@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref18655,
author = {A. J. Barley and Phillip Q. Spinks and Robert C. Thomson and H. Bradley Shaffer},
title = {Fourteen nuclear genes provide phylogenetic resolution for difficult nodes in the turtle tree of life.},
year = {2010},
keywords = {},
doi = {10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.005},
url = {},
pmid = {},
journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution},
volume = {55},
number = {3},
pages = {1189--1194},
abstract = {Advances in molecular biology have expanded our understanding of patterns of evolution and our ability to infer phylogenetic relationships. Despite many applications of molecular methods in attempts at resolving the evolutionary relationships among the major clades of turtles, some nodes in the tree have proved to be extremely problematic and have remained unresolved. In this study, we use fourteen nuclear loci to provide an in depth look at several of these troublesome nodes and infer the systematic relationships among 11 of the 14 turtle families. We find strong support for two of the most problematic nodes in the deep phylogeny of turtles that have traditionally defied resolution. In particular, we recover strong support for a sister relationship between the Emydidae and the monotypic bigheaded-turtle, Platysternon megacephalum. We also find strong support for a clade consisting of sea turtles, mud and musk turtles, and snapping turtles. Within this clade, we find strong support for a snapping turtle/mud and musk turtle sister relationship. Our results emphasize the utility of multi-locus datasets in phylogenetic analyses of difficult problems}
}
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Citation title:
"Fourteen nuclear genes provide phylogenetic resolution for difficult nodes in the turtle tree of life.".
This study was previously identified under the legacy study ID S2508
(Status: Published).
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