The evolution of cetaceans, from their early transition to an aquatic lifestyle to their
subsequent diversification, has been the subject of numerous studies. However, although …

Background In recent years, several types of molecular markers and new microscale
skeletal characters have shown potential as powerful tools for phylogenetic reconstructions …

Over the last few centuries, many cetacean species have witnessed dramatic global
declines due to industrial overharvesting and other anthropogenic influences, and thus are …

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 …

True river dolphins are some of the rarest and most endangered of all vertebrates. They
comprise relict evolutionary lineages of high taxonomic distinctness and conservation value …

Arvicolinae is one of the most impressive placental radiations with over 150 extant and
numerous extinct species that emerged since the Miocene in the Northern Hemisphere. The …

Evolutionary relationships among cetaceans within the family Delphinidae have been
difficult to resolve due to the high number of species and their relatively rapid radiation. This …

The availability of mitochondrial genome sequences is growing as a result of recent
technological advances in molecular biology. In phylogenetic analyses, the complete …

The genus Equus is richly represented in the fossil record, yet our understanding of
taxonomic relationships within this genus remains limited. To estimate the phylogenetic …

Baboons (genus Papio) are an interesting phylogeographical primate model for the
evolution of savanna species during the Pleistocene. Earlier studies, based on partial …