Ultraconserved elements improve resolution of marmot phylogeny and offer insights into biogeographic history

2023/04/20 by Kendall K. Mills, Kathryn M. Everson, Kathryn Everson +6 · 1 voice · 16 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Biology #Computational biology #Ecology #Evolution and Paleontology Studies #Evolutionary biology #Gene #Genetic diversity and population structure #Genetics #Marmot #Phylogenetics

paper · doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107785

published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 184, 107785 (Elsevier BV)

openalex publication_date 2023/04/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Citations

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Discussions

• Go west young marmot! DNA & fossil evidence points to expansion of marmots from North America to Eurasia 3-4 mya (during the Pliocene) across the Bering land bridge following the expansion of C3 grass [bsky, 27 points, 1 comments]