A fundamental question in evolutionary biology is how microevolutionary processes
translate into species diversification. Cophylogeny provides an appropriate framework to …

Relaxing the molecular clock using models of how substitution rates change across lineages
has become essential for addressing evolutionary problems. The diversity of rate evolution …

The date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, has been a cornerstone of Middle Eastern and North
African agriculture for millennia. It was first domesticated in the Persian Gulf, and its …

Bald uakaris, genus Cacajao, are Amazonian primates currently classified as one species
and four subspecies based on the patterns of pelage coloration. In this study, we test if their …

We examined phylogeographic patterns and cryptic diversity within the royal flycatcher,
Onychorhynchus coronatus (Aves: Onychorhynchidae), a widespread Neotropical lowland …

The tropics contain many of the most biodiverse regions on Earth but the processes
responsible for generating this diversity remain poorly understood. This study investigated …

Reliable estimates of divergence times are crucial for biological studies to decipher temporal
patterns of macro-and microevolution of genes and organisms. Molecular sequences have …

The ability to bear live offspring, viviparity, has evolved multiple times across the tree of life
and is a remarkable adaptation with profound life-history and ecological implications. Within …

Ipomoea species have diverse uses as ornamentals, food, and medicine. However, their
genomic information is limited; I. alba and I. obscura were sequenced and assembled. Their …

Rapid relaxed-clock dating methods are frequently applied to analyze phylogenomic data
sets containing hundreds to thousands of sequences because of their accuracy and …