Does the DNA barcoding gap exist?–a case study in blue butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
Background DNA barcoding, ie the use of a 648 bp section of the mitochondrial gene
cytochrome c oxidase I, has recently been promoted as useful for the rapid identification and …
cytochrome c oxidase I, has recently been promoted as useful for the rapid identification and …
Establishing criteria for higher‐level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)
Most taxonomists agree on the need to adapt current classifications to recognize
monophyletic units. However, delineations between higher taxonomic units can be based on …
monophyletic units. However, delineations between higher taxonomic units can be based on …
A macroevolutionary role for chromosomal fusion and fission in Erebia butterflies
The impact of large-scale chromosomal rearrangements, such as fusions and fissions, on
speciation is a long-standing conundrum. We assessed whether bursts of change in …
speciation is a long-standing conundrum. We assessed whether bursts of change in …
In the shadow of phylogenetic uncertainty: the recent diversification of Lysandra butterflies through chromosomal change
The phylogeny of the butterfly genus Lysandra (Lycaenidae, Polyommatinae) has been
intractable using both molecular and morphological characters, which could be a result of …
intractable using both molecular and morphological characters, which could be a result of …
Bad species
H Descimon, J Mallet - The ecology of butterflies in Europe, 2009 - hal.science
Taxonomists, when describing a new species, often added the term bona species after the
Linnaean binomial. The implication is that there are also malae species. A “bad species” is a …
Linnaean binomial. The implication is that there are also malae species. A “bad species” is a …
A combined genetic‐morphometric analysis unravels the complex biogeographical history of Polyommatus icarus and Polyommatus celina Common Blue butterflies
Widespread species have the potential to reveal large‐scale biogeographical patterns, as
well as responses to environmental changes possibly unique to habitat generalists. This …
well as responses to environmental changes possibly unique to habitat generalists. This …
Detecting cryptic species in sympatry and allopatry: analysis of hidden diversity in Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
VA Lukhtanov, AV Dantchenko… - Biological Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Modern multilocus molecular techniques are a powerful tool in the detection and analysis of
cryptic taxa. However, its shortcoming is that with allopatric populations it reveals …
cryptic taxa. However, its shortcoming is that with allopatric populations it reveals …
ITS2 secondary structure improves phylogeny estimation in a radiation of blue butterflies of the subgenus Agrodiaetus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Polyommatus)
Background Current molecular phylogenetic studies of Lepidoptera and most other
arthropods are predominantly based on mitochondrial genes and a limited number of …
arthropods are predominantly based on mitochondrial genes and a limited number of …
Evolutionary mechanisms of runaway chromosome number change in Agrodiaetus butterflies
AO Vershinina, VA Lukhtanov - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Despite predictions of the classic, hybrid-sterility model of chromosomal speciation, some
organisms demonstrate high rate of karyotype evolution. This rate is especially impressive in …
organisms demonstrate high rate of karyotype evolution. This rate is especially impressive in …
Holokinetic drive: centromere drive in chromosomes without centromeres
Similar to how the model of centromere drive explains the size and complexity of
centromeres in monocentrics (organisms with localized centromeres), our model of …
centromeres in monocentrics (organisms with localized centromeres), our model of …