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Convergent Character Evolution

Convergent Character Evolution is a pattern in evolutionary biology in which distantly related lineages independently acquire similar traits or characteristics as a result of adapting to analogous environmental pressures rather than shared ancestry.

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2017–2026

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A phylogenetic tree of nematodes based on about 1200 full-length small subunit ribosomal DNA sequences

Hanny van Megen, Sven van den Elsen, Martijn Holterman et al. · Nematology · 2009 · 612 citations

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Multiple independent origins of Shigella clones of <i>Escherichia coli</i> and convergent evolution of many of their characteristics

Gulietta M. Pupo, Ruiting Lan, Peter R. Reeves · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2000 · 548 citations · Full text

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Genetic Evidence for the Convergent Evolution of Light Skin in Europeans and East Asians

Heather Norton, Rick A. Kittles, Esteban J. Parra et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 2006 · 421 citations · Full text

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CONVERGENT EVOLUTION OF MEDITERRANEAN-CLIMATE EVERGREEN SCLEROPHYLL SHRUBS

Harold A. Mooney, E. L. Dunn · Evolution · 1970 · 417 citations · Full text

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Functional traits, convergent evolution, and periodic tables of niches

Kirk O. Winemiller, Daniel B. Fitzgerald, Luke M. Bower et al. · Ecology Letters · 2015 · 369 citations · Full text

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  1. JB
    Jonathan B. Losos

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    5 publications · 370 citations

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  2. JM
    Johannes Müller

    Museum für Naturkunde, Germany

    3 publications · 54 citations

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  3. AC
    Alex C. Keene

    Florida Atlantic University, United States

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  4. JE
    Johanna E. Kowalko

    Florida Atlantic University, United States

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  5. MJ
    Michael J. Wingfield

    University of Pretoria, South Africa

    2 publications · 447 citations

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Institutions

615

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    15 h-index

    31 publications

    1.8K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    36 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    927 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    963 citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.1K citations

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  1. Evolution

    31 publications · 2.6K citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    9 publications · 382 citations

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 10 publications · 1.6K citations

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  4. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    10 publications · 815 citations

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  5. Systematic Biology

    9 publications · 398 citations

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