Molecular tools and bumble bees: revealing hidden details of ecology and evolution in a model system
Bumble bees are a longstanding model system for studies on behaviour, ecology and
evolution, due to their well‐studied social lifestyle, invaluable role as wild and managed …
evolution, due to their well‐studied social lifestyle, invaluable role as wild and managed …
Substantial genetic divergence and lack of recent gene flow support cryptic speciation in a colour polymorphic bumble bee (Bombus bifarius) species complex
Phenotypic polymorphism can constitute an inherent challenge for species delimitation. This
issue is exemplified in bumble bees (Bombus), where species can exhibit high colour …
issue is exemplified in bumble bees (Bombus), where species can exhibit high colour …
Distance, elevation and environment as drivers of diversity and divergence in bumble bees across latitude and altitude
Identifying drivers of dispersal limitation and genetic differentiation is a key goal in
biogeography. We examine patterns of population connectivity and genetic diversity using …
biogeography. We examine patterns of population connectivity and genetic diversity using …
Divergence in body mass, wing loading, and population structure reveals species-specific and potentially adaptive trait variation across elevations in montane bumble …
JD Lozier, ZM Parsons, L Rachoki… - Insect Systematics …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Biogeographic clines in morphology along environmental gradients can illuminate forces
influencing trait evolution within and between species. Latitude has long been studied as a …
influencing trait evolution within and between species. Latitude has long been studied as a …
Commercial Bombus impatiens as reservoirs of emerging infectious diseases in central México
The rapid decline in range and relative abundance of some wild North American bumble
bee species, combined with the commercialization of bumble bee colonies as agricultural …
bee species, combined with the commercialization of bumble bee colonies as agricultural …
Bee conservation in the age of genomics
Many wild and managed bee pollinators have experienced population declines over the
past several decades, and molecular and population genetic tools have been valuable in …
past several decades, and molecular and population genetic tools have been valuable in …
[HTML][HTML] The arctic and alpine bumblebees of the subgenus Alpinobombus revised from integrative assessment of species' gene coalescents and morphology (Hymenoptera …
The bumblebees of the subgenus Alpinobombus of the genus Bombus are unusual among
bees for specialising in many of the most northerly vegetated arctic habitats on Earth. Most …
bees for specialising in many of the most northerly vegetated arctic habitats on Earth. Most …
Explosive radiation or uninformative genes? Origin and early diversification of tachinid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Molecular phylogenetic studies at all taxonomic levels often infer rapid radiation events
based on short, poorly resolved internodes. While such rapid episodes of diversification are …
based on short, poorly resolved internodes. While such rapid episodes of diversification are …
Evolutionary history and diversity in the ball roller beetle Canthon cyanellus
To understand the evolutionary history of species, it is necessary to know the mechanisms
for reproductive isolation, divergence-time between populations, and the relative action of …
for reproductive isolation, divergence-time between populations, and the relative action of …
Genes suggest ancestral colour polymorphisms are shared across morphologically cryptic species in arctic bumblebees
PH Williams, AM Byvaltsev, B Cederberg, MV Berezin… - Plos one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Our grasp of biodiversity is fine-tuned through the process of revisionary taxonomy. If
species do exist in nature and can be discovered with available techniques, then we expect …
species do exist in nature and can be discovered with available techniques, then we expect …