Evolutionary constraint and ecological consequences
DJ Futuyma - Evolution, 2010 - academic.oup.com
One of the most important shifts in evolutionary biology in the past 50 years is an increased
recognition of sluggish evolution and failures to adapt, which seem paradoxical in view of …
recognition of sluggish evolution and failures to adapt, which seem paradoxical in view of …
How baleen whales feed: the biomechanics of engulfment and filtration
Baleen whales are gigantic obligate filter feeders that exploit aggregations of small-bodied
prey in littoral, epipelagic, and mesopelagic ecosystems. At the extreme of maximum body …
prey in littoral, epipelagic, and mesopelagic ecosystems. At the extreme of maximum body …
Phylogenomic resolution of the cetacean tree of life using target sequence capture
MR McGowen, G Tsagkogeorga… - Systematic …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The evolution of cetaceans, from their early transition to an aquatic lifestyle to their
subsequent diversification, has been the subject of numerous studies. However, although …
subsequent diversification, has been the subject of numerous studies. However, although …
[HTML][HTML] MACSE: Multiple Alignment of Coding SEquences accounting for frameshifts and stop codons
Until now the most efficient solution to align nucleotide sequences containing open reading
frames was to use indirect procedures that align amino acid translation before reporting the …
frames was to use indirect procedures that align amino acid translation before reporting the …
[HTML][HTML] Constraints on the timescale of animal evolutionary history
Dating the tree of life is a core endeavor in evolutionary biology. Rates of evolution are
fundamental to nearly every evolutionary model and process. Rates need dates. There is …
fundamental to nearly every evolutionary model and process. Rates need dates. There is …
[HTML][HTML] The seahorse genome and the evolution of its specialized morphology
Seahorses have a specialized morphology that includes a toothless tubular mouth, a body
covered with bony plates, a male brood pouch, and the absence of caudal and pelvic fins …
covered with bony plates, a male brood pouch, and the absence of caudal and pelvic fins …
Phylogenetic analysis at deep timescales: unreliable gene trees, bypassed hidden support, and the coalescence/concatalescence conundrum
J Gatesy, MS Springer - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2014 - Elsevier
Large datasets are required to solve difficult phylogenetic problems that are deep in the Tree
of Life. Currently, two divergent systematic methods are commonly applied to such datasets …
of Life. Currently, two divergent systematic methods are commonly applied to such datasets …
Divergence date estimation and a comprehensive molecular tree of extant cetaceans
Cetaceans are remarkable among mammals for their numerous adaptations to an entirely
aquatic existence, yet many aspects of their phylogeny remain unresolved. Here we merged …
aquatic existence, yet many aspects of their phylogeny remain unresolved. Here we merged …
Radiation of extant cetaceans driven by restructuring of the oceans
ME Steeman, MB Hebsgaard, RE Fordyce… - Systematic …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The remarkable fossil record of whales and dolphins (Cetacea) has made them an exemplar
of macroevolution. Although their overall adaptive transition from terrestrial to fully aquatic …
of macroevolution. Although their overall adaptive transition from terrestrial to fully aquatic …
Baleen boom and bust: a synthesis of mysticete phylogeny, diversity and disparity
FG Marx, RE Fordyce - Royal Society Open Science, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A new, fully dated total-evidence phylogeny of baleen whales (Mysticeti) shows that
evolutionary phases correlate strongly with Caenozoic modernization of the oceans and …
evolutionary phases correlate strongly with Caenozoic modernization of the oceans and …