Calibration choice, rate smoothing, and the pattern of tetrapod diversification according to the long nuclear gene RAG-1

AF Hugall, R Foster, MSY Lee - Systematic biology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
A phylogeny of tetrapods is inferred from nearly complete sequences of the nuclear RAG-1
gene sampled across 88 taxa encompassing all major clades, analyzed via parsimony and …

Accelerated speciation in colour-polymorphic birds

AF Hugall, D Stuart-Fox - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Colour polymorphism exemplifies extreme morphological diversity within populations 1 , 2 .
It is taxonomically widespread but generally rare. Theory suggests that where colour …

Restructuring higher taxonomy using broad-scale phylogenomics: the living Ophiuroidea

TD O'Hara, AF Hugall, B Thuy, S Stöhr… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2017 - Elsevier
The power and throughput of next-generation sequencing is instigating a major transformation
in our understanding of evolution and classification of life on our planet. The new trees of …

An exon-capture system for the entire class Ophiuroidea

AF Hugall, TD O'Hara, S Hunjan… - Molecular biology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Exon-capture studies have typically been restricted to relatively shallow phylogenetic scales
due primarily to hybridization constraints. Here, we present an exon-capture system for an …

[PDF][PDF] Phylogenomic resolution of the class Ophiuroidea unlocks a global microfossil record

TD O'Hara, AF Hugall, B Thuy, A Moussalli - Current Biology, 2014 - cell.com
Our understanding of the origin, evolution, and biogeography of seafloor fauna is limited
because we have insufficient spatial and temporal data to resolve underlying processes [1]. The …

Morphological diagnoses of higher taxa in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) in support of a new classification

TD O'Hara, S Stöhr, AF Hugall… - European …, 2018 - europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu
A new classification of Ophiuroidea, considering family rank and above, is presented. The
new family and superfamily taxa in O’Hara et al.(2017) were proposed to ensure a better …

Phylogeny of Australasian agamid lizards based on nuclear and mitochondrial genes: implications for morphological evolution and biogeography

AF Hugall, R Foster, M Hutchinson… - Biological Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Recent mtDNA phylogenies of Australasian agamid lizards are highly incongruent with
existing morphological views. To resolve this discrepancy we sequenced two nuclear gene …

Sexual selection and the evolution of complex color patterns in dragon lizards

IP Chen, D Stuart-Fox, AF Hugall, MRE Symonds - Evolution, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Many species have elaborate and complex coloration and patterning, which often differ
between the sexes. Sexual selection may increase the size or intensity of color patches (…

Discovery of novel representatives of bilaterian neuropeptide families and reconstruction of neuropeptide precursor evolution in ophiuroid echinoderms

…, J Delroisse, N Abylkassimova, AF Hugall… - Open …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Neuropeptides are a diverse class of intercellular signalling molecules that mediate neuronal
regulation of many physiological and behavioural processes. Recent advances in genome/…

Lygosomine phylogeny and the origins of Australian scincid lizards

A Skinner, AF Hugall… - Journal of Biogeography, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Australian scincid lizards represent three distinct groups within the cosmopolitan clade
Lygosominae, the Egernia, Eugongylus and Sphenomorphus groups. This paper presents a …