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Molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography, and divergence time estimates for swallowtail butterflies of the genus Papilio (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).
- E. Zakharov, M. S. Caterino, F. Sperling
- Biology, Medicine
- Systematic biology
- 1 April 2004
Swallowtail butterflies are recognized as model organisms in ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and conservation biology but present numerous unresolved phylogenetic problems. We inferred… Expand
Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippers
- N. Wahlberg, M. Braby, +8 authors E. Zakharov
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 7 August 2005
Phylogenetic relationships among major clades of butterflies and skippers have long been controversial, with no general consensus even today. Such lack of resolution is a substantial impediment to… Expand
What causes latitudinal gradients in species diversity? Evolutionary processes and ecological constraints on swallowtail biodiversity.
- F. Condamine, F. Sperling, N. Wahlberg, Jean-Yves Rasplus, G. J. Kergoat
- Biology, Medicine
- Ecology letters
- 1 March 2012
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most striking ecological patterns on our planet. Determining the evolutionary causes of this pattern remains a challenging task. To address this… Expand
Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes.
- Vazrick Nazari, E. Zakharov, F. Sperling
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 2007
We tested the taxonomic utility of morphology and seven mitochondrial or nuclear genes in a phylogenetic reconstruction of swallowtail butterflies in the subfamily Parnassiinae. Our data included 236… Expand
Patterns of evolution of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I and II DNA and implications for DNA barcoding.
- Amanda D. Roe, F. Sperling
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 July 2007
DNA barcoding has focused increasing attention on the use of specific regions of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I and II genes (COI-COII) to diagnose and delimit species. However, our… Expand
A partitioned likelihood analysis of swallowtail butterfly phylogeny (Lepidoptera:Papilionidae).
- M. S. Caterino, R. D. Reed, M. M. Kuo, F. Sperling
- Medicine, Biology
- Systematic biology
- 1 February 2001
Although it is widely agreed that data from multiple sources are necessary to confidently resolve phylogenetic relationships, procedures for accommodating and incorporating heterogeneity in such data… Expand
Phylogeny of ips DeGeer species (Coleoptera: scolytidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I DNA sequence.
- A. Cognato, F. Sperling
- Biology, Medicine
- Molecular phylogenetics and evolution
- 1 March 2000
We used 766 bp of DNA sequence data from the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene to reconstruct a phylogeny for 39 of 43 Ips species, many of which are economically important bark beetles. The… Expand
DNA-based identification of introduced ermine moth species in North America (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae).
- F. Sperling, J. Landry, D. Hickey
- Biology
- 1 March 1995
Three sibling species of European small ermine moths of the Yponomeuta padella complex have been collected in North America. To allow identification of fresh as well as dried specimens without host… Expand
Evolution of the Papilio machaon species group in western Canada (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
- F. Sperling
- Biology
- 1986
Three species of the Papilio machaon group live in western Canada: P. machaon, P. zelicaon and P. polyxenes. Most specimens of these three species are distinguished on the basis of morphological,… Expand
INDEPENDENT GENE PHYLOGENIES AND MORPHOLOGY DEMONSTRATE A MALAGASY ORIGIN FOR A WIDE‐RANGING GROUP OF SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLIES
- E. Zakharov, C. Smith, D. Lees, A. Cameron, R. I. Vane-Wright, F. Sperling
- Biology, Medicine
- Evolution; international journal of organic…
- 1 December 2004
Abstract Madagascar is home to numerous endemic species and lineages, but the processes that have contributed to its endangered diversity are still poorly understood. Evidence is accumulating to… Expand