The gene and gene expression (GAGE) species concept: An universal approach for all eukaryotic organisms

B Seifert - Systematic Biology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Gene and Gene Expression (GAGE) species concept, a new version of the
Pragmatic Species Concept of, is proposed as a concept applicable to any described recent …

A demonstration of unsupervised machine learning in species delimitation

S Derkarabetian, S Castillo, PK Koo… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2019 - Elsevier
One major challenge to delimiting species with genetic data is successfully differentiating
population structure from species-level divergence, an issue exacerbated in taxa inhabiting …

A taxonomic revision of the Palaearctic members of the subgenus Lasius s. str.(Hymenoptera, Formicidae):+ The Supplementary Informations SI1 and SI2 are …

B Seifert - Soil organisms, 2020 - soil-organisms.org
A revision of the Palaearctic members of the ant subgenus Lasius s. str. is presented the
fundamentals of which are application of Numeric Morphology-Based Alpha-Taxonomy …

Unsupervised machine learning for species delimitation, integrative taxonomy, and biodiversity conservation

RA Pyron - Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrative taxonomy, combining data from multiple axes of biologically relevant variation, is
a major goal of systematics. Ideally, such taxonomies will derive from similarly integrative …

Four species within the supercolonial ants of the Tapinoma nigerrimum complex revealed by integrative taxonomy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

B Seifert, D d'Eustacchio, B Kaufmann… - Myrmecological …, 2017 - hal.science
The West and Central Mediterranean ants known for 50 years under the name Tapinoma
nigerrimum (NYLANDER, 1856) have attracted attention because of their efficient chemical …

The ecology of Central European non-arboreal ants–37 years of a broad-spectrum analysis under permanent taxonomic control:+ Electronic supplement is linked to …

B Seifert - Soil Organisms, 2017 - soil-organisms.org
Methods: A broad spectrum analysis on ant ecology was carried out in the years 1979 to
2015, including 232 study plots in Central Europe within 46.5° N to 54.1° N, 9.3° E to 15.6° E …

Turning one into five: Integrative taxonomy uncovers complex evolution of cryptic species in the harvester ant Messor “structor”

FM Steiner, S Csősz, B Markó, A Gamisch… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Seed harvesting ants are ecosystem engineers that shape vegetation, nutrient cycles, and
microclimate. Progress in ecological research is, however, slowed down by poor species …

Do Holarctic ant species exist? Trans‐Beringian dispersal and homoplasy in the Formicidae

S Schär, G Talavera, X Espadaler… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Continents harbour unique faunas, and only a small percentage of species naturally
inhabit more than a single continent. This pattern is most evident in the insects, a …

Taxonomic Synopsis of the Ponto-Mediterranean Ants of Temnothorax nylanderi Species-Group

S Csősz, J Heinze, I Mikó - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
In the current revisionary work, the Temnothorax nylanderi species-group of myrmicine ants
is characterized. Eighteen species belonging to this group in the Ponto-Mediterranean …

Integrative taxonomy reveals cryptic diversity in North American Lasius ants, and an overlooked introduced species

S Schär, G Talavera, JD Rana, X Espadaler… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Biological invasions are a grave threat to ecosystems. The black garden ant (Lasius niger) is
a pest species in Europe. Current literature states that L. niger occupies a disjunct native …