Search Results - "BLAIR, S."

TimeTree: A Resource for Timelines, Timetrees, and Divergence Times by Kumar, Sudhir, Stecher, Glen, Suleski, Michael, Hedges, S Blair

“…Evolutionary information on species divergence times is fundamental to studies of biodiversity, development, and disease. Molecular dating has enhanced our…”
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Tree of life reveals clock-like speciation and diversification by Hedges, S Blair, Marin, Julie, Suleski, Michael, Paymer, Madeline, Kumar, Sudhir

“…Genomic data are rapidly resolving the tree of living species calibrated to time, the timetree of life, which will provide a framework for research in diverse…”
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TimeTree 5: An Expanded Resource for Species Divergence Times by Kumar, Sudhir, Suleski, Michael, Craig, Jack M, Kasprowicz, Adrienne E, Sanderford, Maxwell, Li, Michael, Stecher, Glen, Hedges, S Blair

“…Abstract We present the fifth edition of the TimeTree of Life resource (TToL5), a product of the timetree of life project that aims to synthesize published…”
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Phylogenetics, classification, and biogeography of the treefrogs (Amphibia: Anura: Arboranae) by Duellman, William E, Marion, Angela B, Hedges, S Blair

“…A phylogenetic analysis of sequences from 503 species of hylid frogs and four outgroup taxa resulted in 16,128 aligned sites of 19 genes. The molecular data…”
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The colonisation of Madagascar by land‐bound vertebrates by Ali, Jason R., Hedges, S. Blair

“…ABSTRACT Despite discussions extending back almost 160 years, the means by which Madagascar's iconic land vertebrates arrived on the island remains the focus…”
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TimeTree2: species divergence times on the iPhone by Kumar, Sudhir, Hedges, S. Blair

“…Scientists, educators and the general public often need to know times of divergence between species. But they rarely can locate that information because it is…”
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Colonizing the Caribbean: New geological data and an updated land‐vertebrate colonization record challenge the GAARlandia land‐bridge hypothesis by Ali, Jason R., Hedges, S. Blair, Hoorn, Carina

“…Over the past three decades, the hypothesized mid‐Cenozoic GAARlandia walkway (34 ± 1 Ma) has featured prominently in discussions on Caribbean biogeography…”
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TimeTree: a public knowledge-base of divergence times among organisms by Hedges, S. Blair, Dudley, Joel, Kumar, Sudhir

“…Biologists and other scientists routinely need to know times of divergence between species and to construct phylogenies calibrated to time (timetrees)…”
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Global priorities for conservation across multiple dimensions of mammalian diversity by Brum, Fernanda T., Graham, Catherine H., Costa, Gabriel C., Hedges, S. Blair, Penone, Caterina, Radeloff, Volker C., Rondinini, Carlo, Loyola, Rafael, Davidson, Ana D.

“…Conservation priorities that are based on species distribution, endemism, and vulnerability may underrepresent biologically unique species as well as their…”
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Advances in Time Estimation Methods for Molecular Data by Kumar, Sudhir, Hedges, S Blair

“…Molecular dating has become central to placing a temporal dimension on the tree of life. Methods for estimating divergence times have been developed for over…”
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Large-Scale Phylogenomic Analyses Reveal the Monophyly of Bryophytes and Neoproterozoic Origin of Land Plants by Su, Danyan, Yang, Lingxiao, Shi, Xuan, Ma, Xiaoya, Zhou, Xiaofan, Hedges, S Blair, Zhong, Bojian

“…Abstract The relationships among the four major embryophyte lineages (mosses, liverworts, hornworts, vascular plants) and the timing of the origin of land…”
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A new species of frog from the Caribbean island of Montserrat (Eleutherodactylidae, Eleutherodactylus) by Hedges, S Blair

“…I describe a new species of frog, Eleutherodactylus montserratae sp. nov., from Montserrat, previously confused with E. johnstonei Barbour. It is native to…”
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Time best explains global variation in species richness of amphibians, birds and mammals by Marin, Julie, Hedges, S. Blair

“…AIM: The general pattern of higher species richness in tropical areas has been long recognized but the underlying cause is still debated. Two major hypotheses…”
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Haiti’s biodiversity threatened by nearly complete loss of primary forest by Hedges, S. Blair, Cohen, Warren B., Timyan, Joel, Yang, Zhiqiang

“…Tropical forests hold most of Earth’s biodiversity. Their continued loss through deforestation and agriculture is the main threat to species globally, more…”
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24th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBRS): One If by Land, Two If by Sea: ASBRS Rides Into Boston by Brigid, Killelea B., Teshome, M., Blair, S. L.

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Undersampling Genomes has Biased Time and Rate Estimates Throughout the Tree of Life by Marin, Julie, Hedges, S Blair

“…Genomic data drive evolutionary research on the relationships and timescale of life but the genomes of most species remain poorly sampled. Phylogenetic trees…”
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Major Caribbean and Central American frog faunas originated by ancient oceanic dispersal by Heinicke, Matthew P, Duellman, William E, Hedges, S. Blair

“…Approximately one-half of all species of amphibians occur in the New World tropics, which includes South America, Middle America, and the West Indies. Of…”
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Molecular evidence for the paraphyly of Scolecophidia and its evolutionary implications by Miralles, Aurélien, Marin, Julie, Markus, Damien, Herrel, Anthony, Hedges, S. Blair, Vidal, Nicolas

“…The phylogenetic relationships between the three main clades of worm snakes remain controversial. This question is, however, crucial to elucidate the origin of…”
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Phylogenomic data resolve the historical biogeography and ecomorphs of Neotropical forest lizards (Squamata, Diploglossidae) by Schools, Molly, Kasprowicz, Adrienne, Blair Hedges, S.

“…[Display omitted] •The largest phylogenomic study of diploglossid lizards was conducted.•Analyses show diploglossids reached the Caribbean through at least two…”
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Limitations of Phylogenomic Data Can Drive Inferred Speciation Rate Shifts by Craig, Jack M, Kumar, Sudhir, Hedges, S Blair

“…Abstract Biodiversity analyses of phylogenomic timetrees have produced many high-profile examples of shifts in the rate of speciation across the tree of life…”
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