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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...
The ecology and evolution of ant association in the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera)Naomi E Pierce
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Annu Rev Entomol 47:733-71. 2002..Further research on phylogeny and natural history, particularly of the Neotropical fauna, will be necessary to understand the role ant association has played in the evolution of the Lycaenidae...
Asynchronous diversification in a specialized plant-pollinator mutualismSantiago R Ramírez
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Science 333:1742-6. 2011..These results suggest that the diversification of insect-pollinated angiosperms may have been facilitated by the exploitation of preexisting sensory biases of insect pollinators...- Phylogeny and palaeoecology of Polyommatus blue butterflies show Beringia was a climate-regulated gateway to the New WorldRoger Vila
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Proc Biol Sci 278:2737-44. 2011.... - A molecular phylogeny of the stingless bee genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae)Santiago R Ramírez
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Mol Phylogenet Evol 56:519-25. 2010..These results provide the groundwork for future comparative analyses aimed at understanding the evolution of complex communication mechanisms in eusocial Apidae... - Bacterial gut symbionts are tightly linked with the evolution of herbivory in antsJacob A Russell
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:21236-41. 2009.... - Asexual reproduction in introduced and native populations of the ant Cerapachys biroiDaniel J C Kronauer
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Mol Ecol 21:5221-35. 2012..This is in accordance with what is known for other thelytokous eusocial Hymenoptera... - Specialization and geographic isolation among Wolbachia symbionts from ants and lycaenid butterfliesJacob A Russell
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Evolution 63:624-40. 2009..We, therefore, conclude that both geographic and phylogenetic barriers have promoted evolutionary divergence among these influential symbionts... - Exploring phenotypic plasticity and biogeography in emerald moths: A phylogeny of the genus Nemoria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)Michael R Canfield
Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Mol Phylogenet Evol 49:477-87. 2008..5 million years... - Economic game theory for mutualism and cooperationMarco Archetti
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Museum of Comparative Zoology, 26 Oxford St, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Ecol Lett 14:1300-12. 2011..Applications include alarm calls in vertebrates and exoenzymes in microbes... - Mining the plant-herbivore interface with a leafmining Drosophila of ArabidopsisNoah K Whiteman
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02478, USA
Mol Ecol 20:995-1014. 2011..These results and future research directions are discussed in the context of developing a genetic model system to analyse insect-plant interactions... - Phylogeny of Agrodiaetus Hübner 1822 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) inferred from mtDNA sequences of COI and COII and nuclear sequences of EF1-alpha: karyotype diversification and species radiationNikolai P Kandul
Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Syst Biol 53:278-98. 2004..Rapid karyotype diversification may have played a significant role in the radiation of the genus Agrodiaetus... - Host plant specialization driven by sexual selectionTiago B Quental
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Am Nat 169:830-6. 2007.... - Codiversification in an ant-plant mutualism: stem texture and the evolution of host use in Crematogaster (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) inhabitants of Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae)Swee Peck Quek
Museum of Comparative Zoology, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachussetts 02138, USA
Evolution 58:554-70. 2004..We discuss the possibility that the ancient and exclusive association between Decacrema and Macaranga was facilitated by an impoverished diversity of myrmecophytes and phytoecious (obligately plant inhabiting) ants in the region... - Economic contract theory tests models of mutualismE Glen Weyl
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 107:15712-6. 2010..PFF theory may place previously underappreciated constraints on the evolution of mutualism and explain why punishment is far from ubiquitous in nature... - Strict monandry in the ponerine army ant genus Simopelta suggests that colony size and complexity drive mating system evolution in social insectsDaniel J C Kronauer
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Mol Ecol 20:420-8. 2011..Preliminary data suggest that workers reproduce in queenright colonies, which is in sharp contrast to other army ants. We hypothesize that differences in mature colony size and social complexity may explain these striking discrepancies... - Let the right one in: a microeconomic approach to partner choice in mutualismsMarco Archetti
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Am Nat 177:75-85. 2011.... - Delicious poison: genetics of Drosophila host plant preferenceNoah K Whiteman
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Trends Ecol Evol 23:473-8. 2008..Together, these studies suggest a mode of chemoreceptor evolution dominated by birth/death dynamics, coupled with a low level of potential positive selection... - Dating the origin of the Orchidaceae from a fossil orchid with its pollinatorSantiago R Ramírez
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford St, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Nature 448:1042-5. 2007..These results further support the hypothesis of an ancient origin for Orchidaceae... - Karyotypic diversity and speciation in Agrodiaetus butterfliesNikolai P Kandul
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Evolution 61:546-59. 2007..Rapid karyotypic diversification is likely to have contributed to the explosive speciation rate observed in Agrodiaetus, 1.6 species per million years... - Signals involved in Arabidopsis resistance to Trichoplusia ni caterpillars induced by virulent and avirulent strains of the phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringaeJianping Cui
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Plant Physiol 129:551-64. 2002..ni resistance and overrides the SA-mediated increase in T. ni susceptibility, and a SA-independent systemic response induced by virulent pathogens that leads to enhanced susceptibility to T. ni... - Phylogeny of the ants: diversification in the age of angiospermsCorrie S Moreau
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Science 312:101-4. 2006..This period also witnessed the rise of angiosperms and most herbivorous insects... - Tempo of speciation in a butterfly genus from the Southeast Asian tropics, inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence dataHendrik Jan Megens
Institute of Evolutionary and Ecological Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Mol Phylogenet Evol 31:1181-96. 2004..Instead, we hypothesize that large-scale climatic changes taking place in the Miocene have induced the early acceleration in speciation... - The evolution of alternative parasitic life histories in large blue butterfliesThomas D Als
Department of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus, Ny Munkegade, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
Nature 432:386-90. 2004..On the other hand, some of the predatory morphospecies exhibit considerable genetic divergence and may contain cryptic species. These findings have important implications for conservation and reintroduction efforts... - Reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation and karyotype evolution in Agrodiaetus butterfliesVladimir A Lukhtanov
Department of Entomology, St Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab. 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russia
Nature 436:385-9. 2005..We find little evidence supporting sympatric speciation: rather, in Agrodiaetus, karyotypic changes accumulate gradually in allopatry, prompting reinforcement when karyotypically divergent races come into contact... - Do ants enhance diversification in lycaenid butterflies? Phylogeographic evidence from a model myrmecophile, Jalmenus evagorasRod Eastwood
Australian School of Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Nathan 4111, Queensland, Australia
Evolution 60:315-27. 2006..The implications of these results are discussed in terms of possible effects of ant attendance on the diversification of Lycaenidae as a whole... - Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippersNiklas Wahlberg
Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Proc Biol Sci 272:1577-86. 2005..Hedylidae are more likely to be related to butterflies and skippers than geometrid moths and appear to be the sister group to Papilionoidea+Hesperioidea...