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A time-calibrated mitogenomic phylogeny suggests that Korean Hyalessa fuscata is a bridge between Chinese and Japanese H. maculaticollis
The cicada species, Hyalessa fuscata and H. maculaticollis (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), share numerous morphological characters, and their status as...
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Linking plant nitrogen use efficiency with single traits, ecological strategies and phylogeny in a temperate steppe
Background and aimsNitrogen use efficiency (NUE), defined as plant biomass production per unit N assimilated, is an important component of plant...
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Diversity and Phylogeny of Marsupials and Their Stem Relatives (Metatheria)
The diversity and phylogeny of marsupials and their stem relatives (collectively, Metatheria) are reviewed, from their divergence from their sister...
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Diversity and Phylogeny of Marsupials and Their Stem Relatives (Metatheria)
The diversity and phylogeny of marsupials and their stem relatives (collectively, Metatheria) are reviewed, from their divergence from their sister...
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Host Phylogeny Structures the Gut Bacterial Community Within Galerucella Leaf Beetles
Gut microbes play important roles for their hosts. Previous studies suggest that host-microbial systems can form long-term associations over...
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Phylogeny of Neolissochilus and studies on intergeneric kinship geography of Cyprinidae
Accurate species delimitation and phylogenetic reconstruction are vital to understand biodiversity assessments, conservation management, evolutionary...
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Plastome phylogenomics provide new perspective into the phylogeny and evolution of Betulaceae (Fagales)
BackgroundBetulaceae is a relatively small but morphologically diverse family, with many species having important economic and ecological values....
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A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins
Butterflies are a diverse and charismatic insect group that are thought to have evolved with plants and dispersed throughout the world in response to...
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The phylogeny and divergence time of Ophiocordyceps sinensis and its host insects based on elongation factor 1 alpha
Ophiocordyceps sinensis Berk. is a fungal parasite that parasitizes the larvae of Hepialidae and is endemic to the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP). The...
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Plastome evolution of Engelhardia facilitates phylogeny of Juglandaceae
BackgroundEngelhardia (Juglandaceae) is a genus of significant ecological and economic importance, prevalent in the tropics and subtropics of East...
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Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of Iranian murids (Rodentia: Muridae)
The family Muridae represents the largest, most diverse and successful of all groups of mammals. Here we infer the phylogenetic relationships and...
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Molecular phylogeny and comparative morphology reveal the species validity and systematic position of Lepidodesma (Bivalvia: Unionidae)
Increasingly sophisticated molecular techniques and research tools have greatly advanced the understanding of species diversity and phylogenetic...
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SIEVE: joint inference of single-nucleotide variants and cell phylogeny from single-cell DNA sequencing data
We present SIEVE, a statistical method for the joint inference of somatic variants and cell phylogeny under the finite-sites assumption from...
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Effects of plant leaf traits, abundance and phylogeny on differentiation of herbivorous insect assemblages in Mediterranean mixed forest
Herbivorous insect assemblages are functionally diverse, with each species exploiting plant tissues in different ways. Availability and palatability...
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A reappraisal of the phylogeny and historical biogeography of Sparganium (Typhaceae) using complete chloroplast genomes
BackgroundSparganium (Typhaceae) is a widespread temperate genus of ecologically important aquatic plants. Previous reconstructions of the...
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Shape and Size Variation in Elapid Snake Fangs and the Effects of Phylogeny and Diet
Recent studies have found correlations between the shape of snake teeth/fangs and diet. These studies were done at a very broad phylogenetic scale,...
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Phylogeny, diversification, and biogeography of a hemiclonal hybrid system of native Australian freshwater fishes (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei: Eleotridae: Hypseleotris)
BackgroundCarp gudgeons (genus Hypseleotris ) are a prominent part of the Australian freshwater fish fauna, with species distributed around the...
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Whole genome based insights into the phylogeny and evolution of the Juglandaceae
BackgroundThe walnut family (Juglandaceae) contains commercially important woody trees commonly called walnut, wingnut, pecan and hickory....
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Unrecognized species diversity and endemism in the cichlid genus Bujurquina (Teleostei: Cichlidae) together with a molecular phylogeny document large-scale transformation of the western Amazonian river network and reveal complex paleogeography of the Ecuadorian Amazon
Bujurquina is the most widely distributed and species-rich genus of cichlids in the western Amazon of South America, yet beyond a few taxonomic...
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Phylogeny and Evolution
Phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships inferred from nuclear ITS and ETS sequences strongly supported the monophyly of Diplusodon. Four major...