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	1. 42244 Accesses	Software BEAST: Bayesian evolutionary analysis by sampling trees Alexei J Drummond, Andrew Rambaut BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7:214 (8 November 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	2. 28988 Accesses	Research article A molecular timescale of eukaryote evolution and the rise of complex multicellular life S Hedges, Jaime E Blair, Maria L Venturi, Jason L Shoe BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004, 4:2 (28 January 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology
	3. 26411 Accesses	Research article A genomic timescale for the origin of eukaryotes S Blair Hedges, Hsiong Chen, Sudhir Kumar, Daniel YC Wang, Amanda S Thompson, Hidemi Watanabe BMC Evolutionary Biology 2001, 1:4 (12 September 2001) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A novel analysis of bacterial protein sequences shows a much more ancient divergence of prokaryotes and eukaryotes than previously thought. Two symbiotic events, one premitochondrial and one mitochondrial, occurred in early eukaryote evolution.
	4. 25050 Accesses	Research article Diaspora, a large family of Ty3-gypsy retrotransposons in Glycine max, is an envelope-less member of an endogenous plant retrovirus lineage Sho T Yano, Bahman Panbehi, Arpita Das, Howard M Laten BMC Evolutionary Biology 2005, 5:30 (5 May 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	5. 24235 Accesses	Software TREEFINDER: a powerful graphical analysis environment for molecular phylogenetics Gangolf Jobb, Arndt von Haeseler, Korbinian Strimmer BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004, 4:18 (28 June 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	6. 22238 Accesses	Research article Yarrowia lipolytica vesicle-mediated protein transport pathways Dominique Swennen, Jean-Marie Beckerich BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7:219 (12 November 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	7. 20792 Accesses	Research article Algorithms for computing parsimonious evolutionary scenarios for genome evolution, the last universal common ancestor and dominance of horizontal gene transfer in the evolution of prokaryotes Boris G Mirkin, Trevor I Fenner, Michael Y Galperin, Eugene V Koonin BMC Evolutionary Biology 2003, 3:2 (6 January 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A new analysis of orthologous genes in prokaryotes suggest that horizontal gene transfer has been as common as gene loss during bacterial evolution and may have been the dominant force in early prokaryotic evolution.
	8. 19724 Accesses	Research article Dopamine receptor genetic polymorphisms and body composition in undernourished pastoralists: An exploration of nutrition indices among nomadic and recently settled Ariaal men of northern Kenya Dan TA Eisenberg, Benjamin Campbell, Peter B Gray, Michael D Sorenson BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:173 (10 June 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary An allele linked to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) confers a health advantage to nomads over the settled men of the Kenyan Ariaal, suggesting the associated food- and novelty-seeking behavior is beneficial in certain environments.
	9. 19664 Accesses	Research article Phylogenetic relationships between Hapalemur species and subspecies based on mitochondrial DNA sequences Jean-Luc Fausser, Prosper Prosper, Giuseppe Donati, Jean-Baptiste Ramanamanjato, Yves Rumpler BMC Evolutionary Biology 2002, 2:4 (15 March 2002) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	10. 18656 Accesses	Research article The evolutionary position of nematodes Jaime E Blair, Kazuho Ikeo, Takashi Gojobori, S Blair Hedges BMC Evolutionary Biology 2002, 2:7 (8 April 2002) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary Comparison of more than 100 human, fruit fly and nematode genes strongly supports the recently disputed notion that insects are more closely related to humans than to nematode worms.
	11. 18618 Accesses	Research article Consistent and contrasting properties of lineage-specific genes in the apicomplexan parasites Plasmodium and Theileria Chih-Horng Kuo, Jessica C Kissinger BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:108 (11 April 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12. 18114 Accesses	Research article A phyloclimatic study of Cyclamen Chris Yesson, Alastair Culham BMC Evolutionary Biology 2006, 6:72 (20 September 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The ideal climate for the popular garden plant Cyclamen might have totally disappeared by the 2050s according to predictions from bioclimatic models suggesting that human-assisted distribution of this ant-dispersed plant is necessary.
	13. 17943 Accesses	Research article Organization of the mitochondrial genomes of whiteflies, aphids, and psyllids (Hemiptera, Sternorrhyncha) MyLo L Thao, Linda Baumann, Paul Baumann BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004, 4:25 (3 August 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Mitochondrial gene arrangements are rare in insects, but within whiteflies there have been several transpositions of the same gene region.
