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Scott V. Edwards

Researcher at Harvard University

Publications -  264
Citations -  33966

Scott V. Edwards is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Phylogenetic tree. The author has an hindex of 73, co-authored 244 publications receiving 30724 citations. Previous affiliations of Scott V. Edwards include University of Texas at Arlington & Chalmers University of Technology.

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Dynamics of mitochondrial dna evolution in animals: amplification and sequencing with conserved primers

TL;DR: The polymerase chain reaction is used to amplify homologous segments of mtDNA from more than 100 animal species, including mammals, birds, amphibians, fishes, and some invertebrates, and the unexpectedly wide taxonomic utility of these primers offers opportunities for phylogenetic and population research.

Dynamics of mitochondrial DNA evolution in animals: Amplification and sequencing with conserved primers (cytochrome b/12S ribosomal DNA/control region/evolutionary genetics/molecular phylogenies)

TL;DR: This paper used the polymerase chain reaction to amplify homologous segments of mtDNA from more than 100 animal species, including mammals, birds, amphibians, fishes, and some invertebrates.
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Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

Erich D. Jarvis, +116 more
- 12 Dec 2014 - 
TL;DR: A genome-scale phylogenetic analysis of 48 species representing all orders of Neoaves recovered a highly resolved tree that confirms previously controversial sister or close relationships and identifies the first divergence in Neoaves, two groups the authors named Passerea and Columbea.
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Is a new and general theory of molecular systematics emerging

TL;DR: It is argued that to better deal with the large multilocus datasets brought on by phylogenomics, and to better align the fields of phylogeography and phylogenetics, the primacy of species trees should be embraced.
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Perspective: gene divergence, population divergence, and the variance in coalescence time in phylogeographic studies.

TL;DR: It is shown that phylogeographic studies in vertebrates suggest that divergence of alleles in ancestral species can comprise from less than 10% to over 50% of the total divergence between sister species, suggesting that the problem of ancestral polymorphism in dating population divergence can be substantial.