Efficient Sequencing of Anuran mtDNAs and a Mitogenomic Exploration of the Phylogeny and Evolution of Frogs

The origin of modern frogs (Neobatrachia) was accompanied by acceleration in mitochondrial and nuclear substitution rates

(2012) Iker Irisarri et al.   BMC GENOMICS

The diverse Cretaceous neobatrachian fauna of South America: Uberabatrachus carvalhoi, a new frog from the Maastrichtian Marília Formation, Minas Gerais, Brazil

(2012) Ana M. Báez et al.   GONDWANA RESEARCH

PartitionFinder: Combined Selection of Partitioning Schemes and Substitution Models for Phylogenetic Analyses

(2012) R. Lanfear et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Empirical evaluation of partitioning schemes for phylogenetic analyses of mitogenomic data: An avian case study

(2012) Alexis F.L.A. Powell et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

A Phylogenomic Approach to Vertebrate Phylogeny Supports a Turtle-Archosaur Affinity and a Possible Paraphyletic Lissamphibia

(2012) Jonathan J. Fong et al.   PLoS One

Resolution of ray-finned fish phylogeny and timing of diversification

(2012) T. J. Near et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space

(2012) Fredrik Ronquist et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Reversal to air-driven sound production revealed by a molecular phylogeny of tongueless frogs, family Pipidae

(2011) Iker Irisarri et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Exploring Patterns and Extent of Bias in Estimating Divergence Time from Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Data in a Particular Lineage: A Case Study of Salamanders (Order Caudata)

(2011) Y. Zheng et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

A large-scale phylogeny of Amphibia including over 2800 species, and a revised classification of extant frogs, salamanders, and caecilians

(2011) R. Alexander Pyron et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Divergence Time Estimation Using Fossils as Terminal Taxa and the Origins of Lissamphibia

(2011) R. Alexander Pyron   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Missing Data in Phylogenetic Analysis: Reconciling Results from Simulations and Empirical Data

(2011) John J. Wiens et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Phylogenetic relationships of the Cretaceous frog Beelzebufo from Madagascar and the placement of fossil constraints based on temporal and phylogenetic evidence

(2010) S. RUANE et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The complete mitochondrial genome of the relict frogLeiopelma archeyi: Insights into the root of the frog Tree of Life

(2010) Iker Irisarri et al.   Mitochondrial DNA

A multilocus timescale for the origin of extant amphibians

(2010) Diego San Mauro   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

PhyloBayes 3: a Bayesian software package for phylogenetic reconstruction and molecular dating

(2009) Nicolas Lartillot et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Anurans from the Lower Cretaceous Crato Formation of northeastern Brazil: implications for the early divergence of neobatrachians

(2009) Ana M. Báez et al.   CRETACEOUS RESEARCH

A mitogenomic perspective on the phylogeny and biogeography of living caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona)

(2009) Peng Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Higher-level salamander relationships and divergence dates inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes

(2009) Peng Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Evidence for an ancient adaptive episode of convergent molecular evolution

(2009) T. A. Castoe et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Likelihood Method for Assessing Molecular Divergence Time Estimates and the Placement of Fossil Calibrations

(2009) R. Alexander Pyron   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

Phylogeny and biogeography of the family Salamandridae (Amphibia: Caudata) inferred from complete mitochondrial genomes

(2008) Peng Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

A stem batrachian from the Early Permian of Texas and the origin of frogs and salamanders

(2008) Jason S. Anderson et al.   NATURE

A model of evolution and structure for multiple sequence alignment

(2008) A. Loytynoja et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A giant frog with South American affinities from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar

(2008) S. E. Evans et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA