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Journal of Systematics and Evolution (JSE) is a bi-monthly international English language journal dedicated to the understanding of biodiversity and evolution. Find our latest issue here: https://www.jse.ac.cn/EN/current
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This #DeepLearning model integrates #morphological and #molecular data for species identification in the Fabaceae, illustrating the value of DL for species identification and barcode evaluation in #plant #systematics.

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#PlantScience #Evolution
Annotated flow diagram illustrating a deep learning framework integrating morphological traits and DNA barcodes (ITS2, matK, rbcL) to identify Fabaceae species. By combining image data and molecular sequences, a CNN artificial neural network (MMNet) enables automatic species identification and barcode evaluation.
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Call for papers on #genome #evolution. Deadline for Submissions: 31 January 2026.
Learn more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Rather et al. highlight the use of plastome data for resolving complex #evolutionary questions, establishing a #genomic toolkit for #research in #systematics, #conservation, and #evolutionary #biology of legumes.
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#PlantScience #JSE
Visualization of the chloroplast genome structure for the Caesalpinia group, illustrating gene duplications, losses, and rearrangements.
October 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Lin et al. reveal linguistic-linked demographic history and insights into #human adaptation and #disease of multi-ancestry populations from the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, offering a framework for equitable #genomic research in underrepresented populations. doi.org/10.1111/jse.70009

#evolution
Datasets from an analysis of genome-wide data from 239 individuals in Guizhou, combined with modern and ancient datasets, were used to investigate their fine-scale genetic structure, demographic events, and functional consequences of adaptive genomic signatures.
October 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Phylotranscriptomic analyses by Xie et al. reveal insights into the complex reticulate #evolution in the fern family Dennstaedtiaceae, opening the door for future studies of the mechanisms underlying its #diversification and #adaptation.

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#PlantScience #EcoEvo #NonSeedPlants
Pie chart tree illustrating a first-ever genome-scale nuclear phylogeny of the Dennstaedtiaceae, a unique family within the suborder Dennstaedtiineae of the Polypodiales order in ferns, comprising ∼270 species across 11 genera.
September 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Family #tree level: Expert!

Wu et al. use #phylogenomics to shed light on the complex #evolutionary history of the #gymnosperm genus Cupressus, revealing East Asian–Tethyan disjunction.

Free to read version here:
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#plant #systematics #JSE #cypress
This annotated world map, featuring clade diagrams and in situ morphological images, illustrates evolutionary history reconstructions of Cupressus L., based on 1991 single-copy nuclear genes and plastid genomes.
September 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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In this #FreeToRead article, Yan et al. use whole #plastid #genomes to clarify the complex #evolutionary history of the Primulaceae, laying groundwork for future studies that may unravel the intricate evolutionary dynamics within this #plant family.

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#systematics #evolution
Phylogenetic tree constructed using 67 accessions representing four subfamilies and 28 genera within the Primulaceae family.
September 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Let's go #BehindTheScenes and back in time--with #JSE!

Click the📽️🔗⬇️to join a team of #paleobotanists as they travel to the Miocene rainforests of #China and encounter the first known #fossil Parrotia flower.

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#evolution #FossilFriday (oops on a Monday!) #PlantScience
Screenshot from a video summary of the JSE paper "Parrotia flower blooming in Miocene rainforest" by Wu et al.
September 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Travel with us to #Africa 🌍 to learn about the impact of the African arid corridor on the #evolution of certain #grass spp. #FreeToRead version here! ⬇️

