Process-based species delimitation leads to identification of more biologically relevant species
Most approaches to species delimitation to date have considered divergence-only models.
Although these models are appropriate for allopatric speciation, their failure to incorporate …
Although these models are appropriate for allopatric speciation, their failure to incorporate …
New prospects in the detection and comparative analysis of hybridization in the tree of life
Assessing the relative importance of the various pathways to diversification is a central goal
of biodiversity researchers. For plant biologists, and increasingly across the spectrum of …
of biodiversity researchers. For plant biologists, and increasingly across the spectrum of …
Hybrids and horizontal transfer: introgression allows adaptive allele discovery
Evolution has devised countless remarkable solutions to diverse challenges. Understanding
the mechanistic basis of these solutions provides insights into how biological systems can …
the mechanistic basis of these solutions provides insights into how biological systems can …
Combining species delimitation, species trees, and tests for gene flow clarifies complex speciation in scrub-jays
Complex speciation, involving rapid divergence and multiple bouts of post-divergence gene
flow, can obfuscate phylogenetic relationships and species limits. In North America, cases of …
flow, can obfuscate phylogenetic relationships and species limits. In North America, cases of …
Conflicting Evolutionary Histories of the Mitochondrial and Nuclear Genomes in New World Myotis Bats
The rapid diversification of Myotis bats into more than 100 species is one of the most
extensive mammalian radiations available for study. Efforts to understand relationships …
extensive mammalian radiations available for study. Efforts to understand relationships …
Phenotypic and genetic structure support gene flow generating gene tree discordances in an Amazonian floodplain endemic species
Before populations become independent evolutionary lineages, the effects of micro
evolutionary processes tend to generate complex scenarios of diversification that may affect …
evolutionary processes tend to generate complex scenarios of diversification that may affect …
Integrative Taxonomy of Dermacentor variabilis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) with Description of a New Species, Dermacentor similis n. sp.
Dermacentor variabilis is the most widely distributed three-host tick in North America, and
transmits a variety of pathogens. Within the United States, this species has a discontinuous …
transmits a variety of pathogens. Within the United States, this species has a discontinuous …
PHRAPL: phylogeographic inference using approximate likelihoods
The demographic history of most species is complex, with multiple evolutionary processes
combining to shape the observed patterns of genetic diversity. To infer this history, the …
combining to shape the observed patterns of genetic diversity. To infer this history, the …
Diversification rates have no effect on the convergent evolution of foraging strategies in the most speciose genus of bats, Myotis
Adaptive radiations are defined as rapid diversification with phenotypic innovation led by
colonization to new environments. Notably, adaptive radiations can occur in parallel when …
colonization to new environments. Notably, adaptive radiations can occur in parallel when …
Evidence that Myotis lucifugus “Subspecies” are Five Nonsister Species, Despite Gene Flow
While genetic exchange between nonsister species was traditionally considered to be rare
in mammals, analyses of molecular data in multiple systems suggest that it may be common …
in mammals, analyses of molecular data in multiple systems suggest that it may be common …