Phylogenetic trees describe the pattern of descent amongst a group of species. With the
rapid accumulation of DNA sequence data, more and more phylogenies are being …

Each recent report of liquid water existing elsewhere in the Solar System has reverberated
through the international press and excited the imagination of humankind. Why? Because in …

Nearly half of the sequenced bacteria are lysogens and many of their prophages encode
adaptive traits. Yet, the variables driving prophage distribution remain undetermined. We …

Alien Ocean immerses readers in worlds being newly explored by marine biologists, worlds
usually out of sight and reach: the deep sea, the microscopic realm, and oceans beyond …

It has been 10 years since publication of the first edition ofSoils of the Past. In that time the
subject of paleopedology hasgrown rapidly, and established itself within the mainstream …

The assassin's bullet misses, the Archduke's carriage moves forward, and a catastrophic war
is avoided. So too with the history of life. Re-run the tape of life, as Stephen J. Gould …

The field of molecular evolution has experienced explosive growth in recent years due to the
rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, continuous improvements to computer …

All known life forms trace back to a last universal common ancestor (LUCA) that witnessed
the onset of Darwinian evolution. One can ask questions about LUCA in various ways, the …

Biologists frequently attempt to infer the character states at ancestral nodes of a phylogeny
from the distribution of traits observed in contemporary organisms. Because phylogenies are …

There are many cases where animal populations are affected by predators and resources in
terrestrial ecosystems,,, but the factors that determine when one or the other predominates …