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 | Davide PisaniProfessor of Phylogenomics. Schools of Biological & Earth Sciences. University of Bristol … Verified email at bristol.ac.uk Cited by 11651 |
The Cambrian conundrum: early divergence and later ecological success in the early history of animals
Diverse bilaterian clades emerged apparently within a few million years during the early
Cambrian, and various environmental, developmental, and ecological causes have been …
Cambrian, and various environmental, developmental, and ecological causes have been …
Dinosaurs and the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution
The observed diversity of dinosaurs reached its highest peak during the mid- and Late
Cretaceous, the 50 Myr that preceded their extinction, and yet this explosion of dinosaur diversity …
Cretaceous, the 50 Myr that preceded their extinction, and yet this explosion of dinosaur diversity …
Genomic data do not support comb jellies as the sister group to all other animals
Understanding how complex traits, such as epithelia, nervous systems, muscles, or guts,
originated depends on a well-supported hypothesis about the phylogenetic relationships …
originated depends on a well-supported hypothesis about the phylogenetic relationships …
Early photosynthetic eukaryotes inhabited low-salinity habitats
The early evolutionary history of the chloroplast lineage remains an open question. It is widely
accepted that the endosymbiosis that established the chloroplast lineage in eukaryotes …
accepted that the endosymbiosis that established the chloroplast lineage in eukaryotes …
A congruent solution to arthropod phylogeny: phylogenomics, microRNAs and morphology support monophyletic Mandibulata
…, KJ Peterson, D Pisani… - … of the Royal …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
While a unique origin of the euarthropods is well established, relationships between the four
euarthropod classes—chelicerates, myriapods, crustaceans and hexapods—are less clear. …
euarthropod classes—chelicerates, myriapods, crustaceans and hexapods—are less clear. …
MicroRNAs and phylogenomics resolve the relationships of Tardigrada and suggest that velvet worms are the sister group of Arthropoda
… All phylogenetic analyses were conducted under a Bayesian framework using PhyloBayes
3.2e (53). We first compared the fit of alternative models of evolution to our … Davide Pisani 3 …
3.2e (53). We first compared the fit of alternative models of evolution to our … Davide Pisani 3 …
Metazoan opsin evolution reveals a simple route to animal vision
…, JO McInerney, D Pisani - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
All known visual pigments in Neuralia (Cnidaria, Ctenophora, and Bilateria) are composed
of an opsin (a seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor), and a light-sensitive …
of an opsin (a seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptor), and a light-sensitive …
Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles
Beetles constitute the most biodiverse animal order with over 380 000 described species and
possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived at …
possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived at …
[PDF][PDF] The interrelationships of land plants and the nature of the ancestral embryophyte
The evolutionary emergence of land plant body plans transformed the planet. However, our
understanding of this formative episode is mired in the uncertainty associated with the …
understanding of this formative episode is mired in the uncertainty associated with the …
[HTML][HTML] Molecular timetrees reveal a Cambrian colonization of land and a new scenario for ecdysozoan evolution
Ecdysozoans have been key components of ecosystems since the early Cambrian, when
trilobites and soft-bodied Burgess Shale-type ecdysozoans dominated marine animal …
trilobites and soft-bodied Burgess Shale-type ecdysozoans dominated marine animal …