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Balaenoptera omurai is a newly discovered baleen whale that represents an ancient evolutionary lineage
Takeshi Sasaki,Masato Nikaido,Shiro Wada,Tadasu K. Yamada,Ying Cao,Masami Hasegawa,Norihiro Okada,Norihiro Okada +7 more
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The data suggest that B. omurai evolved as an ancient independent lineage that diverged much earlier than B. brydei and B. borealis, which were previously believed to be closely related to B. edeni.About:
This article is published in Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.The article was published on 2006-10-01. It has received 90 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Balaenoptera brydei & Balaenoptera.read more
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Divergence date estimation and a comprehensive molecular tree of extant cetaceans.
TL;DR: This comprehensive, time-calibrated tree provides a powerful evolutionary tool for broad-scale comparative studies of Cetacea.
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Morphological and Molecular Evidence for a Stepwise Evolutionary Transition from Teeth to Baleen in Mysticete Whales
TL;DR: The dramatic transformation in mysticete feeding anatomy documents an apparently rare, stepwise mode of evolution in which a composite phenotype bridged the gap between primitive and derived morphologies; a combination of fossil and molecular evidence provides a multifaceted record of this macroevolutionary pattern.
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Riqueza, endemismo y conservación de los mamíferos de Colombia
Sergio Solari,Yaneth Muñoz-Saba,José Vicente Rodríguez-Mahecha,Thomas R. Defler,Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves,Fernando Trujillo +5 more
TL;DR: The list of Colombian mammal species based upon a new revision of specimens in the major collections within and outside the country and a compilation of recent taxonomic changes of species present in the country was published in the year 2000.
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Genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered marsupial Sarcophilus harrisii (Tasmanian devil).
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TL;DR: Analysis of 14 complete mitochondrial genomes from current and museum specimens, as well as mitochondrial and nuclear SNP markers in 175 animals, suggests that the observed low genetic diversity in today's population preceded the Devil Facial Tumor Disease disease outbreak by at least 100 y.
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Baleen boom and bust: a synthesis of mysticete phylogeny, diversity and disparity.
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TL;DR: A new, fully dated total-evidence phylogeny of baleen whales (Mysticeti) shows that evolutionary phases correlate strongly with Caenozoic modernization of the oceans and climates, implying a major role for bottom-up physical drivers.
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