Phylogenomics and biogeography of Catalpa (Bignoniaceae) reveal incomplete lineage sorting and three dispersal events.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107330
Abstract: Catalpa Scop. (Bignoniaceae) is a small genus (8 spp.) of trees that is disjunctly distributed among eastern Asia, eastern United States, and the West Indies. Catalpa bears beautiful inflorescences and have been cultivated as important… read more here.
Keywords: incomplete lineage; catalpa; dispersal events; lineage sorting ... See more keywords
Estimating dispersal and evolutionary dynamics in diploporan blastozoans (Echinodermata) across the great Ordovician biodiversification event
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DOI: 10.1017/pab.2020.24
Abstract: Abstract. Echinoderms make up a substantial component of Ordovician marine invertebrates, yet their speciation and dispersal history as inferred within a rigorous phylogenetic and statistical framework is lacking. We use biogeographic stochastic mapping (BSM; implemented… read more here.
Keywords: ordovician biodiversification; dispersal; great ordovician; diploporan blastozoans ... See more keywords
Historical biogeography of smoothhound sharks (genus Mustelus) of Southern Africa reveals multiple dispersal events from the Northern Hemisphere
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DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2020.1787550
Abstract: Members of the smoothhound shark genus Mustelus display a widespread distribution pattern across ocean basins with a high degree of sub-regional endemism. The patterns and processes that resulted in smoothhound biodiversity and present-day distribution remain… read more here.
Keywords: mustelus southern; genus mustelus; dispersal events; mustelus ... See more keywords
Mitochondrial Phylogenomics Resolves the Global Spread of Higher Termites, Ecosystem Engineers of the Tropics
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw253
Abstract: The higher termites (Termitidae) are keystone species and ecosystem engineers. They have exceptional biomass and play important roles in decomposition of dead plant matter, in soil manipulation, and as the primary food for many animals,… read more here.
Keywords: mitochondrial phylogenomics; phylogenomics resolves; ecosystem engineers; higher termites ... See more keywords