Paleoecology of extinct species
Recent developments, including new imaging and ancient environmental DNA (aeDNA) technologies, are providing unprecedented insights into the past, which can also help researchers predict future ecological chan... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - October 6, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Michael Pittman and Yucheng Wang Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Phylodynamics of dengue virus 2 in Nicaragua leading up to the 2019 epidemic reveals a role for lineage turnover
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease posing a significant threat to public health. Dengue virus (DENV) evolution is often characterized by lineage turnover, which, along with ecological and immunological f... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 28, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Panpim Thongsripong, Sean V. Edgerton, Sandra Bos, Saira Sabor ío, Guillermina Kuan, Angel Balmaseda, Eva Harris and Shannon N. Bennett Tags: Research Source Type: research
Phylogenetic analysis of museum specimens of houting Coregonus oxyrinchus shows the need for a revision of its extinct status
According to the IUCN Red List the anadromous houting Coregonus oxyrinchus is categorized as ‘extinct’. However, this extinct status might be incorrect because taxonomic difference between C. oxyrinchus and the c... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 27, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: R. Kroes, Y. Winkel, J. A. J. Breeuwer, E. E. van Loon, S. P. Loader, J. S. Maclaine, P. F. M. Verdonschot and H. G. van der Geest Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ancient mitogenomes reveal a high maternal genetic diversity of Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros in Northern China
Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) is a typical indicator of cold-stage climate that was widely distributed in Northern Hemisphere during the Middle-Late Pleistocene. Although a plethora of fossils have ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 26, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Junxia Yuan, Guojiang Sun, Bo Xiao, Jiaming Hu, Linying Wang, Taogetongqimuge, Lei Bao, Yamei Hou, Shiwen Song, Shan Jiang, Yong Wu, Dong Pan, Yang Liu, Michael V. Westbury, Xulong Lai and Guilian Sheng Tags: Research Source Type: research
Characterization of the mitochondrial Huso huso genome and new aspects of its organization in the presence of tandem repeats in 12S rRNA
The sturgeon group has been economically significant worldwide due to caviar production. Sturgeons consist of 27 species in the world. Mitogenome data could be used to infer genetic diversity and investigate t... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 26, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Khadijeh Dadkhah, Ghodrat Rahimi Mianji, Ali Barzegar and Ayoub Farhadi Tags: Research Source Type: research
Convergent TP53 loss and evolvability in cancer
Cancer cell populations evolve by a stepwise process involving natural selection of the fittest variants within a tissue ecosystem context and as modified by therapy. Genomic scrutiny of patient samples reveal... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 25, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Marcela Braga Mansur and Mel Greaves Tags: Review Source Type: research
Respiration kinetics and allometric scaling in the demosponge Halichondria panicea
The aquiferous system in sponges represents one of the simplest circulatory systems used by animals for the internal uptake and distribution of oxygen and metabolic substrates. Its modular organization enables... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 19, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Lars Kumala, Malte Thomsen and Donald E. Canfield Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ecosystem restoration, regeneration and rewilding
Anthropomorphic activities have caused major damage to ecosystems worldwide. Although documenting this damage is important, implementing measures to halt and reverse ecosystem decline is critical and is now be... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 14, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Nancy Shackelford and Carmel McDougall Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Native amphibian toxin reduces invasive crayfish feeding with potential benefits to stream biodiversity
Biodiversity is generally reduced when non-native species invade an ecosystem. Invasive crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, populate California freshwater streams, and in the Santa Monica Mountains (Los Angeles, USA),... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 13, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Gary M. Bucciarelli, Sierra J. Smith, Justin J. Choe, Phoebe D. Shin, Robert N. Fisher and Lee B. Kats Tags: Research Source Type: research
Detecting natural selection in trait-trait coevolution
No phenotypic trait evolves independently of all other traits, but the cause of trait-trait coevolution is poorly understood. While the coevolution could arise simply from pleiotropic mutations that simultaneo... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 12, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Daohan Jiang and Jianzhi Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Purifying selection leads to low protein diversity of the mitochondrial cyt b gene in avian malaria parasites
Mitochondrial respiration plays a central role in the survival of many eukaryotes, including apicomplexan parasites. A 479-bp fragment from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene is widely used as a barcode to id... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 11, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Xinyi Wang, Staffan Bensch, Xi Huang and Lu Dong Tags: Research Source Type: research
Ecological correlates of cranial evolution in the megaradiation of dipsadine snakes
Dipsadine snakes represent one of the most spectacular vertebrate radiations that have occurred in any continental setting, with over 800 species in South and Central America. Their species richness is paralle... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 8, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Gregory G. Pandelis, Michael C. Grundler and Daniel L. Rabosky Tags: Research Source Type: research
Common lizard microhabitat selection varies by sex, parity mode, and colouration
Animals select and interact with their environment in various ways, including to ensure their physiology is at its optimal capacity, access to prey is possible, and predators can be avoided. Often conflicting,... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 4, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Hans Recknagel, William T. Harvey, Megan Layton and Kathryn R. Elmer Tags: Research Source Type: research
Community composition drives siderophore dynamics in multispecies bacterial communities
Intraspecific public goods are commonly shared within microbial populations, where the benefits of public goods are largely limited to closely related conspecifics. One example is the production of iron-scaven... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 1, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Siobh án O’Brien, Christopher T. Culbert and Timothy G. Barraclough Tags: Research Source Type: research
Holistic view of the seascape dynamics and environment impact on macro-scale genetic connectivity of marine plankton populations
Plankton seascape genomics studies have revealed different trends from large-scale weak differentiation to microscale structures. Previous studies have underlined the influence of the environment and seascape ... (Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology)
Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology - September 1, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Romuald Laso-Jadart, Michael O ’Malley, Adam M. Sykulski, Christophe Ambroise and Mohammed-Amin Madoui Tags: Research Source Type: research
