Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade

T Van Elst, GM Sgarlata, D Schüßler, GP Tiley… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Global biodiversity is under accelerating threats, and species are succumbing to extinction
before being described. Madagascar's biota represents an extreme example of this …

Contemporary philosophy and methods for studying speciation and delimiting species

FT Burbrink, S Ruane - Ichthyology & Herpetology, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Species delimitation is a first step for realizing the extent of biodiversity and is relevant for all
downstream applications in biology. The production of large genome-scale datasets for non …

The future of zoological taxonomy is integrative, not minimalist

A Zamani, D Dal Pos, ZF Fric, AB Orfinger… - Systematics and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Roughly 18,000 species are described annually as new to science, while estimated
extinction rates are comparable to or even exceeding these new discoveries. Considering …

Biogeographic barriers, Pleistocene refugia, and climatic gradients in the southeastern Nearctic drive diversification in cornsnakes (Pantherophis guttatus complex)

EA Myers, AD McKelvy, FT Burbrink - Molecular Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The southeastern Nearctic is a biodiversity hotspot that is also rich in cryptic species.
Numerous hypotheses (eg, vicariance, local adaptation, and Pleistocene speciation in …

Towards elucidating species diversity of European inland Strigamia (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha): a first reassessment integrating multiple lines of evidence

L Bonato, F Bortolin, G De Zen, P Decker… - Zoological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Strigamia centipedes are widespread in European forest soils. However, a complex and
inconsistent taxonomy has developed over time. Based on a modern species concept, we …

Morphological evolution and niche conservatism across a continental radiation of Australian blindsnakes

S Tiatragul, A Skeels, JS Keogh - Evolution, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Understanding how continental radiations are assembled across space and time is a major
question in macroevolutionary biology. Here, we use a phylogenomic-scale phylogeny, a …

'Barcode fishing'for archival DNA from historical type material overcomes taxonomic hurdles, enabling the description of a new frog species

MD Scherz, SM Rasolonjatovo, J Köhler, L Rancilhac… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Taxonomic progress is often hindered by intrinsic factors, such as morphologically cryptic
species that require a broad suite of methods to distinguish, and extrinsic factors, such as …

Interspecific gene flow and mitochondrial genome capture during the radiation of Jamaican Anolis lizards (Squamata; Iguanidae)

EA Myers, DG Mulcahy, B Falk, K Johnson… - Systematic …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Gene flow and reticulation are increasingly recognized as important processes in the
diversification of many taxonomic groups. With the increasing ease of collecting genomic …

Phylogenomic Delimitation of Morphologically Cryptic Species in Globetrotting Nylanderia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Species Complexes

JL Williams, YM Zhang, JS LaPolla… - Insect Systematics …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The ant genus Nylanderia Emery has a cosmopolitan distribution and includes 150
extant described species and subspecies, with potentially hundreds more undescribed …

Between a rock and a dry place: phylogenomics, biogeography, and systematics of ridge-tailed monitors (Squamata: Varanidae: Varanus acanthurus complex)

CJ Pavón-Vázquez, D Esquerré, AJ Fitch… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Genomic data are a powerful tool for the elucidation of evolutionary patterns at the
population level and above. The combined analysis of genomic and morphological data can …