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Phylogenetic structure in tropical hummingbird communities [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2009 How biotic interactions, current and historical environment, and biogeographic barriers determine community structure is a fundamental question in ecology and evolution, especially in diverse tropical regions. To evaluate patterns of local and regional diversity, we quantified the phylogenetic composition of 189 hummingbird communities in Ecuador.
Graham, Catherine H. +3 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Despite several decades of study in community ecology, the relative importance of the ecological processes that determine species co‐occurrence across spatial scales remains uncertain.
Jiaxin Zhang +5 more
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Phylogenetic diversity and structure in moist and dry upland forests in the semi-arid region of Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Understanding the factors influencing variation in the diversity and structure of rich biological communities (e.g., Neotropical upland forests) is essential in the context of climate change.
A. S. Pinto, E. S. Diniz, S. F. Lopes
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Plastome Structure and Phylogenetic Relationships of Styracaceae (Ericales) [PDF]
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Abstract Background: The Styracaceae are a woody, dicotyledonous family containing 12 genera and an estimated 160 species. Recent studies have shown that Styrax is monophyletic, Alniphyllum and Bruinsmia cluster into a clade with an approximately 20-kb inversion in the LSC.
Xiu-Lian Cai +5 more
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Pathogens, 2019 Streptococcus suis is an important zoonotic pathogen. Serotype 2 and sequence type (ST) 1 are the most frequently reported strains in both infected humans and pigs.
Mingliu Wang +10 more
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QUANTIFYING PHYLOGENETICALLY STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENTAL VARIATION [PDF]
Evolution, 2003 Comparative analysis methods control for the variation linked to phylogeny before attempting to correlate the remaining variation of a trait to present-day conditions (i.e., ecology and/or environment). A portion of the phylogenetic variation of the trait may be related to ecology, however; this portion is called "phylogenetic niche conservatism." We ...
Yves, Desdevises +3 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 IntroductionPhylogenetic relatedness is one of the important factors in the community assembly process. Here, we aimed to understand the large-scale phylogenetic relationship between alien plant species at different stages of the invasion process and how
Achyut Kumar Banerjee +9 more
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Journal of Fungi, 2021 Understanding whether the occurrences of ectomycorrhizal species in a given tree host are phylogenetically determined can help in assessing different conservational needs for each fungal species.
Irene Adamo +5 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2019 The mechanisms underlying elevation patterns in species and phylogenetic diversity remain a central issue in ecology and are vital for effective biodiversity conservation in the mountains.
Kuiling Zu +5 more
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A general substitution matrix for structural phylogenetics
Molecular Biology and EvolutionAbstract Sequence-based maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetics is a widely used method for inferring evolutionary relationships, which has illuminated the evolutionary histories of proteins and the organisms that harbour them. But modern implementations with sophisticated models of sequence evolution struggle to resolve deep evolutionary
Sriram G Garg, Georg K A Hochberg
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