abstract：:We seek to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships of the damselfly genus Calopteryx, for which extensive behavioral and morphological knowledge already exists. To date, analyses of the evolutionary pathways of different life history traits have been hampered by the absence of a robust phylogeny based on morphologi...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Misof B,Anderson CL,Hadrys H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phylogenetic analysis of the family Lemuridae was accomplished using multiple gene partitions and morphological characters. The results of the study suggest that several nodes in the lemurid phylogeny can be robustly resolved; however, the relationships of the species within the genus Eulemur are problematically non...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Wyner Y,DeSalle R,Absher R

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear-encoded small subunit ribosomal DNA gene of many lichen-forming green algae in the genus Trebouxia contains a group I intron at Escherichia coli genic position 1512. We studied the evolutionary history of the 1512 intron in Trebouxia spp. (Trebouxiophyceae) by analyzing intron and "host" cell phylogenies. ...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Friedl T,Besendahl A,Pfeiffer P,Bhattacharya D

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sequenced the amino-terminal third of the histone H3 and H4 genes and the intergenic region from Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. Fourteen recombinant clones of 646 bp were sequenced and the level of sequence variation detected among these clones was similar to that reported among closely related species of Tetrahymen...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Van Den Bussche RA,Hoofer SR,Drew CP,Ewing MS

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using new and existing 18S rRNA sequence data, we show that at least five species of glomalean fungi lie outside the previously defined families and diverged very early in the evolution of that group. These five fungi would have been missed by many previous ecological studies because their sequences are not well match...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Redecker D,Morton JB,Bruns TD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phylogenetic relationships between Trogoniformes and several other putative closely related groups of birds, based on complete cytochrome b and nearly complete 12S ribosomal RNA sequences, were studied. The taxa included trogons, owls, cuckoos, parrots, nightjars, hummingbirds, kingfishers, motmots, rollers, mousebird...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Espinosa de los Monteros A

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portions of ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA) were sequenced from members of the genus Lentinula and were used, along with partial beta-tubulin gene sequences, for phylogenetic reconstructions. The rDNA sequences of L. boryana were separated into two well-defined lineages. Lineage 1 was composed of isolates from Mexico and C...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Thon MR,Royse DJ

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drosophila species are extensively used in biological research; yet, important phylogenetic relationships within the genus and with related genera remain unresolved. The combined data for three genes (Adh, Sod, and Gpdh) statistically resolves outstanding issues. We define the genus Drosophila inclusively so as to inc...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Kwiatowski J,Ayala FJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phylogenetic relationships among members of genus Orchis and allied genera Aceras, Anacamptis, Barlia, Dactylorhiza, Gymnadenia, Himantoglossum, Neotinea, Ophrys, Platanthera, and Serapias were inferred from nucleotide sequence variation in the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA. Sequen...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Aceto S,Caputo P,Cozzolino S,Gaudio L,Moretti A

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive morphological convergence or divergence, a common occurrence in fungi, tends to obscure recognition of phylogenetic relationships among Pezizales, widespread filamentous Ascomycetes with either enclosed underground (hypogeous) or exposed (epigeous) fruit bodies, that often establish mutualistic interactions ...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Percudani R,Trevisi A,Zambonelli A,Ottonello S

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As an endangered animal group, musk deer (genus Moschus) are not only a great concern of wildlife conservation, but also of special interest to evolutionary studies due to long-standing arguments on the taxonomic and phylogenetic associations in this group. Using museum samples, we sequenced complete mitochondrial cyt...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Su B,Wang YX,Lan H,Wang W,Zhang Y

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genes for nine ribosomal proteins, L24, L5, S14, S8, L6, L18, S5, L30, and L15, have been isolated and sequenced from the spc operon in the archaeon (Crenarchaeota) Sulfolobus acidocaldarius, and the putative amino acid sequence of the proteins coded by these genes has been determined. In addition, three other gen...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Yang D,Kusser I,Köpke AK,Koop BF,Matheson AT

