Journal of the Week: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution is a journal for molecular studies that advance our understanding of phylogeny and evolution, further the development of phylogenetically more accurate taxonomic classifications, and ultimately bring a unified classification for all the ramifying lines of life. Topics covered can be multidisciplinary, especially in areas such as bioinformatics, computational biology, molecular biology, and organismic biology, and systematic and evolutionary biology. The overall aim of the journal is to "[bring] Darwin's dream within grasp - to 'have fairly true genealogical trees of each great kingdom of Nature.'"

Some interesting articles published so far this year include:

Daniel L. Graf, Hugh Jones, Anthony J. Geneva, John M. Pfeiffer III, Michael W. Klunzinger (2015) Molecular phylogenetic analysis supports a Gondwanan origin of the Hyriidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionida) and the paraphyly of Australasian taxa, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 85, 1–9 Link to Abstract/Full Text

David J. Combosch, Steven V. Vollmer (2015) Trans-Pacific RAD-Seq population genomics confirms introgressive hybridization in Eastern Pacific Pocillopora corals, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 88, 154–162 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Marta Calvo, Fernando Alda, Marco Oliverio, José Templado, Annie Machordom (2015) Surviving the Messinian Salinity Crisis? Divergence patterns in the genus Dendropoma (Gastropoda: Vermetidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 91, 17–26 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Nathanael D. Herrera, Jan Johan ter Poorten, Rüdiger Bieler, Paula M. Mikkelsen, Ellen E. Strong, David Jablonski, Scott J. Steppan (2015) Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography amid shifting continents in the cockles and giant clams (Bivalvia: Cardiidae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 93, 94–106 Link to Abstract/Full Text

P.A. Martinez, J.P. Zurano, T.F. Amado, C. Penone, R. Betancur-R, C.J. Bidau, U.P. Jacobina (2015) Chromosomal diversity in tropical reef fishes is related to body size and depth range, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 93, 1–4 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Yuanning Li, Kevin M. Kocot, Christoffer Schander, Scott R. Santos, Daniel J. Thornhill, Kenneth M. Halanych (2015) Mitogenomics reveals phylogeny and repeated motifs in control regions of the deep-sea family Siboglinidae (Annelida), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 85, 221–229 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 91, dated October 2015, while Volumes 92 and 93 are currently available as In Progress. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles. 

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