Phylogenetic framework

Figure 7.8 (a) Families and orders of higher plants, placed in a phylogenetic framework according to APC-III (2009). Branches leading to families, which accumulate benzylisoquinoline alkaloids... 

In the second part of this review, the phylogenetic framework provided by rbcL and other cpDNA sequences and nuclear ITS sequences (obtained in our Heidelberg lab) is used to discuss the distribution of a number of secondary metabolites within the plant kingdom on a lower taxonomic scale, especially within the Fabaceae, Solanaceae and Lamiaceae (Wink, 2003). 

Plate 11 (b) Families and orders of higher plants, placed in a phylogenetic framework... 

A second change this molecular approach brings to studies of microbial ecology is more difficult to succinctly state. This derives from understanding evolutionary relationships and the value of a phylogenetic framework in designing studies of natural systems. 

This section will cover two aspects of the use of DNA oligonucleotides as hybridization probes to monitor environmental populations of microorganisms. The first will discuss the nuts-and-bolts of technique. The second is more conceptual and addresses the design of these probes within a phylogenetic framework. 

In this article we will review the existing literature on a selection of neuropeptides to find out whether the phylogenetically related decapod crustaceans and insects synthesize peptides of the same or very similar primary structures and if so, whether the neuropeptides are employed for the same function and whether this function is exerted by an identical pathway for their mode of action. Although such comparisons may shed some light on evolutionary aspects, by no means is this account meant to treat neuropeptides in a phylogenetic framework. 

BeU, N. E. and Newton, A. E. (2004) Systematic studies of non-hypnanaean pleurocarps Establishing a phylogenetic framework for investigating origins of pleurocarpy. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, 98 290-319. 

Origin of the teleost tail phylogenetic frameworks for developmental studies... 

The combination of biotic overturn, geographic expansion, tectonic activity, and substantial fossil and sedimentary record make the Late Devonian of Eastern North America an excellent interval in which to implement GIS methods, assess their accuracy, and employ these methods to decipher the faunal dynamics of a key event in Earth s history. The case study presented below uses range reconstructions constrained by GIS or phylogenetic frameworks to address specific aspects of the Late Devonian Biodiversity Crisis. 

DaUing, J. W. and Garwood, N. C. (2004). Phylogenetic framework for Trema (Celtidaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 248 85-109. 

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