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck) are endemic to mainland and insular Asia. Numerous subspecies have been named, but they are not quantitatively well defined. Portions of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (450 bp) and control region (512 bp) were sequenced from 28 individuals belonging to five sika subspecies and t...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Cook CE,Wang Y,Sensabaugh G

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of variation in nucleotide sequences in mitochondrial DNA genes among species of Gymnophthalmus supports three major conclusions. First, samples of G. underwoodi, a unisexual species of hybrid origin, have identical nucleotide sequences, supporting the hypothesis that all individuals from localities in the Gu...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Kizirian DA,Cole CJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic relationships of some angiosperm families have remained enigmatic despite broad phylogenetic analyses of rbcL sequences. One example is the aquatic family Podostemaceae, the relationships of which have long been controversial because of major morphological modifications associated with their aquatic h...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Soltis DE,Mort ME,Soltis PS,Hibsch-Jetter C,Zimmer EA,Morgan D

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resolution of the total evidence (i.e., character congruence) versus consensus (i.e., taxonomic congruence) debate has been impeded by (1) a failure to employ validation methods consistently across both tree-building and consensus analyses, (2) the incomparability of methods for constructing as opposed to those for co...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Lapointe FJ,Kirsch JA,Hutcheon JM

更新日期：1999-02-01 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

authors： Sundberg P,Saur M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete mitochondrial cytochrome b genes of 53 genera of oscine passerine birds representing the major groups of finches and some allies were compared. Phylogenetic trees resulting from three levels of character partition removal (no data removed, transitions at third positions of codons removed, and all transiti...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Groth JG

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sequenced 1709 base pairs (bp) of mitochondrial DNA including parts of cytochrome b, ND 2, and the control region (CR I, II) for seven members of the avian genus Pipilo (towhees), Melozone kieneri (rusty-crowned ground-sparrow), and Arremonops rufivirgatus (olive sparrow). A total of 457 bp was variable and 257 bp ...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Zink RM,Weller SJ,Blackwell RC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viviparity has evolved from oviparity in many vertebrate lineages, and species that contain both oviparous and viviparous populations offer the best opportunity for a detailed examination of the processes involved in this major life-history transition. However, although several such species have been reported, none ha...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Fairbairn J,Shine R,Moritz C,Frommer M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Remane-Hennigian systematists" still reject parsimony analysis for phylogenetics, because homology or apomorphy analyses are not included. In contrast, "pattern cladists" regard homology as a deductive concept after applying a parsimony test of character congruence. However, as in molecular phylogeny, selection of "g...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Haszprunar G

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the higher-level phylogenetic relationships among Carnivora, using a conditional data combination (CDC) approach to analyzing multiple data sets. New nucleotide sequences (851 base pairs from intron I of the transthyretin gene) among 22 representatives of the 11 families of C...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Flynn JJ,Nedbal MA

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The family Asclepiadaceae (Dicotyledones) was created by Brown in 1810 by splitting in two the family Apocynaceae of Jussieu established in 1789. The morphological characters used to make this distinction were mainly palynological, such as presence of tetrads or pollinia and number and orientation of pollinia. Those c...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Civeyrel L,Le Thomas A,Ferguson K,Chase MW

更新日期：1998-06-01 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

authors： Jobst J,King K,Hemleben V

更新日期：1998-04-01 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

authors： Zink RM,Blackwell RC

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The trnL-trnF intergenic spacer of cpDNA has been sequenced from 38 tree samples representing 23 Coffea taxa and the related genus Psilanthus. These sequences were used for phylogenetic reconstruction using parsimony analyses. The results suggest a radial mode of speciation and a recent origin in Africa for the genus ...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Cros J,Combes MC,Trouslot P,Anthony F,Hamon S,Charrier A,Lashermes P

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses of the Arenaviridae cause hemorrhagic fevers and neurologic disease in humans. Historically, the arenaviruses have been divided into two complexes (LASV-LCMV, Tacaribe) through the use of antigenic typing. The phylogeny of the Arenaviridae as a whole has not been estimated previously due to a lack of sequence ...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Bowen MD,Peters CJ,Nichol ST

