Browsing by Subject "phylogenetics"
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A Molecular Phylogenetic Study of Historical Biogeography and the Evolution of Self-Incompatibility RNases in Indian Ocean Coffea (Rubiaceae)
(2010)A fundamental goal in the diverse field of evolutionary biology is reconstructing the historical processes that facilitated lineage diversification and the current geographic distribution of species diversity. Oceanic islands ... -
A Next-Generation Approach to Systematics in the Classic Reticulate <italic>Polypodium vulgare<italic> Species Complex (Polypodiaceae)
(2014)The <italic>Polypodium vulgare<italic> complex (Polypodiaceae) comprises a well-studied group of fern taxa whose members are cryptically differentiated morphologically and have generated a confusing and highly reticulate ... -
Advances in Bayesian Modeling of Protein Structure Evolution
(2018)This thesis contributes to a statistical modeling framework for protein sequence and structure evolution. An existing Bayesian model for protein structure evolution is extended in two unique ways. Each of these model extensions ... -
Bayesian Structural Phylogenetics
(2013)This thesis concerns the use of protein structure to improve phylogenetic inference. There has been growing interest in phylogenetics as the number of available DNA and protein sequences continues to grow rapidly and demand ... -
Fern phylogeny inferred from 400 leptosporangiate species and three plastid genes
(Taxon, 2007-01-01)In an effort to obtain a solid and balanced approximation of global fern phylogeny to serve as a tool for addressing large-scale evolutionary questions, we assembled and analyzed the most inclusive molecular dataset for ... -
Reconstructing a B-Cell Clonal Lineage. II. Mutation, Selection, and Affinity Maturation.
(Front Immunol, 2014)Affinity maturation of the antibody response is a fundamental process in adaptive immunity during which B-cells activated by infection or vaccination undergo rapid proliferation accompanied by the acquisition of point mutations ... -
Systematics and Ecology of Truffles (Tuber)
(2009)The truffle genus Tuber (Ascomycota, Pezizales, Tuberaceae) produces underground mushrooms widely sought as edible fungi. Tuber species are distributed throughout Northern hemisphere forests and form obligate ectomycorrhizal ...
