1998
A MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE DROSOPHILA WILLISTONI GROUP: CONFLICTS BETWEEN SPECIES CONCEPTS?
Gleason J, Griffith E, Powell J. A MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE DROSOPHILA WILLISTONI GROUP: CONFLICTS BETWEEN SPECIES CONCEPTS? Evolution 1998, 52: 1093-1103. PMID: 28565231, DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb01836.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrosophila willistoni groupCytochrome oxidase IStrong phylogenetic signalSpecies conceptPhylogenetic signalWillistoni groupMitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase IGene cytochrome oxidase IBiological species conceptPhylogenetic species conceptLow bootstrap valuesNuclear genesReproductive isolationD. equinoxialisMolecular phylogenyCOI datasetOxidase ID. paulistorumEvolutionary biologyPhylogenetic analysisSeparate speciesBootstrap valuesPhylogenyProblematic taxaGene results
1996
A molecular phylogeny for the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and the problem of polymorphism data.
Caccone A, Moriyama E, Gleason J, Nigro L, Powell J. A molecular phylogeny for the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup and the problem of polymorphism data. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1996, 13: 1224-1232. PMID: 8896375, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA-DNA hybridization dataDNA sequence dataSequence dataD. sechelliaMelanogaster subgroupD. mauritianaHybridization dataNuclear DNA sequence dataPrevious DNA-DNA hybridization dataNew DNA sequence dataSerendipity alpha geneDrosophila melanogaster subgroupITS of rDNAD. simulansIsland speciesMolecular phylogenyDrosophila melanogasterPhylogenetic relationshipsSister statusIntraspecific polymorphismPhylogenetic standpointRelated speciesPhylogenetic inferenceMost speciesParallel evolution
1995
Phylogeny of All Major Groups of Cetaceans Based on DNA Sequences from Three Mitochondrial Genes
Milinkovitch M, Meyer A, Powell. Phylogeny of All Major Groups of Cetaceans Based on DNA Sequences from Three Mitochondrial Genes. Molecular Biology And Evolution 1995, 12: 525. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a040230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaleen whalesSister speciesMitochondrial cytochrome b geneRiver dolphinsIndependent evolutionary historiesMitochondrial DNA dataCytochrome b geneMode of evolutionMolecular clock assumptionSperm whalesMajor groupsPhysiological innovationsCladogenetic eventsMitochondrial genesAmazon River dolphinMolecular phylogenyEvolutionary historyPhylogenetic relationshipsPhylogenetic positionTaxonomic subdivisionSuborder OdontocetiMolecular dataDNA sequencesB geneUnnatural groupingDrosophila Molecular Phylogenies and Their Uses
Powell J, DeSalle R. Drosophila Molecular Phylogenies and Their Uses. Evolutionary Biology 1995, 87-138. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1847-1_3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMillions of speciesEvolutionary geneticsMolecular phylogenyDrosophila embryosResearch organismsGenome mappingExperimental organismsDrosophilaGenetic principlesMolecular biologySingle organismOrganismsBiological thinkingGeneticsBiologyDevelopmental studiesExtant todayCentral rolePhylogenyMajor roleBiologistsEmbryosSpeciesPlantsMajor advances