Originally published in 1975, this book provides a detailed analysis of the way in which inferences about the evolutionary history of human populations may be made from genetic data of modern ...

In biology, the concept of relatedness is defined ... Darwin's view of the evolutionary tree is beautifully expressed in the following quote: The affinities of all the beings of the same class ...

Finally, the three-domain structure of Woese's tree (Figure 1a) shows that evolutionary history is decoupled from biological organization. Indeed, archaea and bacteria appear very similar ...

In this evolutionary tree, species A and B share a recent common ancestor. Species A is therefore most similar to species B. Species F and G also share a recent, common ancestor, however this ...

To help you explore this tree and understand the amazing ... “Nothing in biology makes sense except in light of evolution.” The Evolution Lab features two interactive digital learning tools ...

By creating a detailed genome assembly and analyzing genetic variation across diverse wild populations, the research sheds ...

An evolutionary tree depicting the relationships among living apes, Ardi, and modern humans. Each branch on the tree represents a species and their intersections represent their common ancestors.

D. Smith. 2014. How traits shape trees: New approaches for detecting character state-dependent lineage diversification. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 27: 2035-2045. PDF Muchhala, N., S. Johnsen, and ...

What is the “most Canadian” animal? Spoiler: it’s not the beaver or the moose. Researchers have unveiled the most ...