I. Jakovlic

Positive Selection on Rare Variants Underlying the Cold Adaptation of Wild Boar

This study identifies rare variants under positive selection in wild boar linked to cold adaptation, showing convergent molecular evolution with humans.

Parasitism and locomotory capacity calibrate the mitogenomic evolutionary rates in Bilateria

The paper examines mitogenomic evolutionary rates in Bilateria, finding that parasitism and reduced locomotory capacity are associated with elevated rates, explaining a significant portion of variance in branch lengths.

Drivers of interlineage variability in mitogenomic evolutionary rates in flatworms (Platyhelminthes) are multifactorial

This study identifies multiple factors influencing mitogenomic evolutionary rates in flatworms, with parasitism having the greatest impact despite its monophyletic origin.

Evolutionary history of inversions in the direction of architecture-driven mutational pressures in crustacean mitochondrial genomes

This study identifies 24 putative ORI events in crustacean mitochondrial genomes, showing that inversion events and gene strand switches can create mutational biases affecting phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses.

Mitochondrial architecture rearrangements produce asymmetrical nonadaptive mutational pressures that subvert the phylogenetic reconstruction in Isopoda

The paper investigates how mitochondrial architecture rearrangements in Isopoda cause asymmetrical mutational pressures, leading to unreliable phylogenetic reconstructions and supports Asellota as the basal isopod branch.