Fungal mitochondrial genomes and genetic polymorphisms

S Sandor, Y Zhang, J Xu - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2018 - Springer
Mitochondria are the powerhouses of eukaryotic cells, responsible for ATP generation and
playing a role in a diversity of cellular and organismal functions. Different from the majority of …

Systematics, phylogeny, and evolution of braconid wasps: 30 years of progress

X Chen, C van Achterberg - Annual Review of Entomology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The parasitoid wasp family Braconidae is likely the second-most species-rich family in the
animal kingdom. Braconid wasps are widely distributed and often encountered. They …

Merging scleractinian genera: the overwhelming genetic similarity between solitary Desmophyllum and colonial Lophelia

AM Addamo, A Vertino, J Stolarski… - BMC evolutionary …, 2016 - Springer
Background In recent years, several types of molecular markers and new microscale
skeletal characters have shown potential as powerful tools for phylogenetic reconstructions …

A mitogenomic phylogeny of living primates

K Finstermeier, D Zinner, M Brameier, M Meyer… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Primates, the mammalian order including our own species, comprise 480 species in 78
genera. Thus, they represent the third largest of the 18 orders of eutherian mammals …

Key issues in assessing threats to sea turtles: knowledge gaps and future directions

MMPB Fuentes, E McMichael, CY Kot… - Endangered Species …, 2023 - int-res.com
Sea turtles are an iconic group of marine megafauna that have been exposed to multiple
anthropogenic threats across their different life stages, especially in the past decades. This …

Baboon phylogeny as inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes

D Zinner, J Wertheimer, R Liedigk… - American journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Baboons (genus Papio) are an interesting phylogeographical primate model for the
evolution of savanna species during the Pleistocene. Earlier studies, based on partial …

Killer whale ecotypes: is there a global model?

PJN de Bruyn, CA Tosh, A Terauds - Biological Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Killer whales, Orcinus orca, are top predators occupying key ecological roles in a variety of
ecosystems and are one of the most widely distributed mammals on the planet. In …

Mitogenomic phylogeny, diversification, and biogeography of South American spiny rats

PH Fabre, NS Upham, LH Emmons… - Molecular Biology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Echimyidae is one of the most speciose and ecologically diverse rodent families in the
world, occupying a wide range of habitats in the Neotropics. However, a resolved phylogeny …

Guidelines and quantitative standards to improve consistency in cetacean subspecies and species delimitation relying on molecular genetic data

BL Taylor, FI Archer, KK Martien… - Marine Mammal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Taxonomy is an imprecise science that delimits the evolutionary continuum into discrete
categories. For marine mammals, this science is complicated by the relative lack of …

Can Genetic Differences Explain Vocal Dialect Variation in Sperm Whales, Physeter macrocephalus?

L Rendell, SL Mesnick, ML Dalebout, J Burtenshaw… - Behavior genetics, 2012 - Springer
Sperm whale social groups can be assigned to vocal clans based on their production of
codas, short stereotyped patterns of clicks. It is currently unclear whether genetic variation …