The bed bugs (Cimex lectularius and C. hemipterus) have undergone a significant
resurgence worldwide since the 1990s. A compilation of findings from a database, including …

Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are one of the major superradiations of insects,
comprising nearly 160,000 described extant species. As herbivores, pollinators, and prey …

Despite a small genome size, bats have comparable diversity of retroviral and non-retroviral
endogenous sequences to other mammals. These include Class I and Class II retroviral …

Species richness varies widely across extant clades, but the causes of this variation remain
poorly understood. We investigate the role of diversification rate heterogeneity in sha** …

Background Development of phylogenetic methods that do not rely on fossils for the study of
evolutionary processes through time have revolutionized the field of evolutionary biology …

The relationship between bats and coronaviruses (CoVs) has received considerable
attention since the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like CoV was identified in the …

Bats (Chiroptera) represent the largest diversification of extant mammals after rodents. Here
we report the results of a large-scale phylogeny of bats based on unconstrained searches …

Polyomaviruses are a family of DNA tumor viruses that are known to infect mammals and
birds. To investigate the deeper evolutionary history of the family, we used a combination of …

Resistance values based on habitat suitability are frequently the basis for modeling
landscape connectivity and designing wildlife corridors to facilitate dispersal movements …

Emerging infectious diseases remain a significant threat to public health. Most emerging
infectious disease agents in humans are of zoonotic origin. Bats are important reservoir …