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Phylogenetic and geographical distribution data supporting findings that the formation of an African arid corridor during the late Miocene resulted in disjunct distribution of species within Trichoneura.
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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🚨New issue--out now!🚨
Our September issue features work by Meng et al. on the #evolution of East Asian subtropical evergreen broad-leaved #forests. doi.org/10.1111/jse....
Read this and more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17596831...
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Cover credit: Ren-Ping Su
Cover of the September issue of JSE, featuring images of representative taxa of “The Big Four” in East Asian subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests (EBLFs), Manglietia insignis (Magnoliaceae), Phoebe sheareri (Lauraceae), Quercus aquifolioides (Fagaceae), and Schima superba (Theaceae). The fruits and flowers show the progression of seasons through their phenological stages.
September 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Wang et al. explore #adaptation to #karst geology in the medicinal plant Hemiboea subcapitata using a #chromosome level #genome and #transcriptome analysis, revealing effects on flavonoid metabolism. #plantscience #evolution
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Graphic showing a Circos plot of the genome and a drawing of the medicinal plant Hemiboea subcapitata, with "Facultative adaptation" underneath it and dashed lines to either side. The left side reads "non-karst" and leads to a bar graph depicting whole-genome duplications. the right side reads "karst" and leads to a diagram of gene regulation, showing various players forming MBW complexes.
September 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Call for papers for our upcoming special issue on #genome #evolution! Submission deadline January 31, 2026. Thanks to our publisher for the graphic. Learn more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../call.../...
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September 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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🌲Join us in the #forest for an epic tale of #connections and #FoundFamily...📚

...that's right, we're talking #genome #evolution and #ecological speciation in #ectomycorrhizae!

