2014
Animal Phylogeny and Its Evolutionary Implications
Dunn C, Giribet G, Edgecombe G, Hejnol A. Animal Phylogeny and Its Evolutionary Implications. Annual Review Of Ecology Evolution And Systematics 2014, 45: 1-25. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-120213-091627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimal phylogenyAnimal treeEvolution of developmentEvolutionary radiationEvolutionary implicationsMore homoplasyFossil recordPhylogenySpiraliaDeep branchLate NeoproterozoicEarly CambrianRemarkable patternAnimal relationshipsAlternative hypothesisTreesXenacoelomorphaBilateriaEcdysozoaMonophylyProtostomiaGenomeHomoplasyRecent progressNervous system
2004
Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals
Lynch V, Roth J, Takahashi K, Dunn C, Nonaka D, Stopper G, Wagner G. Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2004, 271: 2201-2207. PMID: 15539344, PMCID: PMC1691855, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive evolutionTranscription factorsMolecular evolutionHoxa-11Hoxa-13Cis-regulatory evolutionAdaptive molecular evolutionEvolution of developmentMammalian female reproductive systemStrong positive selectionCis-regulatory elementsAmniote taxaDevelopmental genesStem lineageDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary changeEutherian mammalsSpatial regulationPositive selectionMorphological charactersFemale reproductive organsGenesFemale reproductive systemReproductive organsMammals