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Plant Sciences
Cui Liu, Rui-Xia Zhang, Lin Li, Jun-Xia Su, Sheng-Dan Wu, Liang Xiong, Lin-Jing Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the evolutionary history of the herbaceous genus Cerastium in the Northern Hemisphere using a comprehensive approach. The results show that Cerastium originated in Europe during the middle Miocene and subsequently colonized other continents through multiple dispersal events. The dispersal and diversification of Cerastium contributed to its contemporary Holarctic distribution pattern. Additionally, the study reveals a rapid lineage accumulation in the genus during the late Miocene, possibly associated with global temperature decrease.
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alessandra P. Lamarca, Beatriz Mello, Carlos G. Schrago
Summary: Tree rooting is crucial for inferring ancestral-descendant relationships between branches in phylogenies. This study analyzed two outgroup-free rooting methods and found that the methods performed poorly in topologies with fast evolutionary radiations and short internal branches. The balance of the tree also significantly influenced the methods' performance.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dong-Mei Li, Hai-Lin Liu, Yan-Gu Pan, Bo Yu, Dan Huang, Gen-Fa Zhu
Summary: In this study, the chloroplast genomes of 22 Zingiberales species were sequenced, assembled, and analyzed. The results showed that the chloroplast genomes have conserved structures and gene contents, and identified the phylogenetic relationships and divergence time of Zingiberales.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Ecology
Jonathan D. Kennedy, Petter Z. Marki, Jon Fjeldsa, Carsten Rahbek
Summary: The study found that species-poor families in passerine birds tend to occupy peripheral positions in eco-morphological trait space, with most of them being endemic to Australasia. This suggests that these families have evolved towards marginal areas of morphospace.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Heidi M. Meudt, Dirk C. Albach, Andrew J. Tanentzap, Javier Igea, Sophie C. Newmarch, Angela J. Brandt, William G. Lee, Jennifer A. Tate
Summary: Whole genome duplication or polyploidy is common in global floras, but has been found to play a significant role in the evolution of island biodiversity. Research has shown that polyploidy has a significant impact on the diversification of endemic plant lineages on islands, primarily influenced by the number of potential congeneric colonists and changes in ploidy levels.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Julia Bechteler, Gabriel Penaloza-Bojaca, David Bell, J. Gordon Burleigh, Stuart F. Mcdaniel, E. Christine Davis, Emily B. Sessa, Alexander Bippus, D. Christine Cargill, Sahut Chantanoarrapint, Isabel Draper, Lorena Endara, Laura L. Forrest, Ricardo Garilleti, Sean W. Graham, Sanna Huttunen, Javier Jauregui Lazo, Francisco Lara, Juan Larrain, Lily R. Lewis, David G. Long, Dietmar Quandt, Karen Renzaglia, Alfons Schaefer-Verwimp, Gaik Ee Lee, Adriel M. Sierra, Matt von Konrat, Charles E. Zartman, Marta Regina Pereira, Bernard Goffinet, Juan Carlos A. Villarreal
Summary: This study used gene tree analysis to explore the evolutionary history and diversification process of bryophytes. The results revealed many relationships within bryophytes and proposed new orders for mosses. The data also indicated complex conflict in the phylogenetic process, emphasizing the need for further research.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2023)
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Microbiology
Dandan Wang, Zhi Huang, Johan Billen, Guoyun Zhang, Hong He, Cong Wei
Summary: Previous evidence indicates that cicadas without Hodgkinia may carry yeast-like fungal symbionts, with the pathogenic ancestor of these fungi infecting different cicada lineages independently. Multiple replacement events of Hodgkinia loss and YLS acquisition were hypothesized within sampled cicada taxa. The divergence time of YLS lineages was later than that of corresponding cicada lineages, and the diversification rate reached its peak during cooling climate changes.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Management
Alexei Koveshnikov, Heidi Wechtler, Cecile Dejoux
Summary: This article explores the employment relationships of self-initiated expatriates (SIE) and presents a typology of SIEs' employment relationships based on their perceptions of mutual obligations and fulfillments. The analysis identifies four distinct SIE profiles and adds to the understanding of SIE as a valuable talent pool and the ways to manage it.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Microbiology
Fanyue Wang, Min Chen
Summary: Chromatic acclimation is a mechanism for optimizing light capture efficiency in cyanobacteria. Through genomic analysis, we identified different types of chromatic acclimation and their associated photoreceptors in cyanobacteria. We also found that different cyanobacteria have different capabilities for chromatic acclimation based on their genomic compositions and photoregulatory pathways.
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Transportation Science & Technology
Xinwei Wang, Alexander E. I. B. Brownlee, John R. Woodward, Michal Weiszer, Mandi Mahfouf, Jun Chen
Summary: By studying real-world data, comparing multiple prediction models, the conclusion is that high accuracy can be achieved using a small subset of features to accurately model taxi times, including some generally important features and some features specific to target airports.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART C-EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
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Ecology
Elizabeth Christina Miller, Sarah L. Mesnick, John J. Wiens
Summary: Sexually dichromatic traits may have varying effects on diversification rates in ray-finned fishes, with some clades showing significant impact while others do not. The relationship between sexual dichromatism and speciation is complex and not consistent across fish groups and phylogenetic scales.
