2021
The Evolutionary History of Siphonophore Tentilla: Novelties, Convergence, and Integration
Damian-Serrano A, Haddock S, Dunn C. The Evolutionary History of Siphonophore Tentilla: Novelties, Convergence, and Integration. Integrative Organismal Biology 2021, 3: obab019. PMID: 34355122, PMCID: PMC8331849, DOI: 10.1093/iob/obab019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvolutionary historyMorphological diversityComplex evolutionary historyBroad morphological diversityEvolutionary gainPhenotypic integrationEvolutionary timeHydrozoan cnidariansMorphological convergenceFunctional diversityMorphological charactersStructured diversityCharacter correlationsFeeding habitsPrey captureUnique biological structureSiphonophore speciesNematocyst typesTentillaDiversityKinematic diversitySpeciesBiological structuresNematocyst dischargeCnidarians
2020
Character identity mechanisms: a conceptual model for comparative-mechanistic biology
DiFrisco J, Love A, Wagner G. Character identity mechanisms: a conceptual model for comparative-mechanistic biology. Biology & Philosophy 2020, 35: 44. DOI: 10.1007/s10539-020-09762-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Molecular and taxonomic analyses in troglobiotic Alpioniscus (Illyrionethes) species from the Dinaric Karst (Isopoda: Trichoniscidae)
Bedek J, Taiti S, Bilandžija H, Ristori E, Baratti M. Molecular and taxonomic analyses in troglobiotic Alpioniscus (Illyrionethes) species from the Dinaric Karst (Isopoda: Trichoniscidae). Zoological Journal Of The Linnean Society 2019, 187: 539-584. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNominal speciesNuclear gene fragmentsFuture species identificationDinaric karstMost nominal speciesNew morphological charactersSpecies richnessDetailed morphological analysisWidespread taxaDistinct lineagesPhylogenetic methodsMorphological charactersTerrestrial isopodsGene fragmentsTaxonomic analysisDNA fragmentsSpecies identificationDifferent speciesBody part ratiosTaxaMolecular analysisSpeciesMorphological analysisTroglobiontsFragments
2015
Description of a New Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island
Poulakakis N, Edwards D, Chiari Y, Garrick R, Russello M, Benavides E, Watkins-Colwell G, Glaberman S, Tapia W, Gibbs J, Cayot L, Caccone A. Description of a New Galapagos Giant Tortoise Species (Chelonoidis; Testudines: Testudinidae) from Cerro Fatal on Santa Cruz Island. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0138779. PMID: 26488886, PMCID: PMC4619298, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple independent evolutionary lineagesGiant tortoise speciesIndependent evolutionary lineagesCompelling genetic evidenceGalapagos tortoisesRank of speciesSanta Cruz IslandGenetic distinctivenessAnalysis of DNAEvolutionary lineagesEvolutionary relationshipsNatural populationsDNA charactersDistinct lineagesIsland of originTaxonomic revisionMorphological charactersMuseum specimensNew speciesGenetic evidenceTortoise speciesLineagesSpeciesTortoisesType specimen
2011
DNA barcodes and molecular diagnostics to distinguish an introduced and native Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) species in eastern North America
Davis G, Havill N, Adelman Z, Caccone A, Kok L, Salom S. DNA barcodes and molecular diagnostics to distinguish an introduced and native Laricobius (Coleoptera: Derodontidae) species in eastern North America. Biological Control 2011, 58: 53-59. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2011.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiological control agentsDNA barcodesL. nigrinusControl agentsDistinctive morphological charactersSpecies-specific assaysHemlock Woolly AdelgidPowerful identification toolEastern North AmericaMorphological charactersRestriction length polymorphismDNA sequencesLaricobius rubidusNucleotide differencesLaricobius speciesMolecular diagnosticsReal-time PCRWoolly AdelgidCoastal populationsLaricobius nigrinusNigrinusAvailable lab equipmentLength polymorphismSpeciesEastern United States
2010
Identification of new molecular markers for assembling the eukaryotic tree of life
Tekle YI, Grant JR, Kovner AM, Townsend JP, Katz LA. Identification of new molecular markers for assembling the eukaryotic tree of life. Molecular Phylogenetics And Evolution 2010, 55: 1177-1182. PMID: 20302952, DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic treePhylogenetic signalMolecular markersKey phylogenetic positionPhylogenetic informativeness profilesAppropriate molecular markersEukaryotic supergroupsUnicellular eukaryotesOrthologous groupsPhylogenomic analysisPhylogenetic positionNew molecular markersMolecular dataMultigene analysisMorphological charactersProtein databaseUniversal degenerate primersDegenerate primersLack of resolutionDeep branchWhole treeTreesEukaryotesDeep relationshipTargeted sampling
