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Sister group

Known as: Sister taxa, Sister clades, Sister lineage 
A sister group or sister taxon is a systematic term from cladistics denoting the closest relatives of a given unit in a phylogenetic tree. The… 
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Anthropogenic and natural disturbance lead to differing patterns of gene flow in the Rocky Mountain tailed frog, Ascaphus montanus.
2006
2006
Genetic variation and the mating system in the rare Acacia sciophanes compared with its common sister species Acacia anfractuosa (Mimosaceae)
Acacia sciophanes is an extremely rare and Critically Endangered species known from two small populations separated by less than… 
2005
2005
New Avian Remains from the Eocene of Mongolia and the Phylogenetic Position of the Eogruidae (Aves, Gruoidea)
Abstract A well-preserved nearly complete avian tarsometatarsus was collected by the 2002 expedition of the Mongolian Academy of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
History of West Mediterranean newts, Pleurodeles (Amphibia: Salamandridae), inferred from old and recent DNA sequences
Abstract MtDNA sequences (396 bp cytochrome b and 369 bp 12S rRNA) from recent material and old museum specimens indicate… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Preliminary phylogenetic analysis of generic relationships within the Callianassidae and Ctenochelidae (Decapoda: Thalassinidea: Callianassoidea)
A phylogenetic analysis of 106 representatives in the thalassinidean families Ctenochelidae and Callianassidae, based on 93 adult… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Homology and hominid phylogeny: Problems and potential solutions
This paper addresses the problem of how to reconstruct accurately the hominid evolutionary tree from skeletal remains. Few would… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Consequences of morphology and tissue strength to blade survivorship of two closely related Rhodophyta species
In Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada, the wide-bladed red alga Mazzaella splendens occurs intertidally at low to… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
REEXAMINATION OF BARBET MONOPHYLY USING MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA SEQUENCE DATA
ABSTRACr.-An 888-base-pair segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome-b gene was sequenced for New World barbets, Old World barbets… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Wing melanin pattern mediates species recognition in Pieris occidentalis
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Conspecific mate recognition in swordtails, Xiphophorus nigrensis and X. pygmaeus (Poeciliidae): olfactory and visual cues
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