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate phylogenetic relationships among Leuciscus species occurring in Portuguese inland waters, the cytochrome b gene was sequenced from representatives of the main rivers. This study supports the recognition of the species level for L. pyrenaicus, including populations from the southern Portuguese drainages ...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Brito RM,Briolay J,Galtier N,Bouvet Y,Coelho MM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae) are a highly diverse group of sap-sucking insects, many species of which specialize on grasses. Past attempts to examine the roles of host transfer or host plant coevolution in the diversification of leafhopper species using cladistic methods have been hindered by a paucity of discrete, phyl...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Dietrich CH,Whitcomb RF,Black WC

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systematic position of the avian species Rhodinocichla rosea is unclear. Recent opinions are that it is either a mockingbird (family Mimidae) or a tanager (Thraupinae; Emberizidae). In either case, it would be an atypical member of the family. We sequenced approximately 600 bases of the mitochondrial cytochrome ox...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Seutin G,Bermingham E

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a huge data base of genetic information for the domestic artiodactyl species Bos taurus (cow), Ovis aries (sheep), and Capra hircus (goat). However, the phylogenetic relationships of these economically critical taxa and their close relatives, family Bovidae, remain for the most part unresolved. In this report...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Gatesy J,Amato G,Vrba E,Schaller G,DeSalle R

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, was determined. The length of the reported sequence is 16,832 nucleotides. This length can vary, however, due to pronounced heteroplasmy caused by differing numbers of a repetitive motif (5'-CG-CATATACA-3') in th...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Xu X,Arnason U

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conflicting phylogenies have been proposed for the Chelidae (Testudines: Pleurodira), a family of side-necked turtles found only in Australasia and South America. Sequence data from the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene were used to test these phylogenies. In total, 411 nucleotides were sequenced for each of 16 chelid speci...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Seddon JM,Georges A,Baverstock PR,McCord W

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bootstrap is an important tool for estimating the confidence interval of monophyletic groups within phylogenies. Although bootstrap analyses are used in most evolutionary studies, there is no clear consensus as how best to interpret bootstrap probability values. To study further the bootstrap method, nine small su...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Bhattacharya D

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess phylogenetic relationships among the higher ruminants (infraorder Pecora, order Artiodactyla), we analyzed K-casein DNA sequences, including 434 nucleotides of the fourth exon. The higher ruminant families Bovidae, Cervidae, Giraffidae, and Antilocapridae each have monophyletic K-casein sequences. Maximum pa...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Cronin MA,Stuart R,Pierson BJ,Patton JC

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asteroids display four distinct modes of developmental patterns: the indirect mode, the nonbrachiolarian mode, the direct mode, and the mode with a barrel-shaped larva. Among them the former two are planktotrophic, whereas the latter two are lecithotrophic. The direct mode and the mode with a barrel-shaped larva are t...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Wada H,Komatsu M,Satoh N

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence divergence was estimated within noncoding sequences of both chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) trnL (UAA) intron and nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) internal transcribed spacer sequences (ITS1 and ITS2) for 10 species of the genus Gentiana L. (Gentianaceae). Comparisons of evolutionary rates among these sequences (cpDNA v...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Gielly L,Yuan YM,Küpfer P,Taberlet P

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete nucleotide sequence (15,719 nucleotides) of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from the sea urchin Arbacia lixula is presented. The comparison of gene arrangement between different echinoderm orders of the same class provides evidence that the gene organization is conserved within the same echinoderm class. Th...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： De Giorgi C,Martiradonna A,Lanave C,Saccone C

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the prominence of the Azteca-Cecropia interaction as the focus of extensive ecological investigation, a reliable phylogeny of the Azteca ants has been lacking, primarily because many of the morphological and behavioral characters are phylogenetically uninformative or conflicting. A phylogenetic analysis of a s...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Ayala FJ,Wetterer JK,Longino JT,Hartl DL

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The data on the distribution and frequencies of private polymorphisms in the tribal populations of Central and South America are used to address the question of the extent to which such data can be used to address questions of phylogenetic history. It is shown that due to the great increases in population number that ...

journal_title：Molecular phylogenetics and evolution

authors： Thompson EA,Neel JV

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00