Abstract Objectives Studies have suggested Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factors (BDNF)
increase after electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) although they were methodologically limited …

Nematocera (lower Diptera) is a taxonomically diverse group with~ 52 000 species in 40
families, including many important agricultural and sanitary pests. The number and …

Mitogenomes have been widely used for phylogenetic reconstruction of various Dipteran
groups, but specifically for chironomid, they have not been carried out to resolve the …

Evolutionary analysis of Prodiamesinae has long been impeded by lack of information, and
its phylogenetic relationship with Orthocladiinae remains questionable. Here, ten complete …

Simple Summary Gene rearrangement is an additional type of data to support relationships
of taxa, with rearrangement synapomorphies identified across multiple orders and at many …

Simple Summary Mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) have been widely used for
studying the taxonomy and phylogeny of insects. Chironomids are important bioindicators …

Simple Summary The moth is a large group with high species richness in Lepidoptera, and
many species of them play important roles in human's life. However, there remains limited …

Simple Summary Chironomidae is ecologically an important family within the order Diptera.
With the rapid advances in next-generation sequencing technologies, an increasing amount …

The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) has been widely used as a powerful marker in
phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of various Dipteran groups. However, only a few …

Diamesa is a cold-adapted genus of Diptera: Chironomidae colonizing cold freshwaters of
the Northern Hemisphere and East Africa. Global warming and glacier shrinkage are …