2009
Assembling the spiralian tree of life
Giribet G, Dunn C, Edgecombe G, Hejnol A, Martindale M, Rouse G. Assembling the spiralian tree of life. 2009, 52-64. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199549429.003.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhylogenomic dataClade of animalsLarge-scale sequencingRecent common ancestorKey fossil taxaNew taxonomic proposalAnimal treeCharacter state combinationsAnimal phylaMajor cladesPhylogenetic relationshipsCommon ancestorSpiral cleavageMolecular dataMorphological charactersFossil taxaCladeEnough speciesTaxonomic proposalsAnatomical disparityAnimal relationshipsPhylaSpiraliaESTsCurrent knowledgeMorphometrics Parallel Genetics in a Newly Discovered and Endangered Taxon of Galápagos Tortoise
Chiari Y, Hyseni C, Fritts T, Glaberman S, Marquez C, Gibbs J, Claude J, Caccone A. Morphometrics Parallel Genetics in a Newly Discovered and Endangered Taxon of Galápagos Tortoise. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e6272. PMID: 19609441, PMCID: PMC2707613, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGalápagos tortoisesGenetic variationGenetic distinctionTortoise populationsNon-neutral lociStrong genetic differentiationComplex heritable traitsDiagnostic morphological charactersShell morphologyShell shape variationGenetic differentiationMitochondrial dataMonophyletic lineageMorphological charactersGiant tortoisesHeritable traitGenetic dataMost islandsSanta CruzMolecular studiesShell shapeTurtle shellTortoisesLineagesParallel Genetic
2006
Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi
Taylor JW, Turner E, Townsend JP, Dettman JR, Jacobson D. Eukaryotic microbes, species recognition and the geographic limits of species: examples from the kingdom Fungi. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2006, 361: 1947-1963. PMID: 17062413, PMCID: PMC1764934, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1923.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGlobal geographic rangeGeographic rangeSpecies recognitionFungal speciesGenetic isolationEukaryotic microbesSmall organismsNon-exclusive reasonsPhylogenetic species recognitionEndemic speciesRecognizable morphological changesEukaryotic speciesMorphological changesPhylogenetic speciesGeographic limitsReproductive isolationMorphological speciesKingdom FungiMorphological charactersMicrobial organismsGenetic changesSpeciesMorphological differencesOrganismsFungiA Bayesian approach on molecules and behavior: reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts
Steinfartz S, Vicario S, Arntzen J, Caccone A. A Bayesian approach on molecules and behavior: reconsidering phylogenetic and evolutionary patterns of the Salamandridae with emphasis on Triturus newts. Journal Of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular And Developmental Evolution 2006, 308B: 139-162. PMID: 16969762, DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCourtship traitsSpecies of TriturusDNA sequence dataLast common ancestorTrue salamandersSalamandrid speciesMitochondrial genesMolecular phylogenyTriturus newtsGenus TriturusSpecies assemblagesPhylogenetic positionCommon ancestorEuropean newtsFamily SalamandridaeEvolutionary patternsT. vittatusMorphological charactersSequence dataLife historySalamandridaeT. alpestrisTemporal divergenceNewtsTriturusMolecular Phylogeny and Evolutionary Relationships Among Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Northeastern United States Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA (18S rDNA) Sequences
SHEPA J, ANDREADIS T, VOSSBRINCK C. Molecular Phylogeny and Evolutionary Relationships Among Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Northeastern United States Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA (18S rDNA) Sequences. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2006, 51 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[443:mpaera]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall subunit ribosomal DNA sequencesRibosomal DNA sequencesSister groupMolecular phylogenyEvolutionary relationshipsDNA sequencesMonophyletic sister groupPhylogenetic dataPhylogenetic relationshipsDistinct cladesPhylogenetic studiesBasal cladeAnopheles MeigenMorphological charactersMosquito taxaRobineau-DesvoidyAedes MeigenSpecies levelGeneric levelMosquito speciesCulex L.PhylogenyCladeSpeciesOchlerotatusMolecular Phylogeny and Evolutionary Relationships Among Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Northeastern United States Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA (18S rDNA) Sequences
