Incorporating the speciation process into species delimitation. [PDF]
PLoS Computational Biology, 2021 The "multispecies" coalescent (MSC) model that underlies many genomic species-delimitation approaches is problematic because it does not distinguish between genetic structure associated with species versus that of populations within species. Consequently,
Jeet Sukumaran +2 more
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Piikun: an information theoretic toolkit for analysis and visualization of species delimitation metric space [PDF]
BMC BioinformaticsBackground Existing software for comparison of species delimitation models do not provide a (true) metric or distance functions between species delimitation models, nor a way to compare these models in terms of relative clustering differences along a ...
Jeet Sukumaran, Marina Meila
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Species delimitation of Apharyngostrigea Ciurea, 1927 (Digenea: Diplostomoidea) based on morphology and molecular data from the Neotropical region of Mexico [PDF]
ParasitologyThe genus Apharyngostrigea comprises a group of diplostomoidean digeneans that parasitize birds of the family Ardeidae (herons), with approximately 20 species described worldwide.
Alejandra López-Jiménez +2 more
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Genomic DNA barcodes provide novel insights into species delimitation in the complex Camellia sect. Thea (Theaceae) [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Species delimitation within Camellia sect. Thea is taxonomically challenging due to its complex evolutionary history. This study aims to utilize nuclear and chloroplast data as genomic DNA barcodes to delimit species within this economically ...
Zongfang Shen +9 more
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Species Delimitation Methods Facilitate the Identification of Cryptic Species Within the Broadly Distributed Species in Homoeocerus (Tliponius) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coreidae) [PDF]
InsectsWidespread species may exhibit considerable genetic variation among populations due to their extensive distribution ranges, and may even give rise to new species in remote areas.
Jingyu Liang +8 more
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To be or not to be… Integrative taxonomy and species delimitation in the daddy long-legs spiders of the genus Physocyclus (Araneae, Pholcidae) using DNA barcoding and morphology [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Integrative taxonomy is crucial for discovery, recognition, and species delimitation, especially in underestimated species complex or cryptic species, by incorporating different sources of evidence to construct rigorous species hypotheses.
Samuel Nolasco +1 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Species delimitation among closely related species is challenging because traditional phenotype‐based approaches, for example, using morphology, ecological, or chemical characteristics, may not coincide with natural groupings.
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Cryptic Species Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationship in the Rust Genus Chrysomyxa from China
Journal of Fungi, 2022 Chrysomyxa rusts are fungal pathogens widely distributed in the Northern hemisphere, causing spruce needle and cone rust diseases, and they are responsible for significant economic losses in China.
Rui Wang +2 more
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The hyperdominant tropical tree Eschweilera coriacea (Lecythidaceae) shows higher genetic heterogeneity than sympatric Eschweilera species in French Guiana [PDF]
Plant Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Background and aims – The evolutionary history of Amazonia’s hyperabundant tropical tree species, also known as “hyperdominant” species, remains poorly investigated. We assessed whether the hyperdominant Eschweilera coriacea (DC.) S.A.Mori (Lecythidaceae)
Myriam Heuertz +12 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 DNA barcoding and DNA‐based species delimitation are major tools in DNA taxonomy. Sampling has been a central debate in this context, because the geographical composition of samples affects the accuracy and performance of DNA barcoding.
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