Some decades ago, biogeographers distinguished three major faunal types of high
importance for Europe:(i) Mediterranean elements with exclusive glacial survival in the …

In spite of past controversies, the field of ancient DNA is now a reliable research area due to
recent methodological improvements. A series of recent large-scale studies have revealed …

Although an inverse relationship is expected in ancient DNA samples between the number
of surviving DNA fragments and their length, ancient DNA sequencing libraries are strikingly …

Time-calibrated species phylogenies are critical for addressing a wide range of questions in
evolutionary biology, such as those that elucidate historical biogeography or uncover …

Previous analyses of relations, divergence times, and diversification patterns among extant
mammalian families have relied on supertree methods and local molecular clocks. We …

Abstract The European Nucleotide Archive (ENA; http://www. ebi. ac. uk/ena) is Europe's
primary nucleotide-sequence repository. The ENA consists of three main databases: the …

Using next-generation sequencing technology alone, we have successfully generated and
assembled a draft sequence of the giant panda genome. The assembled contigs (2.25 …

Polar bears are uniquely adapted to life in the High Arctic and have undergone drastic
physiological changes in response to Arctic climates and a hyperlipid diet of primarily …

Background The process of generating raw genome sequence data continues to become
cheaper, faster, and more accurate. However, assembly of such data into high-quality …

Mammals have diversified into many dietary niches. Specialized myrmecophagous (ant‐and
termite‐eating) placental mammals represent a textbook example of evolutionary …