More grist for the mill? Species delimitation in the genomic era and its implications for conservation

DWG Stanton, P Frandsen, RK Waples, R Heller… - Conservation …, 2019 - Springer
Species delimitation is one of the most contested areas in modern biology, with widespread
disagreement about almost every aspect of the definition and implementation of the …

Parallel evolution in an island archipelago revealed by genomic sequencing of Hipposideros leaf-nosed bats

TH Lavery, DA DeRaad, PS Holland, KV Olson… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Body size is a key morphological attribute, often used to delimit species boundaries among
closely related taxa. But body size can evolve in parallel, reaching similar final states despite …

How many names for a beloved genus?–Coalescent-based species delimitation in Xanthium L.(Ambrosiinae, Asteraceae)

S Tomasello - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2018 - Elsevier
The species category is the fundamental unit in biology. In the last decades, several studies
have been carried out, using sequence information and phylogenies to resolve issues in …

Historical biogeography of Polyura butterflies in the oriental Palaeotropics: trans‐archipelagic routes and South Pacific island hopping

EFA Toussaint, M Balke - Journal of Biogeography, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The respective contribution of vicariance and/or dispersal events to the evolution of
clades dwelling in the archipelagic parts of the Oriental and Australian regions remains …

At the end of the line: independent overwater colonizations of the Solomon Islands by a hyperdiverse trans-Wallacean lizard lineage (Cyrtodactylus: Gekkota …

PM Oliver, SL Travers, JQ Richmond… - Zoological Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The islands of East Melanesia have generated key insights into speciation
processes and community assembly. However, when and how these islands began to form …

Phylogeography of Solomon Islands blossom bats reflects oceanic divides and Pleistocene connections

TH Lavery, LH DeCicco, KV Olson… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Periodic lowering of sea levels and formation of land bridges can reshape
phylogeographic patterns of insular biotas. Using archipelago‐wide sampling, we aimed to …

Untangling a mess of worms: Species delimitations reveal morphological crypsis and variability in Southeast Asian semi-aquatic earthworms (Almidae, Glyphidrilus)

P Jirapatrasilp, T Backeljau, P Prasankok… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Semi-aquatic freshwater earthworms in the genus Glyphidrilus from Southeast Asia are
characterized by both an extreme morphological crypsis among divergent phylogenetic …

The prevalence of Wolbachia in multiple cockroach species and its implication for urban insect management

SO Oladipupo, Y Laidoudi, JF Beckmann… - Journal of Economic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cockroach management relies heavily on the use of conventional insecticides in urban
settings, which no longer provide the anticipated level of control. Knowledge of cockroach …

Phylogeny, host use, and diversification in the moth family Momphidae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea)

DJ Bruzzese, DL Wagner, T Harrison, T Jogesh… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Insect herbivores and their hostplants constitute much of Earth's described biological
diversity, but how these often-specialized associations diversify is not fully understood. We …

Plio/Pleistocene-induced climatic oscillations drive cladogenesis in a high-altitude freshwater crab, Potamonautes mariepskoppie (Decapoda: Potamonautidae), in …

KGR Gunkel, SR Daniels - Biological Journal of the Linnean …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
In this study, we explored the phylogeographical history of the mountain-dwelling freshwater
crab Potamonautes mariepskoppie to understand evolutionary processes and identify …