Hybrid potato breeding will transform the crop from a clonally propagated tetraploid to a
seed-reproducing diploid. Historical accumulation of deleterious mutations in potato …

Over 22,000 species of biotically pollinated flowering plants, including some major
agricultural crops, depend primarily on bees capable of floral sonication for pollination …

South America is the fourth largest continent on the planet; its birds, mammals, and
amphibian's biodiversity is relatively well known, but no outright assessment of the continent …

Losses of floral pigmentation represent one of the most common evolutionary transitions in
flower color, yet the genetic basis for these changes has been elucidated in only a handful of …

If a community and its substrate are raised by tectonic uplift, the species present can either
die out in the area, survive in situ unchanged, or survive in situ with adaptation and …

Aim The biodiversity crisis has highlighted the need to assess and map biodiversity in order
to prioritize conservation efforts. Clearwing butterflies (tribe Ithomiini) have been proposed …

Culicidae mosquitoes are potential vectors of pathogens that affect human health. The
correct species identification, as well as the discovery and description of cryptic species, is …

Viviparity evolved~ 115 times across squamate reptiles, facilitating the colonization of cold
habitats, where oviparous species are scarce or absent. Whether the ecological opportunity …

Aim The landscape of the Neotropical region has undergone dynamic evolution throughout
the Miocene, with the extensive Pebas wetland occupying western Amazonia between 23 …

Explosive radiations—substantial increases in net species diversification—have been
considered one of the most intriguing diversification patterns across the Tree of Life, but the …