phylogenetics

Contradictory Phylogenetic Signals in the Laurasiatheria Anomaly Zone
Relationships among laurasiatherian clades represent one of the most highly disputed topics in mammalian phylogeny. In this study, we …
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Contradictory Phylogenetic Signals in the Laurasiatheria Anomaly Zone
Where the wild things were: intrinsic and extrinsic extinction predictors in the world's most depleted mammal fauna
Preventing extinctions requires understanding macroecological patterns of vulnerability or persistence. However, correlates of risk can …
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Where the wild things were: intrinsic and extrinsic extinction predictors in the world's most depleted mammal fauna
Parallel molecular evolution in pathways, genes, and sites in high-elevation hummingbirds revealed by comparative transcriptomics
High-elevation organisms experience shared environmental challenges that include low oxygen availability, cold temperatures, and …
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Parallel molecular evolution in pathways, genes, and sites in high-elevation hummingbirds revealed by comparative transcriptomics
The death and life of biodiversity: modeling extinction and resilience on islands
We assembled a group of socio-environmental scientists to analyze and model the natural and human factors that determine the extinction and resilience of insular vertebrate fauna and leverage this understanding into metrics for use in conservation assessments.
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The death and life of biodiversity: modeling extinction and resilience on islands
Out of the Antilles: Fossil Phylogenies Support Reverse Colonization of Bats to South America
Previous phylogenies of extant short‐faced bats (Chiroptera Stenodermatina) supported either two colonization events from the mainland …
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The Molecular Evolution of Bat Chemosensory Pathways Reveals Sensory Innovation and Loss
Chemosensation detects environmental chemical cues and mediates many behaviors directly related to fitness (e.g. finding food, mates). …
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Phylogeny and divergence times of lemurs inferred with recent and ancient fossils in the tree
Paleontological and neontological systematics seek to answer evolutionary questions with different data sets. Phylogenies inferred for …
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Bats (Chiroptera: Noctilionoidea) Challenge a Recent Origin of Extant Neotropical Diversity
The mechanisms underlying the high extant biodiversity in the Neotropics have been controversial since the 19th century. Support for …
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Amino acid transporter expansions associated with the evolution of obligate endosymbiosis in sap-feeding insects (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha)
Mutualistic obligate endosymbioses shape the evolution of endosymbiont genomes, but their impact on host genomes remains unclear. …
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Discovering genomic and developmental mechanisms that underlie sensory innovations critical to adaptive diversification
This project focuses on a diverse group of tropical bats in which various species evolved acute, specialized hearing, supersensitive eyes, the ability to smell subtle plant chemicals, or highly developed vomeronasal systems (thought to contribute to mating and social hierarchy).
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Discovering genomic and developmental mechanisms that underlie sensory innovations critical to adaptive diversification