Blowfly genomics: Current insights, knowledge gaps, and future perspectives
DR Parmar, NP Johnston, JF Wallman… - Current Opinion in Insect …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•A quantitative overview of blowfly genetic resources reveals stark knowledge
gaps•Enhanced blowfly genomic data improves species identification, systematics and …
gaps•Enhanced blowfly genomic data improves species identification, systematics and …
Monophyletic blowflies revealed by phylogenomics
Background Blowflies are ubiquitous insects, often shiny and metallic, and the larvae of
many species provide important ecosystem services (eg, recycling carrion) and are used in …
many species provide important ecosystem services (eg, recycling carrion) and are used in …
The age of insects and the revival of the minimum age tree
S Klopfstein - Austral Entomology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Deriving node calibrations from fossils remains by far the most common method for attaching
an absolute timescale to a molecular tree. But this' node dating'approach has a credibility …
an absolute timescale to a molecular tree. But this' node dating'approach has a credibility …
Genome skimming is a low-cost and robust strategy to assemble complete mitochondrial genomes from ethanol preserved specimens in biodiversity studies
Global loss of biodiversity is an ongoing process that concerns both local and global
authorities. Studies of biodiversity mainly involve traditional methods using morphological …
authorities. Studies of biodiversity mainly involve traditional methods using morphological …
Protein‐encoding ultraconserved elements provide a new phylogenomic perspective of Oestroidea flies (Diptera: Calyptratae)
E Buenaventura, MW Lloyd… - Systematic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The diverse superfamily Oestroidea with more than 15 000 known species includes among
others blow flies, flesh flies, bot flies and the diverse tachinid flies. Oestroidea exhibit …
others blow flies, flesh flies, bot flies and the diverse tachinid flies. Oestroidea exhibit …
Evolutionary insights into bot flies (Insecta: Diptera: Oestridae) from comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genomes
Bot flies (Oestridae) are obligate endoparasites of mammals, and their extraordinary
diversification is of great importance in understanding the evolution of parasitism. However …
diversification is of great importance in understanding the evolution of parasitism. However …
A phylotranscriptomic framework for flesh fly evolution (Diptera, Calyptratae, Sarcophagidae)
The Sarcophagidae (flesh flies) comprise a large and widely distributed radiation within the
Calyptratae (Diptera). Larval feeding habits are ecologically diverse and include …
Calyptratae (Diptera). Larval feeding habits are ecologically diverse and include …
Beyond Drosophila: resolving the rapid radiation of schizophoran flies with phylotranscriptomics
Background The most species-rich radiation of animal life in the 66 million years following
the Cretaceous extinction event is that of schizophoran flies: a third of fly diversity including …
the Cretaceous extinction event is that of schizophoran flies: a third of fly diversity including …
Six-state amino acid recoding is not an effective strategy to offset compositional heterogeneity and saturation in phylogenetic analyses
AM Hernandez, JF Ryan - Systematic Biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Six-state amino acid recoding strategies are commonly applied to combat the effects of
compositional heterogeneity and substitution saturation in phylogenetic analyses. While …
compositional heterogeneity and substitution saturation in phylogenetic analyses. While …
Anchored hybrid enrichment challenges the traditional classification of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)
E Buenaventura, K Szpila, BK Cassel… - Systematic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Sarcophagidae is one of the most species‐rich families within the superfamily Oestroidea.
This diversity is usually represented by three lineages: Miltogramminae …
This diversity is usually represented by three lineages: Miltogramminae …