	14. 17923 Accesses	Commentary Nitrogen fixation in eukaryotes – New models for symbiosis Christoph Kneip, Peter Lockhart, Christine Voß, Uwe-G Maier BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7:55 (4 April 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	15. 16723 Accesses	Research article Genome trees constructed using five different approaches suggest new major bacterial clades Yuri I Wolf, Igor B Rogozin, Nick V Grishin, Roman L Tatusov, Eugene V Koonin BMC Evolutionary Biology 2001, 1:8 (23 October 2001) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary Five different methods of phylogenetic reconstruction suggest novel high-level bacterial clades, despite confounding factors such as lateral gene transfer and gene loss.
	16. 16487 Accesses	Research article The taxonomy of Enterobacter sakazakii: proposal of a new genus Cronobacter gen. nov. and descriptions of Cronobacter sakazakii comb. nov. Cronobacter sakazakii subsp. sakazakii, comb. nov., Cronobacter sakazakii subsp. malonaticus subsp. nov., Cronobacter turicensis sp. nov., Cronobacter muytjensii sp. nov., Cronobacter dublinensis sp. nov. and Cronobacter genomospecies 1 Carol Iversen, Angelika Lehner, Niall Mullane, Eva Bidlas, Ilse Cleenwerck, John Marugg, Séamus Fanning, Roger Stephan, Han Joosten BMC Evolutionary Biology 2007, 7:64 (17 April 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	17. 16362 Accesses	Research article A fungal phylogeny based on 42 complete genomes derived from supertree and combined gene analysis David A Fitzpatrick, Mary E Logue, Jason E Stajich, Geraldine Butler BMC Evolutionary Biology 2006, 6:99 (22 November 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	18. 16360 Accesses	Research article A genomic timescale of prokaryote evolution: insights into the origin of methanogenesis, phototrophy, and the colonization of land Fabia U Battistuzzi, Andreia Feijao, S Blair Hedges BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004, 4:44 (9 November 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Phylogenetic analysis of 72 prokaryote species suggests a timescale for the origin of life, the divergence of major bacterial groups, the origin of methanogenesis and phototrophy, and the colonisation of land.
	19. 15919 Accesses	Commentary Sleeping to fuel the immune system: mammalian sleep and resistance to parasites Mark R Opp BMC Evolutionary Biology 2009, 9:8 (9 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	20. 15780 Accesses	Research article Is autoinducer-2 a universal signal for interspecies communication: a comparative genomic and phylogenetic analysis of the synthesis and signal transduction pathways Jibin Sun, Rolf Daniel, Irene Wagner-Döbler, An-Ping Zeng BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004, 4:36 (29 September 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	21. 15651 Accesses	Research article Wolbachia: Evolutionary novelty in a rickettsial bacteria Cort L Anderson, Timothy L Karr BMC Evolutionary Biology 2001, 1:10 (9 November 2001) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 15091 Accesses	Research article Survival of the fittest before the beginning of life: selection of the first oligonucleotide-like polymers by UV light Armen Y Mulkidjanian, Dmitry A Cherepanov, Michael Y Galperin BMC Evolutionary Biology 2003, 3:12 (28 May 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary The high level of UV radiation on the primordial Earth selected for RNA over other molecules as RNA was protected by the ability of its nitrogenous bases to absorb and disperse UV light.
	23. 14834 Accesses	Research article Direct selection on male attractiveness and female preference fails to produce a response Matthew Hall, Anna K Lindholm, Robert Brooks BMC Evolutionary Biology 2004, 4:1 (14 January 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A selection experiment on guppies suggests that the opportunity for evolutionary change in female mate choice and male attractiveness is much smaller than expected and that there may be a sexually-antagonistic cost to male attractiveness.
	24. 14724 Accesses	Research article The diversity of microorganisms associated with Acromyrmex leafcutter ants Steven Van Borm, Johan Billen, Jacobus J Boomsma BMC Evolutionary Biology 2002, 2:9 (3 May 2002) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A screen to identify all possible micro-organisms that can be found inside the bodies of leafcutter ants identified 33 different taxa from 5 microbial groups.
	25. 14692 Accesses	Research article The ADH1B Arg47His polymorphism in East Asian populations and expansion of rice domestication in history Yi Peng, Hong Shi, Xue-bin Qi, Chun-jie Xiao, Hua Zhong, Run-lin Z Ma, Bing Su BMC Evolutionary Biology 2010, 10:15 (20 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The origin and expansion of the Neolithic rice culture coincides with the emergence of a new allele of class I alcohol dehydrogenase, suggesting increased consumption of fermented food or drinks as a plausible selective force.