Abstract：
:Phylogenetic trees are a starting point for the study of further evolutionary and ecological questions. We show that for avian evolutionary relationships, improved taxon sampling, longer sequences and additional data sets are giving stability to the prediction of the grouping of pelecaniforms and ciconiiforms, thus allowing inferences to be made about long-term niche occupancy. Here we report the phylogeny of the pelecaniform birds and their water-carnivore allies using complete mitochondrial genomes, and show that the basic groupings agree with nuclear sequence phylogenies, even though many short branches are not yet fully resolved. In detail, we show that the Pelecaniformes (minus the tropicbird) and the Ciconiiformes (storks, herons and ibises) form a natural group within a seabird water-carnivore clade. We find pelicans are the closest relatives of the shoebill (in a clade with the hammerkop), and we confirm that tropicbirds are not pelecaniforms. In general, the group appears to be an adaptive radiation into an 'aquatic carnivore' niche that it has occupied for 60-70 million years. From an ecological and life history perspective, the combined pelecaniform-ciconiform group is more informative than focusing on differences in morphology. These findings allow a start to integrating molecular evolution and macroecology.
journal_name
Mol Phylogenet Evoljournal_title
Molecular phylogenetics and evolutionauthors
Gibb GC,Kennedy M,Penny Ddoi
10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.021subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-08-01 00:00:00pages
229-38issue
2eissn
1055-7903issn
1095-9513pii
S1055-7903(13)00130-9journal_volume
68pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:The complex orogenic history and structure of Southern South America, coupled with Pleistocene glacial cycles, have generated paleoclimatic and environmental changes that influenced the spatial distribution and genetic composition of natural populations. Despite the increased number of phylogeographic studies in this ...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2017.08.016
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The origin of conifer genera, the main components of mountain temperate and boreal forests, was deemed to arise in the Mesozoic, although paleontological records and molecular data point to a recent diversification, presumably related to Neogene cooling. The geographical area(s) where the modern lines of conifers emer...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.009
更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Phylogenetic relationships within the bryozoan order Cheilostomata are currently uncertain, with many morphological hypotheses proposed but scarcely tested by independent means of molecular analysis. This research uses DNA sequence data across five loci of both mitochondrial and nuclear origin from 91 species of cheil...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2011.07.005
更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Hawaiian Drosophila offer a unique opportunity to examine evolutionary questions because of the known ages of the Hawaiian Islands and the large number of species endemic to this archipelago. One of the more well studied groups of Hawaiian Drosophila is the planitibia species group, a long-standing population gene...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2005.03.008
更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The suborder Tricladida (phylum Platyhelminthes) comprises the well-known free-living flatworms, taxonomically grouped into three infraorders according to their ecology: Maricola (marine planarians), Paludicola (freshwater planarians), and Terricola (land planarians). Molecular analyses have demonstrated that the Palu...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2008.01.032
更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The impact of barriers to dispersal and gene flow is often inferred to be the primary cause of lineage divergence and phylogeographic structure in terrestrial organisms. In particular, the Mississippi River has been implicated as a barrier to gene flow in many species, including aquatic taxa. However, if barriers are ...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2010.07.015
更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Phylogenetic relationships of different members of the family Cucurbitaceae were estimated from sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS1 and ITS2) regions of the nuclear ribosomal RNA genes. Twenty-six species of different genera belonging to different tribes and several subtribes were analyzed. The whole IT...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/mpev.1997.0465
更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Large parts of the Sahara Desert and Arabia are covered by sand seas and sand dunes, which are inhabited by specialized animal communities. For example, many lizards have developed adaptations to life in loose sand, including sand-swimming behavior. The best-known sand swimmers of the Saharo-Arabia are the sandfish sk...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107012
更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Drosophila virilis group is one of the major lineages of Drosophila previously recognised and it has been used as a model for different types of studies. It comprises 13 species whose phylogenetic relationships are not well resolved. In the present study, six nuclear genes (Adh, fused, Gpdh, NonA, CG9631 and CG721...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2011.04.022
更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Mediterranean trout populations display a diversity of phenotypes, representing a valuable model for the study of adaptation and a puzzling dilemma for taxonomists and biogeographers, which is further entangled by the widespread introgression of allochthonous genes. In this paper we analysed DNA polymorphism at multip...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2014.06.022
更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) family of proteins catalyze the conversion of 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate to 5-methyltetrahydrofolate. They contain a flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) as the cofactor and the enzyme in eukaryotes, except in yeast, is known to be allosterically regulated by S-adenosylmeth...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2006.09.020
更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To investigate the genetic diversity between the populations of woolly flying squirrels (Eupetaurus) from the eastern and western extremes of the Himalayas, partial mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences (390-810 bp) that were determined from the museum specimens were analyzed using maximum parsimony (MP) and maxim...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2004.05.008
更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Andean Pholidobolus and Macropholidus lizards contain seven and two species, respectively, as currently recognized. We analyze three mitochondrial loci (12S, 16S, ND4) using Bayesian methods to clarify the phylogenetic relationships between these genera based on a well-supported phylogenetic hypothesis. The phylogenet...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.013
