High-throughput genomic sequencing is rapidly changing the field of phylogenetics by
decreasing the cost and increasing the quantity and rate of data collection by several orders …

The molecular clock presents a means of estimating evolutionary rates and timescales using
genetic data. These estimates can lead to important insights into evolutionary processes and …

The statistical selection of best-fit models of nucleotide substitution is routine in the
phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence alignments 1. With the advent of next-generation …

Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (I nsecta: C oleoptera) based on DNA sequence
data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy nuclear protein‐coding genes, for …

In phylogenetic analyses of molecular sequence data, partitioning involves estimating
independent models of molecular evolution for different sets of sites in a sequence …

The relationships at the root of the animal tree have proven difficult to resolve, with the
current debate focusing on whether sponges (phylum Porifera) or comb jellies (phylum …

The use of probabilistic models of amino acid replacement is essential for the study of
protein evolution, and programs like ProtTest implement different strategies to identify the …

Abstract jModelTest is a new program for the statistical selection of models of nucleotide
substitution based on “Phyml”(. A simple, fast, and accurate algorithm to estimate large …

Phylogenetic trees in insects are frequently dated by applying a “standard” mitochondrial
DNA (mtDNA) clock estimated at 2.3% My− 1, but despite its wide use reliable calibration …

The long-awaited revision of the industry standard on phylogenetics Since the publication of
the first edition of this landmark volume more than twenty-five years ago, phylogenetic …