Search Results - "Wikström, Niklas"

Plastid phylogenomics and cytonuclear discordance in Rubioideae, Rubiaceae by Thureborn, Olle, Wikström, Niklas, Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G, Rydin, Catarina

“…In this study of evolutionary relationships in the subfamily Rubioideae (Rubiaceae), we take advantage of the off-target proportion of reads generated via…”
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Historical biogeography and phylogeny of the pantropical Psychotrieae alliance (Rubiaceae), with particular emphasis on the Western Indian Ocean Region by Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G., Kainulainen, Kent, Wikström, Niklas, Bremer, Birgitta

“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: The Western Indian Ocean Region (WIOR) is a biodiversity hotspot providing an ideal setting for exploring the origins of insular…”
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Phylogeny and generic limits in the sister tribes Psychotrieae and Palicoureeae (Rubiaceae): Evolution of schizocarps in Psychotria and origins of bacterial leaf nodules of the Malagasy species by Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G, Taylor, Charlotte M, Wikström, Niklas, Pailler, Thierry, Khodabandeh, Anbar, Bremer, Birgitta

“…• Premise of the study: The pantropical, species-rich Psychotrieae and Palicoureeae are sister tribes of mostly drupe-bearing and nonbacterial leaf-nodulating…”
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Phylogeny of Merlin's grass (Isoetaceae): revealing an "Amborella syndrome" and the importance of geographic distribution for understanding current and historical diversity by Larsén, Eva, Wikström, Niklas, Khodabandeh, Anbar, Rydin, Catarina

“…Merlin's grass (Isoetes, Isoetaceae, Lycopsida), is the extant remnant of the isoetalean wood-producing lycopsids that originated during the Paleozoic,…”
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A revised time tree of the asterids: establishing a temporal framework for evolutionary studies of the coffee family (rubiaceae) by Wikström, Niklas, Kainulainen, Kent, Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G, Smedmark, Jenny E E, Bremer, Birgitta

“…Divergence time analyses in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) have all relied on the same Gentianales crown group age estimate, reported by an earlier analysis of…”
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Evolution of the angiosperms: calibrating the family tree by Wikström, Niklas, Savolainen, Vincent, Chase, Mark W.

“…Growing evidence of morphological diversity in angiosperm flowers, seeds and pollen from the mid Cretaceous and the presence of derived lineages from…”
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Target capture data resolve recalcitrant relationships in the coffee family (Rubioideae, Rubiaceae) by Thureborn, Olle, Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G., Wikström, Niklas, Rydin, Catarina

“…Subfamily Rubioideae is the largest of the main lineages in the coffee family (Rubiaceae), with over 8,000 species and 29 tribes. Phylogenetic relationships…”
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Relationships and evolutionary origins of polyploid Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) from Europe inferred using nuclear pgiC and plastid trnL-F sequence data by Juslén, Aino, Väre, Henry, Wikström, Niklas

“…To test earlier hypotheses on the evolutionary origins of European polyploid Dryopteris, their phylogenetic relationships are investigated using nuclear pgiC…”
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Selection of candidate coding DNA barcoding regions for use on land plants by FORD, CAROLINE S, AYRES, KAREN L, TOOMEY, NICOLA, HAIDER, NADIA, VAN ALPHEN STAHL, JONATHAN, KELLY, LAURA J, WIKSTRÖM, NIKLAS, HOLLINGSWORTH, PETER M, DUFF, R. JOEL, HOOT, SARAH B, COWAN, ROBYN S, CHASE, MARK W, WILKINSON, MIKE J

“…An in silico screen of 41 of the 81 coding regions of the Nicotiana plastid genome generated a shortlist of 12 candidates as DNA barcoding loci for land…”
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Molecular evidence on plant divergence times by Sanderson, Michael J., Thorne, Jeffrey L., Wikström, Niklas, Bremer, Kåre

“…Estimation of divergence times from sequence data has become increasingly feasible in recent years. Conflicts between fossil evidence and molecular dates have…”
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Molecular dating and biogeography of fig-pollinating wasps by Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos, Wikström, Niklas, Kjer, Karl M., Weiblen, George D., Rasplus, Jean Yves, Machado, Carlos A., Cook, James M.

“…Figs and fig-pollinating wasps are obligate mutualists that have coevolved for over 60 million years. But when and where did pollinating fig wasps (Agaonidae)…”
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Correction: A Revised Time Tree of the Asterids: Establishing a Temporal Framework For Evolutionary Studies of the Coffee Family (Rubiaceae) by Wikström, Niklas, Kainulainen, Kent, Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G, Smedmark, Jenny E E, Bremer, Birgitta

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126690.]…”
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Conflicting results from mitochondrial genomic data challenge current views of Rubiaceae phylogeny by Rydin, Catarina, Wikström, Niklas, Bremer, Birgitta

“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Reconstruction of plant phylogeny has heavily relied on single‐gene or multigene plastid data. New sequencing methods have led to an…”
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Evolution of Lycopodiaceae (Lycopsida): Estimating Divergence Times from rbcL Gene Sequences by Use of Nonparametric Rate Smoothing by Wikström, Niklas, Kenrick, Paul

“…By use of nonparametric rate smoothing and nucleotide sequences of the rbcL gene, divergence times in Lycopodiaceae are estimated. The results show that much…”
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Conflicting phylogenetic signals in genomic data of the coffee family (Rubiaceae) by Wikström, Niklas, Bremer, Birgitta, Rydin, Catarina

“…Reconstructions of phylogenetic relationships in the flowering plant family Rubiaceae have up until now relied heavily on single‐ or multi‐gene data, primarily…”
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Node ages, relationships, and phylogenomic incongruence in an ancient gymnosperm lineage – Phylogeny of Ephedra revisited by Rydin, Catarina, Blokzijl, Ruben, Thureborn, Olle, Wikström, Niklas

“…Knowledge of relationships among plants has improved dramatically but for many groups, it still rests solely on information from the plastid genome…”
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Phylogeny of the Madagascar-centred tribe Danaideae (Rubiaceae) as a precursor to taxonomic revision: insights into its generic and species limits, affinities and distribution by Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G, Wikström, Niklas, Khodabandeh, Anbar, Rydin, Catarina

“…The tribe Danaideae (Rubiaceae) is almost exclusively endemic to the Western Indian Ocean Region (WIOR), and encompasses the genera Danais, Payera and…”
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No phylogenomic support for a Cenozoic origin of the “living fossil” Isoetes by Wikström, Niklas, Larsén, Eva, Khodabandeh, Anbar, Rydin, Catarina

“…Premise The isoetalean lineage has a rich fossil record that extends to the Devonian, but the age of the living clade is unclear. Recent results indicate that…”
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Island hopping, long-distance dispersal and species radiation in the Western Indian Ocean: historical biogeography of the Coffeeae alliance (Rubiaceae) by Kainulainen, Kent, Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G., Wikström, Niklas, Bremer, Birgitta

“…Aim The Western Indian Ocean region (WIOR) is home to a very diverse and largely unique flora that has mainly originated via long-distance dispersals. The aim…”
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Phylogenomics and topological conflicts in the tribe Anthospermeae (Rubiaceae) by Thureborn, Olle, Wikström, Niklas, Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G., Rydin, Catarina

“…Genome skimming (shallow whole‐genome sequencing) offers time‐ and cost‐efficient production of large amounts of DNA data that can be used to address unsolved…”
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