Guidelines and quantitative standards for improved cetacean taxonomy using full mitochondrial genomes

PA Morin, KK Martien, AR Lang… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In many organisms, especially those of conservation concern, traditional lines of evidence
for taxonomic delineation, such as morphological data, are often difficult to obtain. In these …

[PDF][PDF] Phylogenomic cytonuclear discordance and evolutionary histories of plants and animals

L Duan, L Fu, HF Chen - Science China Life Sciences, 2023 - researchgate.net
The field of evolutionary biology has been revolutionized by phylogenomic approaches in
the last decades. However, with the ever-increasing size and scope of molecular data …

Establishing species boundaries in Bornean geckos

HR Davis, HT Sanford, I Das, I Nashriq… - Biology …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Species delimitation using mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) remains an important and
accessible approach for discovering and delimiting species. However, delimiting species …

Hybridization has localized effect on genetic variation in closely related pine species

S Szczepański, B Łabiszak, M Lasek, W Wachowiak - BMC Plant Biology, 2024 - Springer
Background Hybridization is a known phenomenon in nature but its genetic impact on
populations of parental species remains less understood. We investigated the evolutionary …

Genomic patterns in the dwarf kingfishers of northern Melanesia reveal a mechanistic framework explaining the paradox of the great speciators

DA DeRaad, AN Files, LH DeCicco, RP Martin… - Evolution …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The paradox of the great speciators describes a contradictory biogeographic pattern
exhibited by numerous avian lineages in Oceania. Specifically, these lineages display broad …

Species boundaries and phylogenetics of Aelia stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in China, with notes on mito‐nuclear discordance

Y Wang, X Zhu, X Dong, K Wang, R Yang… - Zoologica …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Five stink bugs, Aelia acuminata, A. fieberi, A. furcula, A. klugii and A. sibirica, are found in
China and have similar morphologies. Due to the lack of molecular data, the species …

On the brink of explosion? Identifying the source and potential spread of introduced Zosterops white-eyes in North America

DA DeRaad, ME Cobos, NR Hofmeister, LH DeCicco… - Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Understanding the source of non-native introduced populations is crucial for forecasting
geographic invasion potential and understanding the ecological consequences of potential …

Untangling the colonization history of the Australo-Pacific reed warblers, one of the world's great island radiations

AM Kearns, MG Campana, B Slikas, L Berry, T Saitoh… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Island radiations, such as those of the Australo-Pacific, offer unique insight into
diversification, extinction, and early speciation processes. Yet, their speciation and …

Unraveling the Web of Life: Incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization as primary mechanisms over polyploidization in the evolutionary dynamics of pear species

Z **, X Lin, D Ma, RGJ Hodel, L Zhao, C Ren, L Duan… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
In contrast to the traditional Tree of Life (ToL) paradigm, the Web of Life (WoL) model
provides a more nuanced and precise depiction of organismal phylogeny, particularly …

Genetic diversity and connectivity of the invasive gastropod, Callinina georgiana (Caenogastropoda: Viviparidae) across a fragmented riverscape: A mitonuclear …

WANU Abeyrathna, AA Davinack - Freshwater Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic invasive species are a significant threat to global freshwater biodiversity. This study
focuses on the banded mystery snail, Callinina georgiana, an invasive species in the …