scholarly journals PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF PHENOTYPIC COVARIANCE STRUCTURE. I. CONTRASTING RESULTS FROM MATRIX CORRELATION AND COMMON PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSES

Evolution ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 571-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott J. Steppan
2019 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 568-579
Author(s):  
Alexander O. Averianov

AbstractKazachostylops occidentalis Nesov, 1987b, based on partial maxilla and dentary from the upper Paleocene Zhylga locality in South Kazakhstan, is redescribed. A new phylogenetic hypothesis of Arctostylopida is proposed based on phylogenetic analysis of 26 characters and 17 taxa. Kazachostylops is recovered as a sister taxon to the Arctostylopinae, the advanced clade of Asian and North American arctostylopids characterized by pseudohypocone on upper molars and reduced trigonid of lower molars, with the ectolophid being attached labial on the trigonid. Kazachostylops differs from more basal arctostylopids (Asiostylops, Allostylops, Bothriostylops, and Wanostylops) by higher-crowned molars, M1–3 metaconule absent, m1–3 entoconid connected with ectolophid by entolophid, and m2 wider than m1 and m3. Principal component analyses of the upper and lower dentition of arctostylopids show great distinctness of Kazachostylops from other members of the group. The arctostylopid taxa are reviewed, and the new genus Enantiostylops is erected for ‘Sinostylops’ progressus Tang and Yan, 1976 from the lower Eocene of China, because of uniquely concave parastylar area on upper molars.UUID: http://zoobank.org/a46d8f29-fd73-4e59-88dc-fcc55b12d1d3


IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Fangrong Zong ◽  
Jiaxin Du ◽  
Xiaofeng Deng ◽  
Xubin Chai ◽  
Yan Zhuo ◽  
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F1000Research ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2701
Author(s):  
Gajinder Pal Singh

Background: New anti-malarial drugs are needed to meet the challenge of artemisinin resistance and to achieve malaria elimination and eradication. The new anti-malarial compounds are expected to have many desirable properties, such as activity against multiple stages of Plasmodium, low host cytotoxicity, and low propensity for resistance development, but whether and how these properties might be linked to each other is not clear. A better understanding of the relationship between activities of compounds against different stages of Plasmodium could help in the development of strategies to prioritize compounds with maximum potential for further development. Methods: We utilized the large amount of data that has recently been generated on 400 anti-malarial Malaria Box compounds and performed statistical analyses, such as rank correlation, hierarchical clustering, and principal-component analyses, to test associations between activities against different stages of Plasmodium, other pathogens, and human cells. Results: We found significant positive correlations between the activities of compounds against different stages of Plasmodium. Our results also show toxicity associated with assays conducted at higher compound concentrations. Principal-component analyses (PCA) of the data allowed differentiation of Plasmodium-specific activity from general toxicity and predicted success in in vitro evolution of resistance. We found that a single principal-component can capture most of the desirable properties of Malaria Box compounds and can be used to rank compounds from most desirable to least desirable activity-profile. Conclusions: Here, we provide a systematic strategy to prioritize Malaria Box compounds for further development. This approach may be applied for prioritization of anti-malarial compounds in general.


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