Invasion Success and Management Strategies for Social Vespula Wasps
Three species of Vespula have become invasive in Australia, Hawai 'i, New Zealand, and
North and South America and continue to spread. These social wasp species can achieve …
North and South America and continue to spread. These social wasp species can achieve …
Genomes of the Hymenoptera
MG Branstetter, AK Childers, D Cox-Foster… - Current opinion in insect …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Hyper-diverse Hymenoptera order includes parasitic and social
insects.•Economically impactful for biological control and pollination.•Though second most …
insects.•Economically impactful for biological control and pollination.•Though second most …
Phylogenomic analysis of Apoidea sheds new light on the sister group of bees
Background Apoid wasps and bees (Apoidea) are an ecologically and morphologically
diverse group of Hymenoptera, with some species of bees having evolved eusocial …
diverse group of Hymenoptera, with some species of bees having evolved eusocial …
[HTML][HTML] Combining transcriptomes and ultraconserved elements to illuminate the phylogeny of Apidae
Two increasingly popular approaches to reconstruct the Tree of Life involve whole
transcriptome sequencing and the target capture of ultraconserved elements (UCEs). Both …
transcriptome sequencing and the target capture of ultraconserved elements (UCEs). Both …
Phylogenomic evidence overturns current conceptions of social evolution in wasps (Vespidae)
The hypothesis that eusociality originated once in Vespidae has shaped interpretation of
social evolution for decades and has driven the supposition that preimaginal …
social evolution for decades and has driven the supposition that preimaginal …
Old World and New World Phasmatodea: phylogenomics resolve the evolutionary history of stick and leaf insects
Phasmatodea comprises over 3,000 extant species and stands out as one of the last
remaining insect orders for which a robust, higher-level phylogenetic hypothesis is lacking …
remaining insect orders for which a robust, higher-level phylogenetic hypothesis is lacking …
Phenological shifts alter the seasonal structure of pollinator assemblages in Europe
Pollinators play an important role in terrestrial ecosystems by providing key ecosystem
functions and services to wild plants and crops, respectively. The sustainable provision of …
functions and services to wild plants and crops, respectively. The sustainable provision of …
Adding leaves to the Lepidoptera tree: capturing hundreds of nuclear genes from old museum specimens
C Mayer, L Dietz, E Call, S Kukowka… - Systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Museum collections around the world contain billions of specimens, including rare and
extinct species. If their genetic information could be retrieved at a large scale, this would …
extinct species. If their genetic information could be retrieved at a large scale, this would …
[HTML][HTML] A hybrid-capture approach to reconstruct the phylogeny of Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia)
A well-supported evolutionary tree representing most major lineages of scleractinian corals
is in sight with the development and application of phylogenomic approaches. Specifically …
is in sight with the development and application of phylogenomic approaches. Specifically …
Systematics and evolution of predatory flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) based on exon‐capture sequencing
Abstract Flower flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) are one of the most species‐rich dipteran families
and provide important ecosystem services such as pollination, biological control of pests …
and provide important ecosystem services such as pollination, biological control of pests …