The evolution of insect biodiversity
Insects comprise over half of all described animal species. Together with the Protura
(coneheads), Collembola (springtails) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails), insects form …
(coneheads), Collembola (springtails) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails), insects form …
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) present an unparalleled insect model to integrate
evolutionary genomics with ecology for the study of insect evolution. Key features of …
evolutionary genomics with ecology for the study of insect evolution. Key features of …
MitoZ: a toolkit for animal mitochondrial genome assembly, annotation and visualization
Mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) plays important roles in evolutionary and ecological
studies. It becomes routine to utilize multiple genes on mitogenome or the entire …
studies. It becomes routine to utilize multiple genes on mitogenome or the entire …
Phylogenomics and the evolution of hemipteroid insects
KP Johnson, CH Dietrich, F Friedrich… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Hemipteroid insects (Paraneoptera), with over 10% of all known insect diversity, are a major
component of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Previous phylogenetic analyses have not …
component of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Previous phylogenetic analyses have not …
Mitochondrial phylogenomics of Hemiptera reveals adaptive innovations driving the diversification of true bugs
H Li, JM Leavengood Jr… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hemiptera, the largest non-holometabolous order of insects, represents approximately 7% of
metazoan diversity. With extraordinary life histories and highly specialized morphological …
metazoan diversity. With extraordinary life histories and highly specialized morphological …
300 million years of diversification: elucidating the patterns of orthopteran evolution based on comprehensive taxon and gene sampling
H Song, C Amédégnato, MM Cigliano… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Orthoptera is the most diverse order among the polyneopteran groups and includes familiar
insects, such as grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their kin. Due to a long history of …
insects, such as grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their kin. Due to a long history of …
The evolutionary history of termites as inferred from 66 mitochondrial genomes
Termites have colonized many habitats and are among the most abundant animals in
tropical ecosystems, which they modify considerably through their actions. The timing of their …
tropical ecosystems, which they modify considerably through their actions. The timing of their …
Introducing BASE: the Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database
Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
Multiplex sequencing of pooled mitochondrial genomes—a crucial step toward biodiversity analysis using mito-metagenomics
The advent in high-throughput-sequencing (HTS) technologies has revolutionized
conventional biodiversity research by enabling parallel capture of DNA sequences …
conventional biodiversity research by enabling parallel capture of DNA sequences …
How to sequence and annotate insect mitochondrial genomes for systematic and comparative genomics research
S Cameron - Systematic Entomology, 2014 - eprints.qut.edu.au
Over the past decade the mitochondrial (mt) genome has become the most widely used
genomic resource available for systematic entomology. While the availability of other types …
genomic resource available for systematic entomology. While the availability of other types …