更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Dendroctonus mexicanus is polyphagous within the Pinus genus and has a wide geographical distribution in Mexico and Guatemala. We examined the pattern of genetic variation across the range of this species to explore its demographic history and its phylogeographic pattern. Analysis of the mtDNA sequences of 173 individ...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2008.09.005
更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Gene duplication plays a decisive role in organismal diversification and in the appearance of novel structures. In plants the megagametophyte covered by the integuments, which after fertilization becomes the seed constitutes a novel structure: the ovule. In Arabidopsis thaliana, genetic mechanisms regulating ovule dev...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106778
更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene was used to reconstruct the relationships among 10 heteronemertean species (subclass Heteronemertea, phylum Nemertea); Lineus ruber and L. viridis are represented by more than one specimen to assess intraspecific variation in these enigmatic species, and the analysis includes in total 1...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/mpev.1998.0543
更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A species-level phylogeny is presented for Triglochin, the largest genus of Juncaginaceae (Alismatales) comprising about 30 species of annual and perennial herbs. Triglochin has an almost cosmopolitan distribution with Australia as centre of species diversity. Trans-Atlantic and trans-African disjunctions exist in the...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2014.10.014
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Paradoxically, an allozyme study of Metepeira "spinipes" (sensu lato) demonstrated extensive gene flow among four populations whose members are nevertheless morphologically and behaviorally distinct. Initially, the authors tentatively concluded that the populations exhibited panmixis and suggested that local environme...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/mpev.1999.0763
更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The South China Mainland (SCM) and its adjacent continental islands are a global biodiversity hotspot. However, how and when plants dispersed between SCM and Hainan/Taiwan Islands remains largely unknown. In this study, we used restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq) to identify the demographic dynamics a...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2018.11.021
更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Freshwater mussels of the order Unionida are key elements of freshwater habitats and are responsible for important ecological functions and services. Unfortunately, these bivalves are among the most threatened freshwater taxa in the world. However, conservation planning and management are hindered by taxonomic problem...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2016.08.021
更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The New Zealand acanthisittid wrens are the sister-taxon to all other "perching birds" (Passeriformes) and - including recently extinct species - represent the most diverse endemic passerine family in New Zealand. Consequently, they are important for understanding both the early evolution of Passeriformes and the New ...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2016.05.038
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Phylogenetic relationships and divergence times for 10 populations of the three recognized "species" of Brazilian lizards of genus Eurolophosaurus were estimated from 1229bp of cyt b, COI, 12S, and 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene segments. Eurolophosaurus is monophyletic and the basal split within the genus separates E. d...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.022
更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The superfamily Oestroidea, comprising ∼15,000 species, is a large and ecologically diverse clade within the order Diptera. Among its six commonly recognized families, Calliphoridae seems to be crucial for understanding evolutionary relationships in the group, as it is recognized as a controversial paraphyletic groupi...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2012.08.007
更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Over 2000 basepairs of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences were compared to (1) examine evolution in protein coding versus noncoding [control region (CR)] segments, and (2) test the species-level distinctiveness of the California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) and clarify its phylogenetic and biogeographic relat...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1006/mpev.1997.0444
更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) has been shown to widely spread in organisms by comparative genomic studies. However, its effect on the phylogenetic relationship of organisms, especially at a system level of different cellular functions, is still not well understood. In this work, we have constructed phylogenetic trees...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2003.08.011
更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The first molecular studies on the phylogeny of aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) bumped into a striking lack of phylogenetic structure for taxa levels higher than tribe, probably as a consequence of the rapid adaptive radiation that this group of insects went through during the Late Cretaceous. Here we present a new atte...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2009.12.005
更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The Ruschieae is a large tribe of about 1600 species of succulent perennials. They form a major component of the arid parts of the Greater Cape Floristic Region, both in numbers of species and in their density of coverage. So far phylogenetic relationships within the tribe have been unresolved, largely through the pau...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2013.05.030
更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Two different methods of using paralogous genes for phylogenetic inference have been proposed: reconciled trees (or gene tree parsimony) and uninode coding. Gene tree parsimony suffers from 10 serious problems, including differential weighting of nucleotide and gap characters, undersampling which can be misinterpreted...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s1055-7903(02)00033-7
更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Lycosids are a diverse family of spiders distributed worldwide. Previous studies recovered some of the deeper splits of the family, but with little support. We present a broad phylogenetic analysis of the Lycosidae including a wide geographic sampling of representatives and all the subfamilies described to date. Addit...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.004
更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A lot is known about the evolution and architecture of plastid, mitochondrial, and nuclear genomes, but surprisingly little is known about their relative rates of mutation. Most available relative-rate data come from seed plants, which, with few exceptions, have a mitochondrial mutation rate that is lower than those o...
journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ympev.2014.07.001
更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00
