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Animal phylogenetics

The latitudinal speciation gradient in freshwater fishes: Higher speciation across assemblages at higher latitudes in the northern hemisphere

Juliana Herrera-Pérez, Juan Carvajal-Quintero, Axel Arango, Daniel Valencia-Rodríguez, Ana Berenice García-Andrade, Pablo Tedesco, Fabricio Villalobos

published 23 Jan 2026

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Morphological diversity in the honeyeater hyolingual apparatus and its relationship with nectarivory

Amanda E. Hewes, Cassandra Fieldson, Maude W. Baldwin, William A. Buttemer, Alejandro Rico-Guevara

published 04 Dec 2025

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Using citizen science data to estimate trait and climate drivers of daily activity patterns in temperate butterflies

Jacob Idec, Caitlin J. Campbell, Michael Belitz, V. A. Akshay, Rob Guralnick

published 21 Nov 2025

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Structural and evolutionary constraints shape adaptive landscapes of immune-related genes across mammalian phylogeny

Zhengtian Li, Mubbashar Hassan, Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Ashraf, Akhtar Rasool Asif, Iram Qadeer, Abid Hussain Shahzad, Shaista Abbas, Muhammad Sajid, Abdul Mateen, Irfan Ahmed, Jamal Muhammad, Sayyed Aun Muhammad, Farid S. Ataya

published 07 Nov 2025

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Phylogenomics of sigmodontine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae): Cloud forests and Pliocene extinction explain the timing and spread of an iconic South American radiation

Max R. Bangs, Alexandre Reis Percequillo, Víctor Pacheco, Scott J. Steppan

published 04 Nov 2025

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Captivity-driven microbiota reshaping: A cross-species analysis of divergent patterns in the gut microbiota of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), red pandas (Ailurus fulgens), and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus)

Lin Xu, Zhengquan Hu, Xin Zhang, Siyuan Zhang, Wenjing Li, Minglei Wang, Ruihong Ning, Wei Guo

published 08 Oct 2025

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Mitochondrial genomics and phylogeny of noctuoid moths: Implications for Macroheterocera

Sivasankaran Kuppusamy, Muzafar Riyaz, Rauf Ahmad Shah, Ignacimuthu Savarimuthu, Karuppasamy Paraman

published 07 Oct 2025

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Phylogenetic investigation and mitochondrial genome description of ten species in nine genera of Cicadellinae from China (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Likun Zhong, Yan Jiang, Xiaofei Yu, Bin Yan, Renhuai Dai, Maofa Yang

published 12 Aug 2025

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The cytological analysis of crossing over in armadillos supports the existence of a phylogenetic component of recombination rates in mammals

Luis Francisco Rossi, María Inés Pigozzi

published 26 Jun 2025

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The 2 Sigma Genus Concept in mammalogy: Lessons from Lasiurus

Amy B. Baird, Janet K. Braun, Mark D. Engstrom, Burton K. Lim, Michael A. Mares, Luis A. Ruedas, John C. Patton, John W. Bickham

published 25 Jun 2025

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AvianLexiconAtlas: A database of descriptive categories of English-language bird names around the world

Erin S. Morrison, Guinevere P. Pandolfi, Stepfanie M. Aguillon, Jarome R. Ali, Olivia Archard, Daniel T. Baldassarre, Illeana Baquero, Kevin F. P. Bennett, Kevin M. Bonney, Riley Bryant, Rosanne M. Catanach, Therese A. Catanach, Ida Chavoshan, Sarah N. Davis, Brooke D. Goodman, Eric R. Gulson-Castillo, Matthew Hack, Jocelyn Hudon, Gavin M. Leighton, Kira M. Long, Ziqi Ma, Dakota E. McCoy, J. F. McLaughlin, Gaia Rueda Moreno, Talia M. Mota, Lara Noguchi, Ugo Nwigwe, Teresa Pegan, Kaiya L. Provost, Shauna A. Rasband, Jessie Frances Salter, Lauren C. Silvernail, Jared A. Simard, Heather R. Skeen, Juliana Soto-Patiño, Young Ha Suh, Qingyue Wang, Matthew E. Warshauer, Sissy Yan, Betsy Zalinski, Ziqi Zhao, Allison J. Shultz

published 11 Jun 2025

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Mechanisms of fluoroquinolone resistance among Escherichia coli isolates from urinary tract infections in Thailand

Nipaporn Tewawong, Siriporn Kowaboot, Warangkana Lektrakul, Utsanee Supcharoengoon, Naiyana Watanagul, Pannamthip Pitaksajjakul

published 30 May 2025

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A total-evidence phylogenetic approach to understanding the evolution, depth transitions, and body-shape changes in the anglerfishes and allies (Acanthuriformes: Lophioidei)

Alex J. Maile, W. Leo Smith, Matthew P. Davis

published 02 May 2025

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