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The rise of grasslands is linked to atmospheric CO2 decline in the late Palaeogene.
Grasslands are predicted to experience a major biodiversity change by the year 2100. A better understanding of how grasslands have responded to past environmental changes will help predict the outcome of current and future environmental changes. Here, we explore the relationship between past atmospheric CO and temperature fluctuations and the...Palazzesi, Luis ; Hidalgo, Oriane ; Barreda, Viviana D. ; Forest, Félix ; Höhna, Sebastian
Palaeogene, Grasslands, Evolution, Environmental sciences, and Phylogeny
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A Comprehensive Phylogenomic Platform for Exploring the Angiosperm Tree of Life.
The tree of life is the fundamental biological roadmap for navigating the evolution and properties of life on Earth, and yet remains largely unknown. Even angiosperms (flowering plants) are fraught with data gaps, despite their critical role in sustaining terrestrial life. Today, high-throughput sequencing promises to significantly deepen our understanding... -
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A Bird’s Eye View of the Systematics of Convolvulaceae: Novel Insights From Nuclear Genomic Data.
Convolvulaceae is a family of c. 2,000 species, distributed across 60 currently recognized genera. It includes species of high economic importance, such as the crop sweet potato ( L.), the ornamental morning glories ( L.), bindweeds ( L.), and dodders, the parasitic vines ( L.). Earlier phylogenetic studies, based predominantly...Simões, Ana Rita G. ; Eserman, Lauren A. ; Zuntini, Alexandre R. ; Chatrou, Lars W. ; Utteridge, Timothy M. A. …
Angiosperms353, Cuscuta, Classification, Phylogeny, Convolvulus, and Ipomoea
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Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use.
Madagascar’s biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar’s past and current terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by compiling and presenting comprehensive data on species diversity, endemism, and rates of species description and human uses, in addition to presenting an updated... -
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Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities.
Madagascar’s unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat. Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar’s terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by presenting data and analyses on documented and predicted species-level conservation statuses, the most prevalent and relevant threats,... -
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A new sectional classification of Lachenalia (Asparagaceae) based on a multilocus phylogeny.
(Asparagaceae; Scilloideae; Hyacintheae) is a large and morphologically diverse genus of more than 140 bulbous species endemic to southern Africa. Previous attempts to infer a well‐resolved and robustly supported phylogeny of using Sanger sequencing of candidate loci and/or morphological characters have been largely unsuccessful. Consequently, the current infrageneric classification is...Duncan, Graham D. ; Schlichting, Carl D. ; Forest, Félix ; Ellis, Allan G. ; Lemmon, Alan R. …
High-throughput sequencing, Molecular systematics, Southern Africa, and Lachenalia
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Harnessing large-scale biodiversity data to infer the current distribution of Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae).
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Phylogenetic and Biogeographic Analysis in Myrcia Sect. Myrcia (Myrcia s.l., Myrtaceae) with Focus on Highly Polyphyletic Myrcia splendens.
Lima dos Santos, Leidiana ; Forest, Félix ; Fernandes Lima, Duane ; Sales, Margareth F. ; Vasconcelos, Thais Nogales …
Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Molecular dating, Myrcia, Amazon, and Myrteae
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A New and Expanded Phylogenetic Analysis of Hyptidinae (Ocimeae-Lamiaceae).
Hyptidinae, ca. 400 species, is an important component of Neotropical vegetation formations. Members of the subtribe possess flowers arranged in variously modified bracteolate cymes and nutlets with an expanded areole and all share a unique explosive mechanism of pollen release, except for . In a recent phylogenetic study, the group... -
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Plants used traditionally as antimalarials in Latin America: Mining the tree of life for potential new medicines
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A revised infrageneric classification of Bellevalia Lapeyr. (Asparagaceae: Scilloideae) based on molecular analysis.
Jafari , Azarnoosh ; Vaezi , Jamil ; Forghanifard , Mohammad Mahdi ; Forest, Félix ; Manning, John C.
Molecular phylogenetics, Systematics, Iran, Bellevalia, Hyacintheae, and Asparagaceae
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