Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles
Beetles constitute the most biodiverse animal order with over 380 000 described species
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
and possibly several million more yet unnamed. Recent phylogenomic studies have arrived …
“Ectomosphere”: Insects and microorganism interactions
U Picciotti, V Araujo Dalbon, A Ciancio, M Colagiero… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study focuses on interacting with insects and their ectosymbiont (lato sensu)
microorganisms for environmentally safe plant production and protection. Some cases help …
microorganisms for environmentally safe plant production and protection. Some cases help …
Heliconiini butterflies as a case study in evolutionary cognitive ecology: behavioural innovation and mushroom body expansion
The evolutionary relationships between ecology, cognition, and neurobiology remain
elusive, despite important contributions from functional studies and comparative analyses …
elusive, despite important contributions from functional studies and comparative analyses …
Ant phylogenomics reveals a natural selection hotspot preceding the origin of complex eusociality
The evolution of eusociality has allowed ants to become one of the most conspicuous and
ecologically dominant groups of organisms in the world. A large majority of the current∼ …
ecologically dominant groups of organisms in the world. A large majority of the current∼ …
Revisiting the four Hexapoda classes: Protura as the sister group to all other hexapods
Insects represent the most diverse animal group, yet previous phylogenetic analyses based
on morphological and molecular data have failed to agree on the evolutionary relationships …
on morphological and molecular data have failed to agree on the evolutionary relationships …
Evaluating UCE data adequacy and integrating uncertainty in a comprehensive phylogeny of ants
While some relationships in phylogenomic studies have remained stable since the Sanger
sequencing era, many challenging nodes remain, even with genome-scale data …
sequencing era, many challenging nodes remain, even with genome-scale data …
Macroevolution, differentiation trees, and the growth of coding systems
An open process of evolution of multicellular organisms is based on the rearrangement and
growth of the program of differentiation that underlies biological morphogenesis. The …
growth of the program of differentiation that underlies biological morphogenesis. The …
Ant backbone phylogeny resolved by modelling compositional heterogeneity among sites in genomic data
C Cai - Communications Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Ants are the most ubiquitous and ecologically dominant arthropods on Earth, and
understanding their phylogeny is crucial for deciphering their character evolution, species …
understanding their phylogeny is crucial for deciphering their character evolution, species …
Evolving perspectives in Hymenoptera systematics: Bridging fossils and genomes across time
The recent advances in sequencing technologies, phylogenomics and divergence dating
methods call for an integrative review of the current state of Hymenoptera systematics. We …
methods call for an integrative review of the current state of Hymenoptera systematics. We …
Illusion of flight? Absence, evidence and the age of winged insects
The earliest fossils of winged insects (Pterygota) are mid-Carboniferous (latest
Mississippian, 328–324 Mya), but estimates of their age based on fossil-calibrated …
Mississippian, 328–324 Mya), but estimates of their age based on fossil-calibrated …