The objective of this review is to update our previously published checklist of Recent
freshwater mussel species and genera (Graf & Cummings, 2007, J. Molluscan Stud.: 291 …

Convergent evolution of similar phenotypic features in similar environmental contexts has
long been taken as evidence of adaptation. Nonetheless, recent conceptual and empirical …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

Taxonomies are classification systems that help researchers conceptualize phenomena
based on their dimensions and characteristics. To address the problem of 'ad-hoc'taxonomy …

Motivation: Sequence-based methods to delimit species are central to DNA taxonomy,
microbial community surveys and DNA metabarcoding studies. Current approaches either …

A fundamental problem in many disciplines is the classification of objects in a domain of
interest into a taxonomy. Developing a taxonomy, however, is a complex process that has …

Ockham's razor, the principle of parsimony, states that simpler theories are better than
theories that are more complex. It has a history dating back to Aristotle and it plays an …

The species problem has triggered the publication of an almost infinite number of theoretical
and practical studies, including quite a number of books. I should, therefore, perhaps briefly …

Phylogeography is a discipline concerned with various relationships between gene
genealogies—phylogenetics—and geography. The word “phylogeography” was coined in …

This book is both a manual for the computer program MacClade, describing its features and
potential uses, as well as a portrayal of a phylogenetic approach to studying diversity and …