Rudolf Meier

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Affiliation: National University of Singapore
Country: Singapore

Publications

  1. ncbi DNA barcoding and taxonomy in Diptera: a tale of high intraspecific variability and low identification success
    Rudolf Meier
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, Singapore
    Syst Biol 55:715-28. 2006
  2. ncbi Conflict, convergent evolution, and the relative importance of immature and adult characters in endopterygote phylogenetics
    Rudolf Meier
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543
    Annu Rev Entomol 54:85-104. 2009
  3. ncbi The Muscoidea (Diptera: Calyptratae) are paraphyletic: Evidence from four mitochondrial and four nuclear genes
    Sujatha Narayanan Kutty
    Department of Biological Sciences and University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Dr 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 49:639-52. 2008
  4. ncbi New Guinea highland origin of a widespread arthropod supertramp
    Michael Balke
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
    Proc Biol Sci 276:2359-67. 2009
  5. ncbi Is the COI barcoding gene involved in speciation through intergenomic conflict?
    Shiyang Kwong
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 62:1009-12. 2012
  6. ncbi Bending for love: losses and gains of sexual dimorphisms are strictly correlated with changes in the mounting position of sepsid flies (Sepsidae: Diptera)
    Nalini Puniamoorthy
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Dr 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
    BMC Evol Biol 8:155. 2008
  7. ncbi Slow mitochondrial COI sequence evolution at the base of the metazoan tree and its implications for DNA barcoding
    Danwei Huang
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
    J Mol Evol 66:167-74. 2008
  8. ncbi Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation
    David Bickford
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
    Trends Ecol Evol 22:148-55. 2007
  9. ncbi Phylogeography and genetic diversity of a widespread Old World butterfly, Lampides boeticus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
    David J Lohman
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
    BMC Evol Biol 8:301. 2008
  10. ncbi Positive selection in ASPM is correlated with cerebral cortex evolution across primates but not with whole-brain size
    Farhan Ali
    Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    Mol Biol Evol 25:2247-50. 2008

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Publications11

  1. ncbi DNA barcoding and taxonomy in Diptera: a tale of high intraspecific variability and low identification success
    Rudolf Meier
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore, Singapore
    Syst Biol 55:715-28. 2006
    ..We conclude with an outlook on the prospects of obtaining complete barcode databases and the future use of DNA sequences in a modern integrative taxonomy...
  2. ncbi Conflict, convergent evolution, and the relative importance of immature and adult characters in endopterygote phylogenetics
    Rudolf Meier
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543
    Annu Rev Entomol 54:85-104. 2009
    ..We argue that DNA sequence-based matching of immature and adult stages will greatly help with the study of endopterygote immatures and facilitate the assembly of combined character matrices with data from all life-history stages...
  3. ncbi The Muscoidea (Diptera: Calyptratae) are paraphyletic: Evidence from four mitochondrial and four nuclear genes
    Sujatha Narayanan Kutty
    Department of Biological Sciences and University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Dr 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 49:639-52. 2008
    ..However, the Anthomyiidae are possibly paraphyletic. Within the Oestroidea, the Sarcophagidae and Tachinidae are sister groups and the Calliphoridae are paraphyletic...
  4. ncbi New Guinea highland origin of a widespread arthropod supertramp
    Michael Balke
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
    Proc Biol Sci 276:2359-67. 2009
    ..Our study strongly highlights the importance of dispersal over water gaps in shaping biogeographic patterns...
  5. ncbi Is the COI barcoding gene involved in speciation through intergenomic conflict?
    Shiyang Kwong
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
    Mol Phylogenet Evol 62:1009-12. 2012
    ..Overall, we conclude that there is little evidence for a widespread involvement of the barcoding gene in speciation...
  6. ncbi Bending for love: losses and gains of sexual dimorphisms are strictly correlated with changes in the mounting position of sepsid flies (Sepsidae: Diptera)
    Nalini Puniamoorthy
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Dr 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
    BMC Evol Biol 8:155. 2008
    ..We use data from 10 genes to reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships for 33 species and test whether mounting positions are correlated with the presence and absence of sexual dimorphisms in the forelegs...
  7. ncbi Slow mitochondrial COI sequence evolution at the base of the metazoan tree and its implications for DNA barcoding
    Danwei Huang
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Singapore
    J Mol Evol 66:167-74. 2008
    ..Caution is also advised for Porifera and Hydrozoa because of relatively low identification success rates as even threshold divergence that maximizes the "barcoding gap" does not improve identification success...
  8. ncbi Cryptic species as a window on diversity and conservation
    David Bickford
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
    Trends Ecol Evol 22:148-55. 2007
    ..The discovery of cryptic species is likely to be non-random with regard to taxon and biome and, hence, could have profound implications for evolutionary theory, biogeography and conservation planning...
  9. ncbi Phylogeography and genetic diversity of a widespread Old World butterfly, Lampides boeticus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
    David J Lohman
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Republic of Singapore
    BMC Evol Biol 8:301. 2008
    ..Here, we investigate the demographic history and taxonomic status of this widespread species, and screen for the presence or absence of the bacterial endosymbiont Wolbachia...
  10. ncbi Positive selection in ASPM is correlated with cerebral cortex evolution across primates but not with whole-brain size
    Farhan Ali
    Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    Mol Biol Evol 25:2247-50. 2008
    ..We furthermore illustrate the power of using continuous phenotypic variability across primates to rigorously test candidate genes that have been implicated in the evolution of key human traits...
  11. ncbi Improved COI barcoding primers for Southeast Asian perching birds (Aves: Passeriformes)
    David J Lohman
    Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543, Division of Zoology, Research Centre for Biology LIPI, Jl Raya Bogor Km 46, Cibinong Bogor, 16911, Indonesia
    Mol Ecol Resour 9:37-40. 2009
    ..The 655-bp region amplified with these primers overlaps the COI region amplified with other barcoding primer pairs, enabling direct comparison of sequences with previously published DNA barcodes...