Phylogenetics is the attempt to reconstruct the evolutionary relationships between species. Historically, this was done using quantitative morphological data, but modern methods rely more heavily on DNA sequence data. Uncover the latest and most impactful research in Phylogenetics. Explore pioneering discoveries, insightful ideas and new methods from leading researchers in the field.
Identifiability of phylogenetic models is a necessary condition to ensure that the model parameters can be uniquely determined from data. Mixture models are phylogenetic models where the probability distributions in the model are convex combinations...
The genus Bistorta (Polygonaceae) includes several medicinally important species, yet genomic resources remain limited for many taxa. In this study, we assembled and annotated the complete chloroplast genomes of B. vacciniifolia and B. griffithii...
Phylogenetic networks and, more generally, directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) represent hierarchical structure beyond trees, for instance in the presence of reticulate evolutionary events such as hybridization or horizontal gene transfer. A central...
In mathematical phylogenetics, evolutionary relationships are often represented by trees and networks. The latter are typically used whenever the relationships cannot be adequately described by a tree, which happens when reticulate evolutionary...
Background Asteraceae is one of the largest plant families in Kenya and constitutes a major evolutionary lineage contributing significantly to the country’s floristic diversity. However, a spatial phylogenetic evaluation of the family remains...
Abstract This study analyzes genetic differentiation and phylogenetic relationships among marine fishes of the genus Hemilepidotus based on mitochondrial DNA and karyotype data. The monophyly of the genus, close relationships among H. gilberti, H....
The CEACAM gene family is among the fastest evolving in vertebrates. It likely originated from an ancestral CEACAM1-like gene encoding an inhibitory receptor. In mammals, CEACAM1 is expressed on epithelial cells and can regulate leukocyte...
Abstract The 25 species of sturgeons, Acipenseridae, comprise some of the most distinctive and critically endangered fishes on Earth: in the most recent IUCN assessment, 17 were found to be critically endangered, three endangered, four vulnerable,...
Abstract This review synthesizes historical and contemporary data on the phylogeny and taxonomy of the family Xenocyprididae, with a particular focus on the problematic subfamily Cultrinae. In recent years, the taxonomy of Xenocyprididae has...
Background Mycobacterium tuberculosisLineage 3 (L3) is one of the major human-adapted MTBC lineages and is highly prevalent in parts of South Asia, East Africa, and Central Asia, although it remains less well characterized than other lineages. In...
Lysozyme has long been a model for understanding enzyme structure, function, and evolution. Early studies revealed a conflict between organismal phylogeny and the distribution of three functionally important amino acid residues in galliform birds....
The family Bagridae comprises a diverse group of freshwater catfishes distributed throughout Asia and Africa; however, several genera remain poorly represented in genomic studies. Among them, the monotypic genus Bagroideshas lacked complete...
Tree rearrangements such as Nearest Neighbor Interchange (NNI) and Subtree Prune and Regraft (SPR) are commonly used to explore phylogenetic treespace. Computing distances based on them, however, is often intractable, so the efficiently computable...
Background Carex subg. Siderosticta is one of the six subgenera recognized in the recently revised infrageneric classification of Carex based on phylogenetic studies. It represents the earliest-diverging lineage within Carex and it is sister to all...
The new species Bathynomus tuebingoborikensissp. nov., discovered in an historic museum collection, is described. We provide preliminary phylogenetic analyses of the genus, including extant and fossil species, using morphological characters. We...
Taxonomy is the organizing principle underlying how scientists, policymakers, and the public engage with biological diversity. Yet, the ongoing transition from Linnaean ranks to explicitly phylogenetic, rank-free taxonomy remains controversial. The...
Southeast Asia is widely recognized as a global biodiversity hotspot with a complex geological history and high species richness across multiple taxa. The pill millipede genus RhopalomerisVerhoeff, 1906 has received increasing taxonomic attention...
Background In recent years, mpox has emerged as a significant public health concern, with the potential for both local and international spread. This study aimed to describe a three-generation mpox cluster and characterize its epidemiological...
Uttarakhand, a mountainous state in the Western Himalayan region of India, boasts a rich diversity of flora and fauna owing to its varied ecological habitats. In the present study, a molecular characterization and phylogenetic study of 16...
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BMC Ecology and Evolution is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal interested in all aspects of ecological and evolutionary biology. The journal...
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Journal of Molecular Evolutioncovers experimental, computational, and theoretical work aimed at deciphering features of molecular evolution and the...
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Organisms Diversity & Evolution(published by the Gesellschaft fuer Biologische Systematik, GfBS) is devoted to furthering our understanding of all...
