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BMC Evolutionary Biology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of molecular and non-molecular evolution of all organisms, as well as phylogenetics and palaeontology.
BMC Evolutionary Biology (ISSN 1471-2148) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Zoological Record, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :147
Mate choice in the monogamous kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, appears to be under strong selection against inbreeding as genetically dissimilar pairs produce chicks that are more likely to hatch and thrive.
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :132
After an initial period of harmonious coupling, female Drosophila montana flies struggle to free themselves but persistent males hang on, extending copulation long enough to deter the female remating with other males.
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :131
The true toads (Bufonidae) of India belong to a clade nesting within New World Bufonidae, indicating a single invasion event, with endemic diversity arising in the rainforests of Western Ghats and Sri Lanka.
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :88
Specific egg morphs of the European cuckoo mimic the eggs of hosts that are evenly distributed and of high density, supporting the hypothesis that these are key factors in the evolution of parasite specialization.
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :87
Improved performance of a context-dependent model of non-coding sequence evolution can be achieved without the risk of overfitting using a parameter reduction strategy for clustering posterior densities.
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Paraphyly of organelle DNAs in Cycas Sect. Asiorientales due to ancient ancestral polymorphisms Yu-Chung Chiang, Kuo-Hsiang Hung, Shann-Jye Moore, Xue-Jun Ge, Shong Huang, Tsai-Wen Hsu, Barbara A. Schaal, Tzen-Yuh Chiang BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :161 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Genetic specificity and potential for local adaptation between dengue viruses and mosquito vectors Louis Lambrechts, Christine Chevillon, Rebecca G Albright, Butsaya Thaisomboonsuk, Jason H Richardson, Richard G Jarman, Thomas W Scott BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :160 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The role of genome and gene regulatory network canalization
in the evolution of multi-trait polymorphisms and sympatric speciation Kirsten H W J ten Tusscher, Paulien Hogeweg BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :159 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Complex coevolutionary history of symbiotic Bacteroidales bacteria of various protists in the gut of termites Satoko Noda, Yuichi Hongoh, Tomoyuki Sato, Moriya Ohkuma BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :158 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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HaMStR: Profile hidden markov model based search for orthologs in ESTs Ingo Ebersberger, Sascha Strauss, Arndt von Haeseler BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :157 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Identifying concerted evolution and gene conversion in mammalian gene pairs lasting over 100 million years Andrew R Carson, Stephen W Scherer BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :156 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evolutionary flexibility of protein complexes
Michael F Seidl, Joerg Schultz BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :155 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mitochondrial and Y-chromosome diversity of the Tharus (Nepal): a reservoir of genetic variation Simona Fornarino, Maria Pala, Vincenza Battaglia, Ramona Maranta, Alessandro Achilli, Guido Modiano, Antonio Torroni, Ornella Semino, Silvana A Santachiara-Benerecetti BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :154 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evolutionary divergence times in the Annonaceae: evidence of a late Miocene origin of Pseuduvaria in Sundaland with subsequent diversification in New Guinea Yvonne C.F. Su, Richard M.K. Saunders BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :153 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impacts of inbreeding on bumblebee colony fitness under field conditions Penelope R Whitehorn, Matthew C Tinsley, Mark JF Brown, Ben Darvill, Dave Goulson BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9 :152 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Exon 6 of human JAG1 encodes a conserved structural unit Alessandro Pintar, Corrado Guarnaccia, Somdutta Dhir, Sandor Pongor BMC Structural Biology 2009, 9 :43 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Automating approximate Bayesian computation by local linear regression Kevin R. Thornton BMC Genetics 2009, 10 :35 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparative chromosome mapping of repetitive sequences. Implications for genomic evolution in the fish, Hoplias malabaricus Marcelo B Cioffi, Cesar Martins, Luiz AC Bertollo BMC Genetics 2009, 10 :34 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparative genomics of the emerging human pathogen Photorhabdus asymbiotica with the insect pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens Paul Wilkinson, Nicholas R Waterfield, Lisa Crossman, Craig Corton, Maria Sanchez-Contreras, Isabella Vlisidou, Andrew Barron, Alexandra Bignell, Louise Clark, Jon Doggett, Douglas Ormond, Matthew Mayho, Nathalie Bason, Frances Smith, Mark Simmonds, Claire Arrowsmith, Carol Churcher, David Harris, Nicholas R Thompson, Michael Quail, Julian Parkhill, Richard H ffrench-Constant BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :302 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sequence diversity in three tomato species: SNPs, markers, and molecular evolution Jose M Jimenez-Gomez, Julin N Maloof BMC Plant Biology 2009, 9 :85 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Genomic diversity of pathogenic Escherichia coli of the EHEC 2 clonal complex Galeb S Abu-Ali, David W Lacher, Lukas M Wick, Weihong Qi, Thomas S Whittam BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :296 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of virulence plasmid and antibiotic resistance determinants with chromosomal multilocus genotypes in Mexican Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strains Magdalena Wiesner, Mussaret B. Zaidi, Edmundo Calva, Marcos Fernandez-Mora, Juan J. Calva, Claudia Silva BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :131 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ensemble approach to predict specificity determinants: benchmarking and validation Saikat Chakrabarti, Anna R Panchenko BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10 :207 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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2La chromosomal inversion enhances thermal tolerance of Anopheles gambiae larvae Kyle AC Rocca, Emilie M Gray, Carlo Costantini, Nora J Besansky Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :147 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Transcriptome analysis of the venom gland of the scorpion Scorpiops jendeki: implication for the evolution of the scorpion venom arsenal Yibao Ma, Ruiming Zhao, Yawen He, Songryong Li, Jun Liu, Yingliang Wu, Zhijian Cao, Wenxin Li BMC Genomics 2009, 10 :290 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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