SHEPARD J, ANDREADIS T, VOSSBRINCK C. Molecular Phylogeny and Evolutionary Relationships Among Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Northeastern United States Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA (18S rDNA) Sequences. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2006, 43: 443-454. DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585%282006%2943%5b443%3ampaera%5d2.0.co%3b2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall subunit ribosomal DNA sequencesRibosomal DNA sequencesSister groupMolecular phylogenyEvolutionary relationshipsDNA sequencesMonophyletic sister groupPhylogenetic dataPhylogenetic relationshipsDistinct cladesPhylogenetic studiesBasal cladeAnopheles MeigenMorphological charactersMosquito taxaRobineau-DesvoidyAedes MeigenSpecies levelGeneric levelMosquito speciesCulex L.PhylogenyCladeSpeciesOchlerotatusMitochondrial DNA reveals a strong phylogeographic structure in the badger across Eurasia
MARMI J, LÓPEZ‐GIRÁLDEZ F, MACDONALD DW, CALAFELL F, ZHOLNEROVSKAYA E, DOMINGO‐ROURA X. Mitochondrial DNA reveals a strong phylogeographic structure in the badger across Eurasia. Molecular Ecology 2006, 15: 1007-1020. PMID: 16599963, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2006.02747.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhylogeographic groupsAsian badgersMitochondrial DNAMitochondrial DNA control regionStrong phylogeographic structureDNA control regionWidespread geographic rangeMedian-joining networkTamura-Nei modelEurasian badgerPhylogeographic structureGenetic structuringBiogeographic processesMolecular varianceGroups of populationsLarge geographic variabilityEvolutionary significanceMantel testEnd of PlioceneMolecular dataControl regionGenetic variationGeographic rangeMorphological charactersRate heterogeneity
2004
Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals
Lynch V, Roth J, Takahashi K, Dunn C, Nonaka D, Stopper G, Wagner G. Adaptive evolution of HoxA11 and HoxA13 at the origin of the uterus in mammals. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2004, 271: 2201-2207. PMID: 15539344, PMCID: PMC1691855, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive evolutionTranscription factorsMolecular evolutionHoxa-11Hoxa-13Cis-regulatory evolutionAdaptive molecular evolutionEvolution of developmentMammalian female reproductive systemStrong positive selectionCis-regulatory elementsAmniote taxaDevelopmental genesStem lineageDevelopmental evolutionEvolutionary changeEutherian mammalsSpatial regulationPositive selectionMorphological charactersFemale reproductive organsGenesFemale reproductive systemReproductive organsMammals
2003
Are the native giant tortoises from the Seychelles really extinct? A genetic perspective based on mtDNA and microsatellite data
Palkovacs E, Marschner M, Ciofi C, Gerlach J, Caccone A. Are the native giant tortoises from the Seychelles really extinct? A genetic perspective based on mtDNA and microsatellite data. Molecular Ecology 2003, 12: 1403-1413. PMID: 12755870, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294x.2003.01834.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGiant tortoisesGenetic structuringGiant tortoise speciesMitochondrial DNA sequencesMitochondrial control regionWestern Indian OceanLevel of variationNuclear microsatellitesRediscovered speciesSeychelles archipelagoMicrosatellite dataReproductive isolationRecent morphological studiesTortoise speciesMicrosatellite lociControl regionSingle lineageMorphological charactersDNA sequencesCarapace morphologyCaptive conditionsTortoisesGenetic perspectiveSpeciesPotential survival
2001
Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Phylogenetic Relationships
García B, Moriyama E, Powell J. Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Phylogenetic Relationships. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 675-683. PMID: 11580040, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitochondrial DNA sequencesPhylogenetic relationshipsDNA sequencesCytochrome oxidase I geneOxidase I geneCOI gene sequencesRibosomal RNA genesSpecies of TriatominaeSpecies of TriatomaT. delponteiT. circummaculataRNA genesT. mazzottiiPhylogenetic analysisGenus TriatomaMtDNA fragmentsGene sequencesMorphological charactersI geneRhodnius prolixus StålSame genusPossible outgroupsT. platensisT. dimidiataT. sordida
1997
Intraspecific variation in key morphological characters of Culiseta melanura (Diptera:Culicidae).
