Tapping the woodpecker tree for evolutionary insight.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.09.005
Abstract: Molecular phylogenetic studies of woodpeckers (Picidae) have generally focused on relationships within specific clades or have sampled sparsely across the family. We compared DNA sequences of six loci from 203 of the 217 recognized species… read more here.
Keywords: tree; woodpecker tree; tapping woodpecker; woodpecker ... See more keywords
Savanna tree evolutionary ages inform the reconstruction of the paleoenvironment of our hominin ancestors
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69378-0
Abstract: Ideas on hominin evolution have long invoked the emergence from forests into open habitats as generating selection for traits such as bipedalism and dietary shifts. Though controversial, the savanna hypothesis continues to motivate research into… read more here.
Keywords: reconstruction; savanna tree; tree evolutionary; hominin ... See more keywords