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#evolution #JSE #mutualism #ecology #adaption #speciation
Image description Diagram summarizing the scientific issues, research methods, results and analysis for a study by Yu et al. that explores speciation and host adaptation in Tricholoma species using comparative genomics approaches. Three Tricholoma species with significant differences in host spectra were selected. After completing sequencing and annotation, phylogenetic analysis, gene family analysis, selected gene analysis, repetitive sequence analysis, and gene flow analysis were conducted. Genes and gene families related to adaptive evolution were obtained. Through statistical analysis, the role of repetitive sequences in adaptive evolution was identified. And how hosts promote speciation was explored.
September 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Searching for #PlantSci with broad a-peel? #JSE has all the juice!🤣🍊
Check out this #PrePub paper by Michael Heads of the #Buffalo Museum of Science exploring the #biogeography, #evolution, and #ecology of #oranges and their kin.
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#systematics #evolution #Horticulture
Annotated map to illustrate the distributions of the genera and clades in Rutaceae subfamily Aurantioideae, which can be explained through vicariance (causing allopatry and speciation) and secondary range expansion by normal dispersal (causing overlap). Citrus originated in situ by vicariance with its allopatric sisters, and within Citrus, the five main clades are also largely allopatric. The origin of Citrus is usually traced to a point in southern China, but this point is more likely to represent a break zone in a widespread ancestor than an ancestral area.
August 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Fu et al. use insights from #phylogenomics, flow #cytometry, #cytology, and #morphology to argue that hybridization and #apomixis contribute to diversification in Elatostema.
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#PlantScience #evolution #systematics
Panel of figures to illustrate data collected using phylogenomic, flow cytometric, cytological, and morphological analyses to investigate Elatostema longpingii, hypothesized to be a heteroploid hybrid between E. scabrum and E. hirticaule. Results confirmed its hybrid origin, with E. longpingii inheriting apomixis from its maternal parent, E. scabrum. This provides a case how hybridization and apomixis contribute to diversification in Elatostema.
August 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Wang et al. show how climatic barriers and #environmental selection facilitate adaptation to heterogeneous landscapes in East #Asia from a #phylogeographic perspective, using a #crop pest, the stink bug Aelia fieberi (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
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#BugSky #Systematics #PlantSci
Analysis of genomic data for the crop pest Aelia fieberi across its entire distribution in China, used to investigate its phylogeographic pattern and examine the impact of climate change on its population structure and demographic history.
August 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Fu et al. utilize insights from #phylogenomics, flow #cytometry, #cytology, and #morphology to argue that hybridization and apomixis contribute to diversification in Elatostema.
doi.org/10.1111/jse.... @WileyEcolEvol #PlantSci #evolution #systematics #JSE
Panel of figures to illustrate data collected using phylogenomic, flow cytometric, cytological, and morphological analyses to investigate Elatostema longpingii, hypothesized to be a heteroploid hybrid between E. scabrum and E. hirticaule. Results confirmed its hybrid origin, with E. longpingii inheriting apomixis from its maternal parent, E. scabrum. This provides a case how hybridization and apomixis contribute to diversification in Elatostema.
August 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Arroyave et al. use comparative mitogenomic data to explore the #evolutionary history of the #catfish spp. Rhamdia, focusing on historical #biogeography and cave colonization in the group.
What did they find? Swim to the link to find out!🐟
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Phylogenetic analysis of data investigating the systematics and biogeography of the Middle American clade of Neotropical catfishes of the genus Rhamdia using mitogenome-wide comparative data. Results refine and corroborate previous phylogenetic hypotheses, including the deep paraphyly of the species Rhamdia laticauda; they support a scenario of northward dispersal from South America catalyzed by the emergence of the Panamanian Isthmus and imply that cave colonization is widespread, convergent, and relatively recent, with established cave-dwelling populations possibly representing “evolutionary dead ends.”
August 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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🌳The mysterious tree #mouse strikes again!🐭
Kang et al. explore the impact of #climate change on the #evolutionary dynamics of family Platacanthomyidae, the most enigmatic taxa within Rodentia!
doi.org/10.1111/jse.... @WileyEcolEvol #evolution #systematics #FossilFriday #JSE
Panel of figures representing data related to the evolutionary trajectory of the Platacanthomyidae based on fossil occurrences and genomic data of extant species. These findings suggest that the evolutionary trajectory of this family has remained unaffected by major climatic oscillations. Based on the reconstructed ancestral distribution, the authors hypothesize a Central Asian origin for Platacanthomyidae.
August 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Fascinating new work by Wang et al. shows how #climatic barriers and local #environmental selection collaborate to facilitate adaptation to heterogeneous landscapes in East #Asia from a #phylogeographic perspective.
doi.org/10.1111/jse.... @WileyEcolEvol #systematics #ClimateChange #JSE
August 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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The #evolutionary history of grylloblattids is closely linked with global geo-#climatechange since the Mesozoic Era, and is a model system for understanding the macroevolution of #insects.
Chen et al. explain right here!⬇️
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Phylogeny of extant Grylloblattidae (shown), derived from mitochondrial and morphological characteristics (shown), is used to reconstruct historical biogeographic dynamics in this study by Chen et al.
August 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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🌿 New Issue! Explore how genomics is transforming plant #phylogenetics and evolutionary #biology, now available free to access! Thanks to Wiley #PlantScience for the nice graphic. 🔓 ow.ly/A2gN50WBPxx
Graphic showing the cover of JSE on a green background with the words WILEY Journal of Systematics and Evolution. Featured Issue: Genomics boosts plant phylogenetics and evolutionary biology
August 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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A recent study of #flora #diversity in the escarpment region of eastern #Madagascar provides new insights into the mechanism of #species diversification. Wan et al. review the findings and suggest next steps.
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#ecology #evolution #biodiversity #PlantScience
Annotated elevation map of the eastern escarpment region of Madagascar, illustrating changes in the region through evolutionary time.
August 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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How did #wolf #spiders go from vagrant hunting to web building and burrowing?
Let's dive into this phylogenomic analysis of the higher-level #phylogeny and #evolution of mitogenomes and the evolution of lycosid prey-capture strategies!
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Phylogenetic tree (with hunting habit annotations) and in situ habit photos of species within the Lycosidae (Araneae).
August 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Integrating plastid and nuclear #DNA #phylogenies with expanded #taxon sampling, Xu et al. report major advancements in understanding the #fern genus Hymenasplenium, demonstrating polyphyly in island lineages, and more! doi.org/10.1111/jse....
#systematics #evolution #PlantScience
Phylogenetic, biogeographic, and morphological data contributing to this study, which integrated plastid and nuclear phylogenies with expanded taxon sampling to reveal four major clades and eight subclades, as well as polyphyly in island lineages, a Cretaceous origin with post-Oligocene diversification, and vicariance and long-distance dispersal as drivers of the current distribution of the fern genus Hymenasplenium.
August 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM