Took a while, but finally out:

Pruning the Tree: Comparing #OTUs and #ASVs in High-Throughput Sequencing of 5S-IGS Nuclear Ribosomal DNA in #Phylogenetic Studies

How to reduced 100ks of reads down to the 100 really needed, a comparison between #Mothur and #dada2 pipelines using our nigh-#reticulate #beech dataset as test subject

https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72242

trying out #strudel integration as a sequencing unit in the #phylogenetic #tree viewer at phylogeny.synth.is :

https://video.synth.is/phylosequencing/2025-08-18-00-02-00/

synth.is Strudel live coding integration

- at https://phylogeny.synth.is - based on Strudel.cc

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#Evolution studies on non-model #plants are hindered by #cost and lack of #data. Song et al. show the potential value of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data to create robust #phylogenetic frameworks for study.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13189
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#systematics #PlantSci #JSE #botany
New work by Yan et al. on the phylogenetic relationship between #Cercopoidea and #Membracoidea highlights the importance of careful methodological considerations in #phylogenetic analyses.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13190
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#evolution #JSE #evolution #phytopathology #insect
#Phylogenetic analysis of #H5N1 #influenza viruses isolated from dairy #cattle in #Texas in December 2024

#Lepidoptera are vital to terrestrial #ecosystems, yet we know so little about higher-level #phylogenetic relationships among the superfamilies.
Chen et al. aim to change that with a robust new framework for future study.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jse.13180
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#butterfly #moth #evolution
#Phylogenetic Analysis and Spread of HPAI #H5N1 in Middle Eastern Countries Based on #Hemagglutinin and #Neuraminidase Gene Sequences, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/05/phylogenetic-analysis-and-spread-of.html
#Phylogenetic Analysis and Spread of HPAI #H5N1 in Middle Eastern Countries Based on #Hemagglutinin and #Neuraminidase Gene Sequences

Who doesn't love a good sequel?!
Soreng et al. continue their work on #grass #phylogeny with, "A worldwide #phylogenetic classification of the #Poaceae (Gramineae) III: An update."
Get in here!👇🔓
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12847
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#PlantSci #systematics #photosynthesis #botany #evolution
The #phylogeny and #biogeographic history of the Ulmaceae have long been poorly understood.
In this study, Zhang et al. reconstruct #phylogenetic relationships within the family and infer spatio-temporal #diversification patterns. https://jse.ac.cn/EN/10.1111/jse.12720
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#PlantSci #botany

🆕 “High #phylogenetic distance between non-native #species and the recipient community increases #invasion success.”

- the formal definition #invasion #scientists propose in structured format for #Darwin’s #naturalisation hypothesis.

🔗 Check out the Hypothesis Description openly published with us: https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.11.e140548

#invasivespecies #invsp

Cc: @tinaheger @EvoMRI @LeibnizIGB

Hypothesis Description: Darwin’s Naturalisation Hypothesis

In this contribution of the Hypothesis Description series, we provide an overview of one of the longest-standing hypotheses in invasion science: Darwin's naturalisation hypothesis. We present a brief summary of past definitions and propose the revised definition “high phylogenetic distance between non-native species and the recipient community increases invasion success”. This formulation follows the basic form ‘subject – relationship – object’, enabling clarity for future research and computational applications in invasion biology. We also provide formalised definitions for previous formulations of the hypothesis and identify both related and opposite hypotheses to Darwin’s naturalisation hypothesis.

Research Ideas and Outcomes