti (Cetacea) from capture of individual prey using teeth to bulk filtering batches of small prey using baleen ranks among...
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Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration
Ungulate migrations are crucial for maintaining abundant populations and functional ecosystems. However, little is known about how or why migratory...
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Comparative Evolutionary Genomics in Insects
Genome sequencing quality, in terms of both read length and accuracy, is constantly improving. By combining long-read sequencing technologies with...
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An evolutionary view of the Fusarium core genome
Fusarium , a member of the Ascomycota fungi, encompasses several pathogenic species significant to plants and animals. Some phytopathogenic species...
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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...
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Pan-evolutionary and regulatory genome architecture delineated by an integrated macro- and microsynteny approach
The forthcoming massive genome data generated by the Earth BioGenome Project will open up a new era of comparative genomics, for which genome synteny...
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Habitats hold an evolutionary signal of past climatic refugia
Climatic refugia have often been associated with hotspots of richness and endemism, and identified on the basis of molecular or paleobotanical...
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Evolutionary analysis of swimming speed in early vertebrates challenges the ‘New Head Hypothesis’
The ecological context of early vertebrate evolution is envisaged as a long-term trend towards increasingly active food acquisition and enhanced...
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The structure and evolutionary diversity of the fungal E3-binding protein
The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC) is a central metabolic enzyme in all living cells composed majorly of E1, E2, and E3. Tight coupling of...
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Evolutionary History and Relationships of Shrimps
The evolutionary history of shrimps can be determined or inferred by various techniques. This history is best expressed by their classification and...
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Morphological disparity and structural performance of the dromaeosaurid skull informs ecology and evolutionary history
Non-avialan theropod dinosaurs had diverse ecologies and varied skull morphologies. Previous studies of theropod cranial morphology mostly focused on...
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Evolutionary trade-off between innate and acquired immune defences in birds
BackgroundThe development, maintenance, and use of immune defences are costly. Therefore, animals face trade-offs in terms of resource allocation...
