High‐throughput identification technologies provide efficient tools for understanding the
ecology and functioning of microorganisms. Yet, these methods have been only rarely used …

The increasing application of RNA sequencing to study non-model species demands easy-
to-use and efficient bioinformatics tools to help researchers quickly uncover biological and …

The computational reconstruction of genome sequences from shotgun sequencing data has
been greatly simplified by the advent of sequencing technologies that generate long reads …

Neuropogonoid species in the lichen-forming fungal genus Usnea exhibit great
morphological variation that can be misleading for delimitation of species. We specifically …

Nowadays, insect chemosensation represents a key aspect of integrated pest management
in the Anthropocene epoch. Olfaction-related proteins have been the focus of studies due to …

Birgus latro (coconut crab) is an edible crustacean that has experienced serious
overharvesting throughout its whole habitat range; however, the negative effects of …

Highlights•Next-generation sequencing has greatly increased the size of phylogenetic
datasets.•Genome reduction approaches are economical, but have limitations.•Full genome …

High throughput sequencing technologies have become essential in the fields of
evolutionary biology and genomics. When dealing with non-model organisms or genomic …

Teak (Tectona grandis) has been widely planted in 70 tropical countries because of the
utility and value of its wood. This species was introduced to Indonesia more than 100 years …

New sequencing techniques have allowed us to explore the variation on thousands of
genes and elucidate evolutionary relationships of lineages even in complex scenarios, such …