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kamila Marques Pedrosa, Humberto Araujo de Almeida, Maiara Bezerra Ramos, Sergio de Faria Lopes
Summary: The similarity among plants can mediate the selection of resources by human populations and may be influenced by evolutionary history. The study found a high representation of phylogenetic lineages among ethnobotanical uses, suggesting that similar plants tend to have similar utilitarian functions.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Peng-Bin Dong, Ruo-Nan Wang, Nawal Afzal, Mi-Li Liu, Ming Yue, Jian-Ni Liu, Jiang-Li Tan, Zhong-Hu Li
Summary: This study investigated the evolutionary relationships and molecular evolution of the forest tree family Aceraceae based on plastid phylogenomics and two nuclear gene variations. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that Aceraceae species can be divided into two larger sub-clades corresponding to the genera Acer and Dipteronia. Molecular dating indicated that the two genera diverged 60.2 million years ago, consistent with previous results, and identified divergence hotspots and positively selected genes in the plastid genomes which could be valuable genetic resources in Aceraceae.
Article
Biology
Lisa E. Kursel, Henry D. Cope, Ofer Rog
Summary: Despite highly divergent sequences, essential meiotic proteins such as those in the synaptonemal complex (SC) exhibit highly conserved length and coiled-coil domain structure. This unconventional conservation signature has been found in Drosophila, mammals, and Pristionchus pacificus, suggesting a wide-ranging role of coiled-coils in the structure and function of the SC. Expanding sequence analysis beyond per-site similarity measures can enhance understanding of protein evolution and function.
Review
Genetics & Heredity
Madlen Stange, Rowan D. H. Barrett, Andrew P. Hendry
Summary: The 2019 United Nations Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services estimated that approximately 1 million species are at risk of extinction. Genetics and genomics research can contribute to understanding the adaptive potential of species and communities, ultimately improving the conditions of ecosystems and people.
NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS
(2021)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
T. Alexander Dececchi, James P. Balhoff, Hilmar Lapp, Paula M. Mabee
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
(2015)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Wasila Dahdul, T. Alexander Dececchi, Nizar Ibrahim, Hilmar Lapp, Paula Mabee
DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION
(2015)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Andrew R. Deans, Suzanna E. Lewis, Eva Huala, Salvatore S. Anzaldo, Michael Ashburner, James P. Balhoff, David C. Blackburn, Judith A. Blake, J. Gordon Burleigh, Bruno Chanet, Laurel D. Cooper, Melanie Courtot, Sandor Csoesz, Hong Cui, Wasila Dahdul, Sandip Das, T. Alexander Dececchi, Agnes Dettai, Rui Diogo, Robert E. Druzinsky, Michel Dumontier, Nico M. Franz, Frank Friedrich, George V. Gkouto, Melissa Haendel, Luke J. Harmon, Terry F. Hayamizu, Yongqun He, Heather M. Hines, Nizar Ibrahim, Laura M. Jackson, Pankaj Jaiswal, Christina James-Zorn, Sebastian Koehler, Guillaume Lecointre, Hilmar Lapp, Carolyn J. Lawrence, Nicolas Le Novere, John G. Lundberg, James Macklin, Austin R. Mast, Peter E. Midford, Istvan Miko, Christopher J. Mungall, Anika Oellrich, David Osumi-Sutherland, Helen Parkinson, Martin J. Ramirez, Stefan Richter, Peter N. Robinson, Alan Ruttenberg, Katja S. Schulz, Erik Segerdell, Katja C. Seltmann, Michael J. Sharkey, Aaron D. Smith, Barry Smith, Chelsea D. Specht, R. Burke Squires, Robert W. Thacker, Anne Thessen, Jose Fernandez-Triana, Mauno Vihinen, Peter D. Vize, Lars Vogt, Christine E. Wall, Ramona L. Walls, Monte Westerfeld, Robert A. Wharton, Christian S. Wirkner, James B. Woolley, Matthew J. Yoder, Aaron M. Zorn, Paula M. Mabee
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
T. Alex Dececchi, Paula M. Mabee, David C. Blackburn
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
T. Alexander Dececchi, Hans C. E. Larsson, Michael B. Habib
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
T. Alexander Dececchi, Guy M. Narbonne, Carolyn Greentree, Marc Laflamme
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Ecology
T. Alexander Dececchi, Hans C. E. Larsson
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Erin E. Maxwell, T. Alexander Dececchi
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
James P. Balhoff, Wasila M. Dahdul, T. Alexander Dececchi, Hilmar Lapp, Paula M. Mabee, Todd J. Vision
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SEMANTICS
(2014)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Melissa A. Haendel, James P. Balhoff, Frederic B. Bastian, David C. Blackburn, Judith A. Blake, Yvonne Bradford, Aurelie Comte, Wasila M. Dahdul, Thomas A. Dececchi, Robert E. Druzinsky, Terry F. Hayamizu, Nizar Ibrahim, Suzanna E. Lewis, Paula M. Mabee, Anne Niknejad, Marc Robinson-Rechavi, Paul C. Sereno, Christopher J. Mungall
JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SEMANTICS
(2014)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Greg Burzynski, T. Alexander Dececchi, Guy M. Narbonne, Robert W. Dalrymple
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
T. Alexander Dececchi, Aleksandra M. Mloszewska, Thomas R. Holtz, Michael B. Habib, Hans C. E. Larsson
Editorial Material
Ecology
Nicholas M. Gardner, T. Alexander Dececchi
Summary: This article reviews the evolution of powered flight and laryngeal echolocation in bats and critically analyzes previous hypotheses. Through studying fossil, character evolution, and developmental evidence, the authors find that the traditional view is more plausible: flight and laryngeal echolocation evolved in the common ancestor of all bats.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michael Pittman, Thomas G. Kaye, Xiaoli Wang, Xiaoting Zheng, T. Alexander Dececchi, Scott A. Hartman
Summary: This study reveals the soft anatomy of the earliest flying theropod dinosaurs, providing evidence for the existence of an ancestral flight system and offering insights into novel flight strokes and early sternum loss.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)