BEAST 2.5: An advanced software platform for Bayesian evolutionary analysis
Elaboration of Bayesian phylogenetic inference methods has continued at pace in recent
years with major new advances in nearly all aspects of the joint modelling of evolutionary …
years with major new advances in nearly all aspects of the joint modelling of evolutionary …
The evolution of insect biodiversity
Insects comprise over half of all described animal species. Together with the Protura
(coneheads), Collembola (springtails) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails), insects form …
(coneheads), Collembola (springtails) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails), insects form …
Inferring the mammal tree: species-level sets of phylogenies for questions in ecology, evolution, and conservation
Big, time-scaled phylogenies are fundamental to connecting evolutionary processes to
modern biodiversity patterns. Yet inferring reliable phylogenetic trees for thousands of …
modern biodiversity patterns. Yet inferring reliable phylogenetic trees for thousands of …
Integrating fossil observations into phylogenetics using the fossilized birth–death model
Over the past decade, a new set of methods for estimating dated trees has emerged.
Originally referred to as the fossilized birth–death (FBD) process, this single model has …
Originally referred to as the fossilized birth–death (FBD) process, this single model has …
Language trees with sampled ancestors support a hybrid model for the origin of Indo-European languages
The origins of the Indo-European language family are hotly disputed. Bayesian phylogenetic
analyses of core vocabulary have produced conflicting results, with some supporting a …
analyses of core vocabulary have produced conflicting results, with some supporting a …
Phylogenomic insights into the evolution of stinging wasps and the origins of ants and bees
Summary The stinging wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) are an extremely diverse lineage of
hymenopteran insects, encompassing over 70,000 described species and a diversity of life …
hymenopteran insects, encompassing over 70,000 described species and a diversity of life …
[HTML][HTML] Massive cranium from Harbin in northeastern China establishes a new Middle Pleistocene human lineage
It has recently become clear that several human lineages coexisted with Homo sapiens
during the late Middle and Late Pleistocene. Here, we report an archaic human fossil that …
during the late Middle and Late Pleistocene. Here, we report an archaic human fossil that …
Bayesian total-evidence dating reveals the recent crown radiation of penguins
The total-evidence approach to divergence time dating uses molecular and morphological
data from extant and fossil species to infer phylogenetic relationships, species divergence …
data from extant and fossil species to infer phylogenetic relationships, species divergence …
Reconciling fossils with phylogenies reveals the origin and macroevolutionary processes explaining the global cycad biodiversity
The determinants of biodiversity patterns can be understood using macroevolutionary
analyses. The integration of fossils into phylogenies offers a deeper understanding of …
analyses. The integration of fossils into phylogenies offers a deeper understanding of …
The origin of squamates revealed by a Middle Triassic lizard from the Italian Alps
Modern squamates (lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians) are the world's most diverse
group of tetrapods along with birds 1 and have a long evolutionary history, with the oldest …
group of tetrapods along with birds 1 and have a long evolutionary history, with the oldest …