Lemnaceae (duckweeds) are widely distributed aquatic flowering plants. Their high growth
rate, starch content and suitability for bioremediation make them potential feedstock for …

Bats (order Chiroptera) are one of the most diverse and widely distributed group of
mammals with a close relationship to humans. Over the past few decades, a number of …

Epidemiological surveillance of plant pathogens based on genotyping methods is
mandatory to improve disease management strategies. In the Southwest Indian Ocean …

The evolutionary history of the dracaenoid genera Dracaena and Sansevieria
(Asparagaceae, Nolinoideae) remains poorly resolved, despite long-recognised issues with …

Larger molecular phylogenies based on ever more genes are becoming commonplace with
the advent of cheaper and more streamlined sequencing and bioinformatics pipelines …

Congruence is a broadly applied notion in evolutionary biology used to justify multigene
phylogeny or phylogenomics, as well as in studies of coevolution, lateral gene transfer, and …

The taxonomic framework of Ligophorus, monogenean specialists of the gills of grey mullets
(Mugilidae), is evaluated and its interspecific relationships are assessed for the first time …

Phylogenetics is used to detect past evolutionary events, from how species originated to
how their ecological interactions with other species arose, which can mirror cophylogenetic …

Sporotrichosis is a polymorphic disease of man and animals caused by traumatic
implantation of propagules into the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Pathogenic species …

Morphological cladograms of vertebrates are often inferred from greater numbers of
characters describing the skull and teeth than from postcranial characters. This is either …