Molecular‐clock methods for estimating evolutionary rates and timescales
The molecular clock presents a means of estimating evolutionary rates and timescales using
genetic data. These estimates can lead to important insights into evolutionary processes and …
genetic data. These estimates can lead to important insights into evolutionary processes and …
Bayesian molecular dating: opening up the black box
Molecular dating analyses allow evolutionary timescales to be estimated from genetic data,
offering an unprecedented capacity for investigating the evolutionary past of all species …
offering an unprecedented capacity for investigating the evolutionary past of all species …
An unbiased molecular approach using 3′-UTRs resolves the avian family-level tree of life
H Kuhl, C Frankl-Vilches, A Bakker… - Molecular Biology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Presumably, due to a rapid early diversification, major parts of the higher-level phylogeny of
birds are still resolved controversially in different analyses or are considered unresolvable …
birds are still resolved controversially in different analyses or are considered unresolvable …
Relationships of wild and domesticated rices (Oryza AA genome species) based upon whole chloroplast genome sequences
Rice is the most important crop in the world, acting as the staple food for over half of the
world's population. The evolutionary relationships of cultivated rice and its wild relatives …
world's population. The evolutionary relationships of cultivated rice and its wild relatives …
Evaluating the impact of genomic data and priors on Bayesian estimates of the angiosperm evolutionary timescale
The evolutionary timescale of angiosperms has long been a key question in biology.
Molecular estimates of this timescale have shown considerable variation, being influenced …
Molecular estimates of this timescale have shown considerable variation, being influenced …
Evolutionary history of assassin bugs (Insecta: Hemiptera: Reduviidae): insights from divergence dating and ancestral state reconstruction
WS Hwang, C Weirauch - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Assassin bugs are one of the most successful clades of predatory animals based on their
species numbers (∼ 6,800 spp.) and wide distribution in terrestrial ecosystems. Various …
species numbers (∼ 6,800 spp.) and wide distribution in terrestrial ecosystems. Various …
Phylogeny and biogeography of wild roses with specific attention to polyploids
Abstract Background and Aims The genus Rosa (150–200 species) is widely distributed
throughout temperate and sub-tropical habitats from the northern hemisphere to tropical …
throughout temperate and sub-tropical habitats from the northern hemisphere to tropical …
The impact of calibration and clock-model choice on molecular estimates of divergence times
Phylogenetic estimates of evolutionary timescales can be obtained from nucleotide
sequence data using the molecular clock. These estimates are important for our …
sequence data using the molecular clock. These estimates are important for our …
Molecular dating of phylogenies by likelihood methods: a comparison of models and a new information criterion
E Paradis - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2013 - Elsevier
Dating the divergence in a phylogenetic tree is a fundamental step in evolutionary analysis.
Some extensions and improvements of the penalised likelihood method originally presented …
Some extensions and improvements of the penalised likelihood method originally presented …
The changing face of the molecular evolutionary clock
SYW Ho - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2014 - cell.com
The molecular clock has played an important role in biological research, both as a
description of the evolutionary process and as a tool for inferring evolutionary timescales …
description of the evolutionary process and as a tool for inferring evolutionary timescales …