Insect mitochondrial genomics: implications for evolution and phylogeny

SL Cameron - Annual review of entomology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The mitochondrial (mt) genome is, to date, the most extensively studied genomic system in
insects, outnumbering nuclear genomes tenfold and representing all orders versus very few …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemicals, mineral contents, antioxidants, and antimicrobial activities of propolis produced by Brunei stingless bees Geniotrigona thoracica …

NA Abdullah, N Zullkiflee, SNZ Zaini, H Taha… - Saudi Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study focused on the evaluation of phytochemical properties, essential mineral
elements, and heavy metals contained in raw propolis produced by stingless bees …

Characterization of 67 mitochondrial tRNA gene rearrangements in the Hymenoptera suggests that mitochondrial tRNA gene position is selectively neutral

M Dowton, SL Cameron, JI Dowavic… - Molecular Biology …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We present entire sequences of two hymenopteran mitochondrial genomes and the major
portion of three others. We combined these data with nine previously sequenced …

The complete mitochondrial genomes of two ghost moths, Thitarodes renzhiensis and Thitarodes yunnanensis: the ancestral gene arrangement in Lepidoptera

YQ Cao, C Ma, JY Chen, DR Yang - BMC genomics, 2012 - Springer
Background Lepidoptera encompasses more than 160,000 described species that have
been classified into 45–48 superfamilies. The previously determined Lepidoptera …

Physicochemical analyses, antioxidant, antibacterial, and toxicity of propolis particles produced by stingless bee Heterotrigona itama found in Brunei Darussalam

NA Abdullah, F Ja'afar, HM Yasin, H Taha… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
In this study, the physicochemical, antioxidant, antibacterial properties, and the toxicity of
propolis particles produced by stingless bee Heterotrigona itama found in Brunei …

Higher-level phylogeny of the Hymenoptera inferred from mitochondrial genomes

M Mao, T Gibson, M Dowton - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2015 - Elsevier
Higher-level hymenopteran relationships remain unresolved in both morphological and
molecular analyses. In this study, we present the most comprehensive analyses of …

Phylogeography and historical demography of the Neotropical stingless bee Melipona quadrifasciata (Hymenoptera, Apidae): incongruence between morphology and …

H Batalha-Filho, AM Waldschmidt, LAO Campos… - Apidologie, 2010 - apidologie.org
The stingless bees are among the most abundant and ecologically important social
invertebrates in tropical communities. The Neotropical stingless bee Melipona …

Stingless bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in South and West Sulawesi, Indonesia: morphology, nest structure, and molecular characteristics

T Sayusti, R Raffiudin, S Kahono… - Journal of Apicultural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Being part of the Wallacea region, Sulawesi has many endemic fauna, including five species
of stingless bees. However, their morphology, nest structure, and molecular characteristics …

Phylogenetic approaches for the analysis of mitochondrial genome sequence data in the Hymenoptera–a lineage with both rapidly and slowly evolving mitochondrial …

M Dowton, SL Cameron, AD Austin… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2009 - Elsevier
We entirely sequenced two new hymenopteran mitochondrial genomes (Cephus cinctus
and Orussus occidentalis), and a substantial portion of another three hymenopterans …

The mitochondrial genome of the ascalaphid owlfly Libelloides macaronius and comparative evolutionary mitochondriomics of neuropterid insects

E Negrisolo, M Babbucci, T Patarnello - BMC genomics, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background The insect order Neuroptera encompasses more than 5,700 described
species. To date, only three neuropteran mitochondrial genomes have been fully and one …