Thanks to the development of high‐throughput sequencing technologies, target enrichment
sequencing of nuclear ultraconserved DNA elements (UCEs) now allows routine inference …

The order Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, sawflies, and bees) represents one of the most
diverse animal lineages, but whether specific key innovations have contributed to its …

Targeted enrichment of ultraconserved elements (UCEs) has emerged as a promising tool
for inferring evolutionary history in many taxa, with utility ranging from phylogenetic and …

Massively parallel DNA sequencing offers many benefits, but major inhibitory cost factors
include:(1) start-up (ie, purchasing initial reagents and equipment);(2) buyin (ie, getting the …

Targeted enrichment of conserved genomic regions (eg ultraconserved elements or UCEs)
has emerged as a promising tool for inferring evolutionary history in many organismal …

Two increasingly popular approaches to reconstruct the Tree of Life involve whole
transcriptome sequencing and the target capture of ultraconserved elements (UCEs). Both …

The mining bees (Andrenidae) are a major bee family of over 3000 described species with a
nearly global distribution. They are a particularly significant component of northern …

Chalcidoidea are mostly parasitoid wasps that include as many as 500 000 estimated
species. Capturing phylogenetic signal from such a massive radiation can be daunting …

Natural history collections play a crucial role in biodiversity research, and museum
specimens are increasingly being incorporated into modern genetics‐based studies …

Obtaining sequence data from historical museum specimens has been a growing research
interest, invigorated by next-generation sequencing methods that allow inputs of highly …