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Article Reference Phenotypical and genetic characters of the giant Antarctic Eusirus of the perdentatus complex, with the presentation of a new species
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2019
Proceedings Reference Phosphate and associated strategic elements: a European perspective
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Article Reference Phylogenetic analyses of endemic ostracods from ancient lakes – examples from Lake Tanganyika and Lake Baikal
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Article Reference Phylogenetic and genomic studies of ancient asexual darwinulid ostracods.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Inproceedings Reference Phylogenetic investigation of the Baikalodrilus species flock (Clitellata, Naididae) endemic to Lake Baikal, Siberia
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2017
Inproceedings Reference Phylogenetic position of Olbitherium (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) based on new material from the early Eocene Wutu Formation
The genus Olbitherium was originally described in 2004 from the early Eocene of the Wutu Formation in China as a ‘perissodactyl-like’ archaic ungulate. Described material of Olbitherium consists of partial dentaries with lower cheek teeth, isolated upper molars, and an isolated upper premolar. Subsequent collaborative fieldwork by Belgian and Chinese researchers discovered new material including a partial skull, the anterior portion of the dentary, and associated postcrania. In their general form, the skull and postcrania are similar to those of early perissodactyls. The new material provides a more complete picture of the upper dentition, and the anterior dentary demonstrates the presence of three lower incisors and a large canine, both ancestral features for perissodactyls. A phylogenetic analysis was conducted to test the affinities of Olbitherium, using a matrix of 321 characters and 72 taxa of placental mammals emphasizing perissodactyls and other ungulates. The results produced four shortest trees of 1981 steps. In all four trees, Olbitherium is the sister-taxon to all perissodactyls except Ghazijhippus. In contrast, when scoring was restricted to the originally described material, the results produced 16 shortest trees of 1970 steps, and Olbitherium nests well within Perissodactyla as sister-taxon to a clade including Lambdotherium and the brontotheriids Eotitanops and Palaeosyops. The new material not only supports the identification of Olbitherium as a perissodactyl, but it also suggests that it is significant for understanding the ancestral perissodactyl morphotype. Funding Sources U.S. National Science Foundation (DEB1456826), Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (2009DFA32210), and Belgian Science Policy Office (BL/36/C54).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2020
Unpublished Reference Phylogenetics and Integrative Taxonomy of African Water Snakes (Squamata: Colubridae: Grayia)
Grayia is a genus of relatively large (1.5 – 2.5 m) aquatic Afrotropical snakes that is currently comprised of four species. Recent molecular phylogenies recovered Grayia in its own distinct subfamily (Grayiinae), which was strongly supported as the sister group to Colubrinae. Because tropical African snakes are generally understudied, the relationships within Grayia are poorly known. Due to morphological conservatism, identification is often difficult and previous studies involving Grayia included misidentified specimens in other genera. The goal of this study is to build a phylogenetic tree that can be used to understand the relationships and taxonomy of Grayia via an integrative taxonomic approach that combines molecular and morphological data. One nuclear (BDNF) and four mitochondrial genes (COI, cyt b, 16S and ND4) were used to construct a phylogenetic tree with Maximum likelihood methods; outgroups included the genera Calamaria, Sibynophis and Masticophis. Preliminary trees suggest G. ornata and G. smithii are sister taxa, whereas G. caesar (originally described as the sole member of the genus Xenurophis) is sister to G. tholloni. At least two divergent lineages of G. ornata suggest cryptic species are likely present in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Republic of Congo.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2021
Inproceedings Reference Phylogénie et délimitation d’espèces du complexe d’escargots terrestres Pyramidula sur base de données RADseq
L’histoire évolutive de complexes d’espèces proches est souvent difficile à reconstruire à cause d’un manque de données informatives. Les données RADseq (Restriction site-associated DNA sequencing) permettent de collecter une grande quantité de données ADN, y compris pour des organismes non-modèles. Ici nous avons utilisé les données RADseq pour étudier le complexe d’espèces d’escargots terrestres du genre Pyramidula. La concaténation des séquences ADN obtenues (environ 1,5 x 106 caractères et >97 x 103 sites polymorphiques) a permis de reconstruire les relations phylogénétiques entre les espèces du complexe avec beaucoup plus de résolution que si des marqueurs phylogénétiques standards avaient été utilisés (COI, 16S rARN, 5.8S rARN, ITS2 and 28S rARN). D’autre part, l’analyse de 875 SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) et de plusieurs scénarios de délimitation d’espèces a soutenu l’hypothèse que neuf espèces de Pyramidula étaient à distinguer au sein de notre échantillonnage. Enfin, l’analyse de la répartition des allèles parmi les individus séquencés (D-statistics) n’a pas montré d’évidence d’hybridation interspécifique ancestrale, si ce n’est entre deux espèces, P. pusilla and P. saxatilis.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2016
Inproceedings Reference Phylogenomics resolves relationships among genera in murid tribes Arvicanthini and Praomini, representing two major rodent radiations in sub-Saharan Africa
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2019
Inproceedings Reference Phylogeny and DNA barcoding of Nipponarion (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Arionidae): A bridge too far?
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