scholarly journals Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of Old World Suboscine Birds (Aves: Eurylaimides)

2006 ◽  
Vol 3544 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT G. MOYLE ◽  
R TERRY CHESSER ◽  
RICHARD O. PRUM ◽  
PETER SCHIKLER ◽  
JOEL CRACRAFT
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Old World ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Early diversification of sperm size in the evolutionary history of the old world leaf warblers (Phylloscopidae)

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 777-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Supriya ◽  
M. Rowe ◽  
T. Laskemoen ◽  
D. Mohan ◽  
T. D. Price ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Old World ◽  
Early Diversification ◽  
History Of ◽  
Leaf Warblers ◽  
Sperm Size

The genus Capsicum (Solanaceae) in Africa

Bothalia ◽  
1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 845-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. Eshbaugh
Keyword(s):  
Wild Species ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
New World ◽  
Slave Trade ◽  
Old World ◽  
Trade Routes ◽  
Local Phenomenon ◽  
History Of ◽  
Genus Capsicum ◽  
Large Acreage

The genus Capsicum (Solanaceae) includes approximately 20 wild species and 4-5 domesticated taxa commonly referred to as ‘chilies’ or ‘peppers’. The pre-Colombian distribution of the genus was New World. The evolutionary history of the genus is now envisaged as including three distinct lines leading to the domesticated taxa. The route of Capsicum to the Old World is thought to have followed three different courses. First, explorers introduced it to Europe with secondary introduction into Africa via further exploratory expeditions; second, botanical gardens played a major role in introduction; and third, introduction followed the slave trade routes. Today, pepper production in Africa is of two types, vegetable and spice. Statistical profiles on production are difficult to interpret, but the data available indicate that Nigeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Ghana are the leading producers. Production is mainly a local phenomenon and large acreage is seldom devoted to the growing of peppers. The primary peppers in Africa are C.  annuum and C.  frutescens.

scholarly journals Old World and New World Phasmatodea: Phylogenomics Resolve the Evolutionary History of Stick and Leaf Insects

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Simon ◽  
Harald Letsch ◽  
Sarah Bank ◽  
Thomas R. Buckley ◽  
Alexander Donath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary History ◽  
New World ◽  
Old World ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals Papio cynocephalus Endogenous Retrovirus among Old World Monkeys: Evidence for Coevolution and Ancient Cross-Species Transmissions

2000 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 1578-1586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Mang ◽  
Jolanda Maas ◽  
Antoinette C. van der Kuyl ◽  
Jaap Goudsmit
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Germ Line ◽  
Purifying Selection ◽  
Endogenous Retrovirus ◽  
New World Monkeys ◽  
Papio Cynocephalus ◽  
Genetic Characteristics ◽  
Old World ◽  
Colobus Badius ◽  
History Of

ABSTRACT To study the evolutionary history of Papio cynocephalus endogenous retrovirus (PcEV), we analyzed the distribution and genetic characteristics of PcEV among 17 different species of primates. The viral pol-env and long terminal repeat and untranslated region (LTR-UTR) sequences could be recovered from all Old World species of the papionin tribe, which includes baboons, macaques, geladas, and mangabeys, but not from the New World monkeys and hominoids we tested. The Old World genera Cercopithecus andMiopithecus hosted either a PcEV variant with an incomplete genome or a virus with substantial mismatches in the LTR-UTR. A complete PcEV was found in the genome of Colobus guereza—but not in Colobus badius—with a copy number of 44 to 61 per diploid genome, comparable to that seen in papionins, and with a sequence most closely related to a virus of the papionin tribe. Analysis of evolutionary distances among PcEV sequences for synonymous and nonsynonymous sites indicated that purifying selection was operational during PcEV evolution. Phylogenetic analysis suggested that possibly two subtypes of PcEV entered the germ line of a common ancestor of the papionins and subsequently coevolved with their hosts. One strain of PcEV was apparently transmitted from a papionin ancestor to an ancestor of the central African lowland C. guereza.

Evolutionary History of Drosophila buzzatii. I. Natural Chromosomal Polymorphism in Colonized Populations of the Old World

Evolution ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Fontdevila ◽  
A. Ruiz ◽  
G. Alonso ◽  
J. Ocana
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Chromosomal Polymorphism ◽  
Old World ◽  
Drosophila Buzzatii ◽  
History Of

EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF THE OLD WORLD LUPINES

Taxon ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 430-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uzi Plitmann
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Old World ◽  
History Of

An integrative phylogenomic approach illuminates the evolutionary history of Old World tree frogs (Anura: Rhacophoridae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 106724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Min Chen ◽  
Elizabeth Prendini ◽  
Yun-He Wu ◽  
Bao-Lin Zhang ◽  
Chatmongkon Suwannapoom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Old World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Tree Frogs

scholarly journals Ancient DNA of northern China Hystricidae sub-fossils reveals the evolutionary history of old world porcupines in the Late Pleistocene

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilian Sheng ◽  
Jiaming Hu ◽  
Haowen Tong ◽  
Bastien Llamas ◽  
Junxia Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Ancient Dna ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
Northern China ◽  
Old World ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals A Molecular Phylogeny of the Dove Genera Streptopelia and Columba

The Auk ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 874-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Johnson ◽  
Selvino de Kort ◽  
Karen Dinwoodey ◽  
A. C. Mateman ◽  
Carel ten Cate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Phylogeny ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Evolutionary History ◽  
New World ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
Old World ◽  
Phylogenetic Methods ◽  
History Of ◽  
Taxonomic Changes

Abstract Evolutionary history of the dove genus Streptopelia has not been examined with rigorous phylogenetic methods. We present a study of phylogenetic relationships of Streptopelia based on over 3,600 base pairs of nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences. To test for monophyly of Streptopelia, we used several other columbiform taxa, including Columba (Old and New World), Macropygia, Reinwardtoena, and the enigmatic Pink Pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri). On the basis of our analyses, Streptopelia (as currently defined) is not monophyletic; Nesoenas mayeri is the sister species to S. picturata, resulting in paraphyly of Streptopelia. Three main clades of Streptopelia are identified: (1) S. chinensis plus S. senegalensis, (2) S. picturata plus Nesoenas mayeri, and (3) all other species of Streptopelia. It is unclear whether those clades form a monophyletic group to the exclusion of Old World Columba, but several analyses produce that result. Species of Old World Columba are closely related to Streptopelia, with species of New World Columba clustering outside that group. Taxonomic changes suggested by our results include merging Nesoenas with Streptopelia and changing the generic name for New World Columba species to Patagioenas. Vocal similarities between S. picturata and N. mayeri are striking, given the general diversity of vocalizations in other species.

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