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 …
Mitochondrial metagenomics: letting the genes out of the bottle
Abstract 'Mitochondrial metagenomics'(MMG) is a methodology for shotgun sequencing of
total DNA from specimen mixtures and subsequent bioinformatic extraction of mitochondrial …
total DNA from specimen mixtures and subsequent bioinformatic extraction of mitochondrial …
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 …
Genomic data do not support comb jellies as the sister group to all other animals
Understanding how complex traits, such as epithelia, nervous systems, muscles, or guts,
originated depends on a well-supported hypothesis about the phylogenetic relationships …
originated depends on a well-supported hypothesis about the phylogenetic relationships …
Analysis of synonymous codon usage patterns in mitochondrial genomes of nine Amanita species
Q Li, Y Luo, A Sha, W Xiao, Z Xiong, X Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Codon basis is a common and complex natural phenomenon observed in many
kinds of organisms. Methods In the present study, we analyzed the base bias of 12 …
kinds of organisms. Methods In the present study, we analyzed the base bias of 12 …
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 …
Family-level sampling of mitochondrial genomes in Coleoptera: compositional heterogeneity and phylogenetics
MJTN Timmermans, C Barton, J Haran… - Genome Biology and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Mitochondrial genomes are readily sequenced with recent technology and thus evolutionary
lineages can be densely sampled. This permits better phylogenetic estimates and …
lineages can be densely sampled. This permits better phylogenetic estimates and …
Mitochondrial phylogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of Neuropterida
Neuroptera (lacewings) and allied orders Megaloptera (dobsonflies, alderflies) and
Raphidioptera (snakeflies) are predatory insects and together make up the clade …
Raphidioptera (snakeflies) are predatory insects and together make up the clade …
Capturing the phylogeny of Holometabola with mitochondrial genome data and Bayesian site-heterogeneous mixture models
After decades of debate, a mostly satisfactory resolution of relationships among the 11
recognized holometabolan orders of insects has been reached based on nuclear genes …
recognized holometabolan orders of insects has been reached based on nuclear genes …
Higher‐level phylogeny and evolutionary history of Pentatomomorpha (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) inferred from mitochondrial genome sequences
The higher‐level phylogeny of Pentatomomorpha, the second largest infraorder of true bugs
(Hemiptera: Heteroptera), which includes many important agriculture and forestry pests, has …
(Hemiptera: Heteroptera), which includes many important agriculture and forestry pests, has …