Search for dissertations about: "molecular phylogenies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words molecular phylogenies.
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1. Dating Divergence Times in Phylogenies
Abstract : This thesis concerns different aspects of dating divergence times in phylogenetic trees, using molecular data and multiple fossil age constraints.Datings of phylogenetically basal eudicots, monocots and modern birds (Neoaves) are presented. Large phylograms and multiple fossil constraints were used in all these studies. READ MORE
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2. Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Catenulida (Platyhelminthes) with Emphasis on the Swedish Fauna
Abstract : This thesis focuses on phylogenetic and taxonomic studies of Catenulida (Platyhelminthes). Catenulida is a group of microscopic free-living worms mainly found in freshwater habitats. The Swedish catenulid fauna was previously virtually unknown. READ MORE
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3. The Gnetales: fossils and phylogenies
Abstract : The phylogeny of seed plants has been debated for more than a hundred years and is still not fully understood. Morphological analyses have consistently resulted in a phylogeny in which cycads are the earliest diverging seed plants, and Gnetales and angiosperms are sisters. Molecular data has, however, rarely supported this result. READ MORE
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4. Next-generation Molecular Systematics and Evolution: insights into Medicago
Abstract : Evolutionary relationships among species have in recent years been inferred using DNA sequences from specific genes and represented by tree diagrams (phylogenies). However, the signal contained in different genes can produce conflicting sets of relationships – i.e., gene tree incongruence. READ MORE
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5. Molecules and morphology in Empidoidea (Diptera) : Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomical implications
Abstract : The classification and evolutionary history of the superfamily Empidoidea (Diptera) have been far from straightforward subjects. Morphology based phylogenies of the superfamily have been unable to answer many questions raised by both systematists and biogeographers, as well as ecologists and ethologists, partly due to morphological modifications and adaptations difficult to interpret. READ MORE