Paleontological evidence to date the tree of life
MJ Benton, PCJ Donoghue - Molecular biology and evolution, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The role of fossils in dating the tree of life has been misunderstood. Fossils can provide
good “minimum” age estimates for branches in the tree, but “maximum” constraints on those …
good “minimum” age estimates for branches in the tree, but “maximum” constraints on those …
Has vicariance or dispersal been the predominant biogeographic force in Madagascar? Only time will tell
Madagascar is one of the world's hottest biodiversity hot spots due to its diverse, endemic,
and highly threatened biota. This biota shows a distinct signature of evolution in isolation …
and highly threatened biota. This biota shows a distinct signature of evolution in isolation …
Muroid rodent phylogenetics: 900-species tree reveals increasing diversification rates
SJ Steppan, JJ Schenk - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
We combined new sequence data for more than 300 muroid rodent species with our
previously published sequences for up to five nuclear and one mitochondrial genes to …
previously published sequences for up to five nuclear and one mitochondrial genes to …
A guide to the mammals of China
A Guide to the Mammals of China is an outgrowth of the desire of the Biodiversity Working
Group (BWG) of the China Council for International Cooperation in Environment and …
Group (BWG) of the China Council for International Cooperation in Environment and …
Comparative analysis of rodent and small mammal viromes to better understand the wildlife origin of emerging infectious diseases
Background Rodents represent around 43% of all mammalian species, are widely
distributed, and are the natural reservoirs of a diverse group of zoonotic viruses, including …
distributed, and are the natural reservoirs of a diverse group of zoonotic viruses, including …
A glimpse on the pattern of rodent diversification: a phylogenetic approach
Background Development of phylogenetic methods that do not rely on fossils for the study of
evolutionary processes through time have revolutionized the field of evolutionary biology …
evolutionary processes through time have revolutionized the field of evolutionary biology …
[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 …
[图书][B] Mammal teeth: origin, evolution, and diversity
PS Ungar - 2010 - books.google.com
Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …
Phylogenetic relationships and classification of didelphid marsupials, an extant radiation of New World metatherian mammals
This report summarizes a decade of morphological and molecular research on the
phylogenetic relationships of didelphid marsupials (opossums), a substantially intact …
phylogenetic relationships of didelphid marsupials (opossums), a substantially intact …
Ecological opportunity and incumbency in the diversification of repeated continental colonizations by muroid rodents
Why some clades are more species-rich than others is a central question in macroevolution.
Most hypotheses explaining exceptionally diverse clades involve the emergence of an …
Most hypotheses explaining exceptionally diverse clades involve the emergence of an …