Having a reliable species tree is prerequisite for understanding evolution, which is necessary for making sense of virtually every biological phenomenon. Traditionally, species trees are inferred ...

The genus Amanita, comprising a major component of the family Amanitaceae, is renowned for its ecological, economic and medical significance. Recent advances in molecular techniques have ...

Phylogenetics, systematics, and biogeography deal with the identifying, classifying, and understanding the relationships among organisms, including their geographical extent. Methods range from ...

McGill University researchers, in collaboration with Mexican scientists, have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of ...