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Congruent Deep Relationships in the Grape Family (Vitaceae) Based on Sequences of Chloroplast Genomes and Mitochondrial Genes via Genome Skimming by Zhang, Ning, Wen, Jun, Zimmer, Elizabeth A

“…Vitaceae is well-known for having one of the most economically important fruits, i.e., the grape (Vitis vinifera). The deep phylogeny of the grape family was…”
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Using nuclear gene data for plant phylogenetics： Progress and prospects II. Next-gen approaches by Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Wen, Jun

“…Single and low copy nuclear genes offer a larger number of, and more rapidly evolving, characters than the chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal gene sequences…”
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Synthesis of Nuclear and Chloroplast Data Combined With Network Analyses Supports the Polyploid Origin of the Apple Tribe and the Hybrid Origin of the Maleae-Gillenieae Clade by Hodel, Richard G J, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Liu, Bin-Bin, Wen, Jun

“…Plant biologists have debated the evolutionary origin of the apple tribe (Maleae; Rosaceae) for over a century. The "wide-hybridization hypothesis" posits that…”
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Use of DNA barcodes to identify flowering plants by Kress, W.J, Wurdack, K.J, Zimmer, E.A, Weigt, L.A, Janzen, D.H

“…Methods for identifying species by using short orthologous DNA sequences, known as "DNA barcodes," have been proposed and initiated to facilitate biodiversity…”
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Reprint of: Using nuclear gene data for plant phylogenetics: Progress and prospects by Zimmer, Elizabeth A., Wen, Jun

“…► Twenty currently used low copy number nuclear genes are discussed. ► Next generation sequencing (NGS) produces many phylogenetically useful characters. ► NGS…”
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Multiple colonizations of the Pacific by Peperomia (Piperaceae): Complex patterns of long‐distance dispersal and parallel radiations on the Hawaiian Islands by Lim, Jun Y., Marshall, Charles R., Zimmer, Elizabeth A., Wagner, Warren L.

“…Aim Our understanding of the biogeographical history of the flora of the Pacific is hampered by limited geographical sampling, and the evolutionary history for…”
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Phylogeny, divergence times, and historical biogeography of New World Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) by Sessa, Emily B., Zimmer, Elizabeth A., Givnish, Thomas J.

“…Premise of the study: Dryopteris is a large, cosmopolitan fern genus ideal for addressing questions about diversification, biogeography, hybridization, and…”
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new lineage-based tribal classification of the family Caryophyllaceae by Harbaugh, Danica T, Nepokroeff, Molly, Rabeler, Richard K, McNeill, John, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Wagner, Warren L

“…Understanding the relationships within the Caryophyllaceae has been difficult, in part because of arbitrarily and poorly defined genera and difficulty in…”
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Transcriptome sequences resolve deep relationships of the grape family by Wen, Jun, Xiong, Zhiqiang, Nie, Ze-Long, Mao, Likai, Zhu, Yabing, Kan, Xian-Zhao, Ickert-Bond, Stefanie M, Gerrath, Jean, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Fang, Xiao-Dong

“…Previous phylogenetic studies of the grape family (Vitaceae) yielded poorly resolved deep relationships, thus impeding our understanding of the evolution of…”
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Nuclear and Chloroplast Sequences Resolve the Enigmatic Origin of the Concord Grape by Wen, Jun, Herron, Sterling A, Yang, Xue, Liu, Bin-Bin, Zuo, Yun-Juan, Harris, A J, Kalburgi, Yash, Johnson, Gabriel, Zimmer, Elizabeth A

“…Despite the commercial importance of the Concord grape, its origin has remained unresolved for over 150 years without a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis. In…”
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Expression patterns of AP1, FUL, FT and LEAFY orthologs in Vitaceae support the homology of tendrils and inflorescences throughout the grape family by Zhang, Ning, Wen, Jun, Zimmer, Elizabeth A.

“…The leaf-opposed tendril, a characteristic organ in Vitaceae （grape family）, is likely a morphological key innovation for the family. It has been considered as…”
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Unraveling reticulate evolution in North American Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) by Sessa, Emily B, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Givnish, Thomas J

“…The thirteen species of Dryopteris in North America have long been suspected of having undergone a complicated history of reticulate evolution via…”
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Evolutionary breakdown of pollination specialization in a Caribbean plant radiation by Martén-Rodríguez, Silvana, Fenster, Charles B, Agnarsson, Ingi, Skog, Laurence E, Zimmer, Elizabeth A

“…Ecological generalization is postulated to be the rule in plant-pollinator interactions; however, the evolution of generalized flowers from specialized…”
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Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the rare and relict Bretschneidera sinensis (Akaniaceae) by Wang, Mei-Na, Duan, Lei, Qiao, Qi, Wang, Zheng-Feng, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Li, Zhong-Chao, Chen, Hong-Feng

“…Bretschneidera sinensis, a class-I protected wild plant in China, is a relic of the ancient Tertiary tropical flora endemic to Asia. However, little is known…”
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Phylogenetic and biogeographic complexity of Magnoliaceae in the Northern Hemisphere inferred from three nuclear data sets by Nie, Ze-Long, Wen, Jun, Azuma, Hiroshi, Qiu, Yin-Long, Sun, Hang, Meng, Ying, Sun, Wei-Bang, Zimmer, Elizabeth A.

“…This study employs three nuclear genes ( PHYA, LFY, and GAI1) to reconstruct the phylogenetic and biogeographic history of Magnoliaceae. A total of 104 samples…”
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Developing integrative systematics in the informatics and genomic era, and calling for a global Biodiversity Cyberbank by Wen, Jun, Harris, AJ, Ickert‐Bond, Stefanie M., Dikow, Rebecca, Wurdack, Kenneth, Zimmer, Elizabeth A.

“…Systematics is the science of discovering, organizing and interpreting the diversity of all living organisms. Recent developments in genomics and biodiversity…”
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Correction: Congruent Deep Relationships in the Grape Family (Vitaceae) Based on Sequences of Chloroplast Genomes and Mitochondrial Genes via Genome Skimming by Zhang, Ning, Wen, Jun, Zimmer, Elizabeth A

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A Whole Chloroplast Genome Phylogeny of Diploid Species of Isoëtes (Isoëtaceae, Lycopodiophyta) in the Southeastern United States by Schafran, Peter W, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Taylor, W. Carl, Musselman, Lytton J

“…The phylogeny of closely related species of Isoëtes has been difficult to infer using morphological or molecular data. The southeastern United States exhibits…”
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Hawaiian Archipelago is a stepping stone for dispersal in the Pacific: an example from the plant genus Melicope (Rutaceae) by Harbaugh, Danica T, Wagner, Warren L, Allan, Gerard J, Zimmer, Elizabeth A

“…Pacific biogeographical patterns in the widespread plant genus Melicope J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. (Rutaceae) were examined by generating phylogenetic hypotheses…”
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The earliest angiosperms: evidence from mitochondrial, plastid and nuclear genomes by Qiu, Yin-Long, Lee, Jungho, Bernasconi-Quadroni, Fabiana, Soltis, Douglas E, Soltis, Pamela S, Zanis, Michael, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Chen, Zhiduan, Savolainen, Vincent, Chase, Mark W

“…Angiosperms have dominated the Earth's vegetation since the mid-Cretaceous (90 million years ago), providing much of our food, fibre, medicine and timber, yet…”
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