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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: Recent submissions
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Inferring Gene Family Histories in Yeast Identifies Lineage Specific Expansions
(Public Library of Science, 2014-06-12)The complement of genes found in the genome is a balance between gene gain and gene loss. Knowledge of the specific genes that are gained and lost over evolutionary time allows an understanding of the evolution of biological ... -
Speciation in Western Scrub-Jays, Haldane’s rule, and genetic clines in secondary contact
(2014-06-17)Background Haldane’s Rule, the tendency for the heterogametic sex to show reduced fertility in hybrid crosses, can obscure the signal of gene flow in mtDNA between species where females are heterogametic. Therefore, it ... -
Genome-wide evidence for speciation with gene flow in Heliconius butterflies
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2013-09-17)Most speciation events probably occur gradually, without complete and immediate reproductive isolation, but the full extent of gene flow between diverging species has rarely been characterized on a genome-wide scale. ... -
Paleomycology of the Princeton Chert II. Dark-septate fungi in the aquatic angiosperm Eorhiza arnoldii indicate a diverse assemblage of root-colonizing fungi during the Eocene
(The Mycological Society of America, 2013-09)Tissues of the extinct aquatic or emergent angiosperm, Eorhiza arnoldii incertae sedis, were extensively colonized by microfungi, and in this study we report the presence of several types of sterile mycelia. In addition ... -
Paleomycology of the Princeton Chert I. Fossil hyphomycetes associated with the early Eocene aquatic angiosperm, Eorhiza arnoldii
(The Mycological Society of America, 2013-05)The Eocene (~ 48.7 Ma, Ypresian–Lutetian) Princeton Chert of British Columbia, Canada, has long been recognized as a significant paleobotanical locality, and a diverse assemblage of anatomically preserved fossil plants has ... -
Integrating multiple evolutionary processes in models of captive breeding
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)Models of captive breeding tend to come in two varieties: one type examines the potential for different strategies to preserve genetic diversity, while the other considers the impacts of many evolutionary processes but ... -
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE SHINING LEAF BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE: CRIOCERINAE)
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)Shining leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae; ~1500 spp) are considered amongst the earliest diverging leaf beetle lineage to attack early angiosperms. Although they are distributed worldwide, little is ... -
Geographic drivers of avian diversification in the Philippine archipelago
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)I investigate the relative roles of different classes of geographical barriers in the diversification of the Philippine avifauna, by inferring the evolutionary relationships of 20 avian groups with DNA sequence data. In ... -
Scale and ecological and historical determinants of a species' geographic range: The plant parasite Phoradendron californicum Nutt. (Viscaceae)
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)Geographic ranges of species are fundamental units of study in ecology and evolutionary biology, since they summarize views of how species' populations and individuals are organized in space and time. Here, I assess how ... -
From Microevolutionary Processes to Macroevolutionary Patterns: Investigating Diversification at Multiple Scales in Southeast Asian Lizards
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)A comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary processes responsible for generating biodiversity is best obtained using integrative approaches at multiple scales. In doing so, these investigations can provide complex ... -
Morphology, phylogeny, and evolutionary development in the weevils (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)Weevils (superfamily Curculionoidea) rank among the most diverse groups of extant organisms, with ~60,000 described species. They are extremely important economically, being of great agricultural significance because they ... -
The potential distribution of the Vulnerable African lion Panthera leo in the face of changing global climate
(Cambridge University Press, 2014-06-03)The objective of this study is to estimate possible impacts of global climate change on the geographical distribution of the African lion Panthera leo in the coming decades. Current lion population occurrence data across ... -
Phylogeography of the Robsonius Ground-Warblers (Passeriformes: Locustellidae) Reveals an Undescribed Species from Northeastern Luzon, Philippines
(2013-08)The Robsonius ground-warblers are forest birds endemic to the Luzon Island complex in the Philippine archipelago. Their systematic relationships have long remained ambiguous; until recently they were included in the timaliid ... -
Zoropelecinus zigrasi, a pelecinid wasp in mid-Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Pelecinidae)
(University of Kansas, 2013-09-06)The proctotrupoid wasp family Pelecinidae (Proctotrupomorpha: Proctotrupoidea) is recorded in Early Cretaceous amber for the first time, previous amber inclusions being from the Late Cretaceous or Tertiary. Zoropelecinus ... -
Single-fiber-laser-based wavelength tunable excitation for coherent Raman spectroscopy
(Optical Society of America, 2013-06)We demonstrate coherent Raman spectroscopy (CRS) using a tunable excitation source based on a single femtosecond fiber laser. The frequency difference between the pump and the Stokes pulses was generated by soliton self-frequency ... -
Floriparicapitus, a new genus of lecanicephalidean tapeworm (Cestoda) from sawfishes (Pristidae) and guitarfishes (Rhinobatidae) in the Indo-West Pacific
(Allen Press, 2013)Floriparicapitus n. gen. (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea), with F. euzeti n. gen. n. sp. as its type, is erected to house 3 new tapeworm species and 2 known species that are transferred to the new genus, all parasitizing sawfishes ... -
A Total Evidence Approach to Understanding Phylogenetic Relationships and Ecological Diversity in Selanginella subg. Tetragonostachys
(Botanical Society of America, 2013-08)• Premise of the Study: Several members of Selaginella are renowned for their ability to survive extreme drought and “resurrect” when conditions improve. Many of these belong to subgenus Tetragonostachys , a group of ~45 ... -
Introducing Novitates Paleoentomologicae: An outlet for occasional fossil insect research at the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2013-07-03)A new journal is introduced which disseminates the results of research conducted at or in association with the University of Kansas on fossil insects and their relatives. The journal spans all aspects of paleoentomological ... -
A new genus and species of Baissidae in Late Cretaceous amber from New Jersey (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea)
(University of Kansas, 2013-09-04)The extinct Mesozoic wasp family Baissidae is described from Late Cretaceous amber for the first time. Electrobaissa omega Engel, new genus and species, is described from an isolated male preserved in Turonian amber from ... -
A fossil species of the primitive mymarid genus Borneomymar (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in Eocene Baltic amber
(University of Kansas, 2013-12-06)A new fossil species of fairyfly (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae) is described and figured from a well-preserved female in middle Eocene (Lutetian) Baltic amber as Borneomymar pankowskiorum Engel, McKellar, & Huber, ...