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Biogeography of the xerophytic genus Anabasis L. (Chenopodiaceae)

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Aim Using the extremophile genus Anabasis, which includes c. 28 succulent, xerophytic C4 species, and is widely distributed in arid regions of Northern Africa, Arabia, and Asia, we investigate biogeographical relationships between the Irano‐Turanian ...
Maximilian Lauterbach, Marie Claire Veranso‐Libalah, Alexander P. Sukhorukov, Gudrun Kadereit   +3 more
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Integrative phylogenomics and morphology reveal the evolution and biogeography of Encephalartos (Zamiaceae)

Journal of Systematics and Evolution, EarlyView.
We aimed to conduct phylogenetic analyses of Encephalartos, a cycad genus endemic to Africa, using 3545 single‐copy nuclear genes extracted from transcriptome data, covering 64/65 of the recognized species, along with inference of divergence times using two secondary calibration points.
Sadaf Habib, Anders Lindstrom, James A.R. Clugston, Yiqing Gong, Shanshan Dong, Yunhua Wang, Dennis Stevenson, Chen Feng, Shouzhou Zhang   +8 more
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Evolutionary correlates and consequences of sociality in feliform carnivorans

Journal of Zoology, EarlyView.
We take a phylogenetic comparative approach to investigate the evolutionary correlates of sociality in feliform (cat‐like) carnivores. We find that sociality evolved eight times in this group of mammals, and that it is associated with ecologies that facilitate group cohesion (e.g. diurnality and open habitats) and also that should reduce competition (e.
I. C. Scully, H. J. Nichols, K. Arbuckle
wiley   +1 more source

Probabilistic historical biogeography: new models for founder-event speciation, imperfect detection, and fossils allow improved accuracy and model-testing

Frontiers of Biogeography, 2013
Historical biogeography has been characterized by a large diversity of methods and unresolved debates about which processes, such as dispersal or vicariance, are most important for explaining distributions.
Nicholas Joseph Matzke
doaj  

Genome and Single‐Cell Transcriptome Reveal the Evolution of Holoparasitic Plants: A Case Study of Cistanche deserticola

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Orobanchaceae family, the largest group of parasitic plants, spans a complete spectrum from autotrophic to holoparasitic species. As a typical endangered holoparasitic species within this family, Cistanche deserticola is a parasitic plant that is widely harvested for traditional medicine in desertic regions, and of growing importance as a ...
Xinke Zhang, Yujing Miao, Yuanyuan Xing, Guoshuai Zhang, Meiqiao Zhang, Chris J. Thorogood, Shilin Chen, Linfang Huang   +7 more
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Molecular Phylogeny and Historical Biogeography of Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae) Corroborates the Mid-Miocene Origins of Neotropical Savannas

Diversity
We present a dated and calibrated molecular phylogeny for one of the most characteristic genera of Neotropical savannas, Byrsonima (Malpighiaceae), based on the ETS, ITS, and psbA-trnH markers.
Rafael Felipe de Almeida, Augusto Francener, Maria Candida Henrique Mamede, Cássio van den Berg   +3 more
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Seed size evolution and biogeography of Plukenetia (Euphorbiaceae), a pantropical genus with traditionally cultivated oilseed species

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019
Background Plukenetia is a small pantropical genus of lianas and vines with variably sized edible oil-rich seeds that presents an ideal system to investigate neotropical and pantropical diversification patterns and seed size evolution.
Warren M. Cardinal-McTeague, Kenneth J. Wurdack, Erin M. Sigel, Lynn J. Gillespie   +3 more
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Molecular Phylogeny, Species Delimitation, and Biogeography of the Varunid Crab Genus Metaplax (Crustacea, Varunidae)

Zoologica Scripta, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indo‐West Pacific genus Metaplax comprises 11 recognised species inhabiting intertidal mudflats, some adjacent to mangroves. To resolve long‐standing uncertainties, we analysed mitochondrial (COI, 16S) and nuclear (28S) markers. Phylogenetic analyses recovered Metaplax as monophyletic and resolved four well‐supported clades—the M ...
Jhih‐Wei Hsu, Hsi‐Te Shih, Mani Prema, Jigneshkumar Trivedi, Ngan Kee Ng, Min‐Yun Liu, Samuthirapandian Ravichandran, Peter K. L. Ng   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of Crematogaster sordidula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Ants in the Mediterranean Region During Plio‐Pleistocene Climatic Changes

Zoologica Scripta, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding insect responses to global climate change involves identifying strategies used during past climate oscillations. Phylogeography offers a powerful framework to unravel how historical climatic and geological events have shaped the spatial genetic patterns of species, providing critical insights into evolutionary processes, whereas ...
Jody H. Voges, Sebastian Salata, Lech Borowiec, Jelena Bujan, Christos Georgiadis, Celal Karaman, Kadri Kiran, Albena Lapeva‐Gjonova, Claude Lebas, Mattia Menchetti, Enrico Schifani, Ahmed Taheri, Bonnie B. Blaimer   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

PHYLIP format text files for BioGeoBEARS analysis. MSc thesis, University of Edinburgh.

, 2023
Richard Moore
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