Combining genomic, phenotypic and Sanger sequencing data to elucidate the phylogeny of the two-clawed spiders (Dionycha)

GHF Azevedo, T Bougie, M Carboni, M Hedin… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The importance of morphology in the phylogenomic era has recently gained attention, but
relatively few studies have combined both types of information when inferring phylogenetic …

Phylogenetic relatedness, functional traits, and spatial scale determine herbivore co‐occurrence in a subtropical forest

MQ Wang, C Yan, A Luo, Y Li, D Chesters… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The mechanisms driving species co‐occurrence are varied and include biotic interactions,
abiotic factors, and scale‐dependent processes. Based on a comprehensive dataset of …

Stronger latitudinal phylogenetic patterns in woody angiosperm assemblages with higher dispersal abilities in China

L Jin, JJ Liu, QM Li, LX Lin, XN Shao… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The equator‐to‐poles decline in the number of species, namely the latitudinal diversity
gradient (LDG), is the most conspicuous pattern in biology, yet the underlying mechanisms …

Dispersal ability and niche breadth influence interspecific variation in spider abundance and occupancy

D Suárez, P Arribas… - Royal Society …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The relationship between species local abundance and their regional distribution
(occupancy) is one of the most extensively recognized and investigated patterns in ecology …

Launching insectphylo. org; a new hub facilitating construction and use of synthesis molecular phylogenies of insects

D Chesters, RR Ferrari, X Lin, MC Orr… - Molecular Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Holy Grail of an Insect Tree of Life can only be 'discovered'through extensive
collaboration among taxon specialists, phylogeneticists and centralized frameworks such as …

What DNA barcodes reveal: microhabitat preference, hunting strategy and dispersal ability drive genetic variation across Iberian spider species

M Domènech, J Malumbres‐Olarte… - Insect conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The current rate of species loss calls for immediate actions to preserve biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning. Cataloguing species richness and composition, and revealing how …

The relative importance of abiotic and biotic environmental conditions for taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of spiders across spatial scales

J Måsviken, L Dalén, K Norén, F Dalerum - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
Both abiotic and biotic conditions may be important for biodiversity. However, their relative
importance may vary among different diversity dimensions as well as across spatial scales …

Webs of intrigue: museum genomics elucidate relationships of the marronoid spider clade (Araneae)

JA Gorneau, SC Crews… - Insect Systematics …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Relationships among spider families that lack support through other lines of evidence (eg,
morphology) have recently been uncovered through molecular phylogenetics. One such …

Dispersal limitation shapes distance‐decay patterns of European spiders at the continental scale

R Martín‐Devasa, A Jiménez‐Valverde… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To assess the relative relevance of dispersal limitation and species sorting as drivers of
spatial turnover between spider faunas of European territories. Location Continental Europe …

Origins of the central Macaronesian psyllid lineages (Hemiptera; Psylloidea) with characterization of a new island radiation on endemic Convolvulus floridus …

S Bastin, JA Reyes-Betancort, F Siverio de la Rosa… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
A molecular survey of native and adventive psyllids in the central Macaronesian islands
provides the first comprehensive phylogenetic assessment of the origins of the psyllid fauna …