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Coalescence Models Reveal the Rise of the White-Bellied Rat (Niviventer confucianus) Following the Loss of Asian Megafauna
Rodents are the major remaining mammals in many terrestrial ecosystems after the historical loss of megafauna and large-bodied taxa. Niviventer confucianus is a dominant habitat generalist in natural forests in m...
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Open AccessGenome sequences identify three families of Coleoptera as morphologically derived click beetles (Elateridae)
Plastoceridae Crowson, 1972, Drilidae Blanchard, 1845 and Omalisidae Lacordaire, 1857 (Elateroidea) are families of the Coleoptera with obscure phylogenetic relationships and modified morphology showing neoten...
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Open AccessGenome sequencing of Rhinorhipus Lawrence exposes an early branch of the Coleoptera
Rhinorhipidae Lawrence, 1988 is an enigmatic beetle family represented by a single species, Rhinorhipus tamborinensis Lawrence, 1988, from Australia, with poorly established affinities near the superfamily Elater...
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Connecting Earth observation to high-throughput biodiversity data
Understandably, given the fast pace of biodiversity loss, there is much interest in using Earth observation technology to track biodiversity, ecosystem functions and ecosystem services. However, because most b...
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Open AccessFecal metagenomics for the simultaneous assessment of diet, parasites, and population genetics of an understudied primate
Rapid habitat loss and degradation are responsible for population decline in a growing number of species. Understanding the natural history of these species is important for designing conservation strategies, ...
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Open AccessMitochondrial metagenomics: letting the genes out of the bottle
‘Mitochondrial metagenomics’ (MMG) is a methodology for shotgun sequencing of total DNA from specimen mixtures and subsequent bioinformatic extraction of mitochondrial sequences. The approach can be applied to...
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Open AccessThe evolutionary genetics of highly divergent alleles of the mimicry locus in Papilio dardanus
The phylogenetic history of genes underlying phenotypic diversity can offer insight into the evolutionary origin of adaptive traits. This is especially true where single genes have large phenotypic effects, fo...
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The towering orogeny of New Guinea as a trigger for arthropod megadiversity
Early studies on Melanesian mountain systems provided insights for fundamental evolutionary and ecological concepts. These island-like systems are thought to provide opportunities in the form of newly formed, ...
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Open AccessThe founding charter of the Genomic Observatories Network
The co-authors of this paper hereby state their intention to work together to launch the Genomic Observatories Network (GOs Network) for which this document will serve as its Founding Charter. We define a Genomic...
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Whole-community DNA barcoding reveals a spatio-temporal continuum of biodiversity at species and genetic levels
A correlation of species and genetic diversity has been proposed but not uniformly supported. Large-scale DNA barcoding provides qualitatively novel data to test for correlations across hierarchical levels (ge...
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Complex selection on life-history traits and the maintenance of variation in exaggerated rostrum length in acorn weevils
Trophic interactions can trigger the development of exaggerated specialized characters and promote morphological diversification. For example, acorn weevils (genus Curculio) present strikingly long rostrums, whic...
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Open AccessAncient origin of a Western Mediterranean radiation of subterranean beetles
Cave organisms have been used as models for evolution and biogeography, as their reduced above-ground dispersal produces phylogenetic patterns of area distribution that largely match the geological history of ...
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Linking Genetics and Ecology: Reconstructing the History of Relict Populations of an Endangered Semi-Aquatic Beetle
Population ecology and genetic studies are complementary approaches to address central questions of conservation biology and can provide information for the protection of biodiversity and the improvement of co...
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Open AccessEvolutionary dynamics of autosomal-heterosomal rearrangements in a multiple-X chromosome system of tiger beetles (Cicindelidae)
Genetic systems involving multiple X chromosomes have arisen repeatedly in sexually reproducing animals. Tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) exhibit a phylogenetically ancient multiple-X system typically consisting o...
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Variation, Adaptation and Developmental Constraints in the Mimetic Butterfly Papilio dardanus
Wing patterns in mimetic butterflies can diversify rapidly to match a chemically defended model, and polymorphic species as the African Mocker Swallowtail, Papilio dardanus, even may mimic several different model...
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DNA points the way ahead in taxonomy
In assessing new approaches, it's time for DNA's unique contribution to take a central role.
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Comparative methods and evolution
Comparative biology provides a framework for the study of evolution, by seeking answers to the question of why traits evolved. However, the difficulties of making inferences about the biological causes of trait v...
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Extinction and the evolutionary process in endangered species: What to conserve?
The study of intraspecific variation is important for the management of endangered populations. Current approaches for establishing the value of particular populations for conservation management have been con...
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Phylogenetic Analysis on the Edge: The Application of Cladistic Techniques at the Population Level
The potential of cladistic techniques in examining phylogeny at or below the population level is examined. Four methodologies for the reconstruction of relationships between populations (qualitative Hennigian ...
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Comparison of the sequences of the nagE operons from Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia colt K12: Enhanced variability of the enzyme IIN-acetylglucosamine in regions connecting functional domains
The nagE operon, encoding the enzyme II specific for N-acetylglucosamine (EIINag), and adjacent DNA from the chromosome of Klebsiella pneumoniae were sequenced and compared with the corresponding sequence from Es...
