Introduction Himalayan vultures (Gyps hinalayensis) are widely distributed on the Qinghai-
Tibetan Plateau and play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance by feeding on …

Pelecaniformes is an order of waterbirds that exhibit diverse and distinct morphologies. Ibis,
heron, pelican, hammerkop, and shoebill are included within the order. Despite their …

An emerging challenge in interpreting phylogenomic data sets is that concatenation and
multi-species coalescent summary species tree approaches may produce conflicting results …

Abstract Dinoflagellates in the Family Symbiodiniaceae (Order Suessiales) are diverse,
predominantly symbiotic lineages that associate with taxa such as corals and jellyfish. Their …

Mutualisms in which humans cooperate with wild animals are exceedingly rare. One such
system involves the greater honeyguide (Indicator indicator), a small African bird that leads …

Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) are the most conserved regions among the genomes of
evolutionarily distant species and are thought to play critical biological functions. However …

Premise Floral evolution in large clades is difficult to study not only because of the number of
species involved, but also because they often are geographically widespread and include a …

Evolutionary timescales can be inferred by molecular-clock analyses of genetic data and
fossil evidence. Bayesian phylogenetic methods such as tip dating provide a powerful …

Maintenance of the proteasome requires oxidative phosphorylation (ATP) and mitigation of
oxidative damage, in an increasingly dysfunctional relationship with aging. SLC3A2 plays a …

Thoroughly sampled and well-supported phylogenetic trees are essential to taxonomy and
to guide studies of evolution and ecology. Despite extensive prior inquiry, a comprehensive …