A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Elusive ditrysian phylogeny: an account of combining systematized morphology with molecular data (Lepidoptera)




AuthorsHeikkila M, Mutanen M, Wahlberg N, Sihvonen P, Kaila L

PublisherBiomed Central LTD

Publication year2015

JournalBMC Evolutionary Biology

Journal name in sourceBMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Journal acronymBMC Evol Biol

Article numberARTN 260

Volume15

Issue260

Number of pages27

ISSN1471-2148

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0520-0(external)

Web address http://bmcevolbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12862-015-0520-0(external)


Abstract

Conclusions: The large morphological dataset provides information on the diversity and distribution of morphological traits in Ditrysia, and can be used in future research on the evolution of these traits, in identification keys and in identification of fossil Lepidoptera. The "backbone" of the phylogeny for Ditrysia remains largely unresolved. As previously proposed as an explanation for the scarcity of molecular signal in resolving the deeper nodes, this may be due to the rapid radiation of Ditrysia in the Cretaceous.




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