Taxonomic Status and Phylogenetic Relationship of the Charadriidae Family Based on Complete Mitogenomes.

Background: The Charadriiformes provide a good source for researching evolution owing to their diverse distribution, behavior, morphology, and ecology. However, in the Charadrii, family-level relationships remain understudied, and the monophyly of Charadriidae is also a subject of controversy.

Methods: In the present study, we generated complete mitogenomes for two species, and , which were found to be 16,905 bp and 16,844 bp in length, respectively.

Potential Geographic Range of the Endangered Reed Parrotbill under Climate Change.

The phenomenon of global climate change can impact the geographic range and biodiversity, thereby heightening the vulnerability of rare species to extinction. The reed parrotbill ( David, 1872) is endemic to central and eastern China, it is mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain and the Northeast Plain. In this study, eight of ten algorithms of the species distribution model (SDM) were used to evaluate the impact of climate change on the potential distribution of under current and future climate scenarios and to analyze the possible related climate factors.

Comparative Mitogenomics of True Frogs (Ranidae, Anura), and Its Implications for the Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of .

The true frogs of the genus are a complex and diverse group, containing approximately 60 species with wide distribution across Eurasia and the Americas. Recently, many new species have been discovered with the help of molecular markers and morphological traits. However, the evolutionary history in was not well understood and might be limited by the absence of mitogenome information.