Andreadis T, Munstermann L. Intraspecific variation in key morphological characters of Culiseta melanura (Diptera:Culicidae). Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 1997, 13: 127-33. PMID: 9249648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKey morphological charactersPopulation genetic profileCuliseta melanuraKey diagnostic charactersCryptic speciesDiagnostic allelesPrivate allelesEnzyme lociIntraspecific variationMorphological charactersGenetic variabilityDiagnostic charactersNongenetic traitField populationsDistinctive genotypesGenus CulisetaLaboratory coloniesEnzootic vectorKey charactersGenetic resultsDistinct populationsSpeciesAllele frequenciesEarly springGenetic profile
1996
Homology, Hox Genes, and Developmental Integration1
MÜLLER G, WAGNER G. Homology, Hox Genes, and Developmental Integration1. Integrative And Comparative Biology 1996, 36: 4-13. DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.1.4.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEpigenetic contextMorphological charactersGene expression patternsConcept of homologyGenetic redundancyPhenotypic evolutionEvolutionary innovationGenetic integrationHox genesTetrapod limbsGene functionGenetic identityDevelopmental systemsExpression patternsStructural homologyGenetic encodingNovel homologueHomologyMorphological identityRegulatory systemDevelopmental interactionsMorphological evolutionHomologuesGenesEvolution
1992
Morphological and Genetic Characterization of the Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in North America
Brust R, Munstermann L. Morphological and Genetic Characterization of the Aedes (Ochlerotatus) communis Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in North America. Annals Of The Entomological Society Of America 1992, 85: 1-10. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/85.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic variabilityReduced genetic variabilityA. communisLow genetic variabilityAdult morphological charactersDiagnostic lociElectrophoretic keyMorphological charactersValid speciesElectrophoretic comparisonColorado populationNorth AmericaGenetic characterizationMorphological differencesSpeciesLociMorphometric comparisonDyarMorphological analysisCommunisComplexesS.Lake TahoeNevadensisLarvalEvolutionary divergence in Dolichopoda cave crickets: A comparison of single copy DNA hybridization data with allozymes and morphometric distances
Allegrucci G, Caccone A, Cesaroni D, Sbordoni V. Evolutionary divergence in Dolichopoda cave crickets: A comparison of single copy DNA hybridization data with allozymes and morphometric distances. Journal Of Evolutionary Biology 1992, 5: 121-148. DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1992.5010121.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDolichopoda cave cricketsNuclear genesGenetic divergenceCave cricketsOverall genetic divergenceDNA hybridization dataDNA-DNA hybridizationDolichopoda speciesMorphological divergenceEvolutionary divergenceAllozyme frequenciesMolecular clockEvolutionary factorsMolecular dataMorphological charactersHybridization dataMorphological differentiationMorphometric distancesAllozymesDivergenceMolecular changesAppendage morphologyGenesDNA hybridizationEstimates of time
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