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The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution

Creator:: Mckenna, Duane D., Wild, Alexander L., Kanda, Kojun, Bellamy, Charles L., Beutel, Rolf G., Caterino, Michael S., Farnum, Charles W., Hawks, David C., Ivie, Michael A., Jameson, Mary Liz, Leschen, Richard A. B., Marvaldi, Adriana E., McHugh, Joseph V., Newton, Alfred F., Robertson, James A., Thayer, Margaret K., Whiting, Michael F., Lawrence, John F., S´lipin´ski, Adam, Maddison, David R., and Farrell, Brian D.
Abstract:: Here we present a phylogeny of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single-copy nuclear protein-coding genes, for 367 species representing 172 of 183 extant families. Our results refine existing knowledge of relationships among major groups of beetles. Strepsiptera was confirmed as sister...
Resource Type:: Article

SchrieverConvergentDiversityTraitAppendixS2.pdf

Creator:: Schriever, Tiffany A. and Lytle, David A.
Abstract:: Hydrology is the main environmental filter in aquatic ecosystems and may result in shared tolerances and functional traits among species in disparate ecosystems. We analyzed the associations between taxonomic and functional facets of diversity within aquatic ecosystems (ponds vs. streams) across a hydroperiod gradient (1–365 d) to untangle the hydrologic...
Full Text:: , Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. 2000. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 56 Wiggins, G. B., R. J

Phylogenetic Studies in Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) and Related Families

Creator:: Kanda, Kojun
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I present the results from three studies: (1) a phylogeny of Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera) inferred from a seven-gene dataset derived from PCR and Sanger sequencing; (2) a phylogeny of Tenebrionidae, the largest family in Tenebrionoidea, inferred from a four-gene dataset also derived from PCR and Sanger sequencing; (3)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ! Coleoptera! including! Cucujoidea! (Robertson! et! al.! 2015),! Staphyliniformia! (McKenna! et! al.! 2015a

Vertebrates, arthropods, and invasive plants : an investigation of the top-down and bottom-up interactions of multiple herbivore guilds in a grassland system

Creator:: Farrell, Kelly Anne
Abstract:: Humans are increasing the scale and frequency of many natural disturbances, as well as adding novel disturbances to ecosystems. This thesis uses the arthropod community as a metric to examine the multi-trophic responses to disturbances in California grasslands. Chapter 2 explores how the long-term exclusion of native vertebrate herbivores has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Assessing the Effects of Contemporary Forest Harvest on Headwater Stream Food Webs in the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Mowlds, Emilee A.
Abstract:: Food webs are fundamental in ecology, as they offer a way to better understand the interrelatedness, connectivity, and complexity within a given ecosystem. The use of network analysis to model food webs can provide insights about the importance of physical templates on the organization of biological systems in streams using...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ground dwelling beetles in early and late successional forests in the western Cascades of Oregon

Creator:: Heyborne, William H.
Abstract:: The effects of forest cutting on forested systems and the biotic components of those systems has been at the forefront of scientific research. The inventory and monitoring of biodiversity is one technique used for measuring the effects of forest management. Because bioinventory studies are expensive, indicator species are often sought...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Aquatic community responses to drought disturbance: experimental manipulations of top predator extinctions and stream drying

Creator:: Boersma, Kate S.
Abstract:: Although it is generally assumed that the intensifying abiotic environment is the primary effect of drought on aquatic organisms, drought-induced top predator extinctions may be an important underlying mechanism. I used manipulative experiments to disentangle the impacts of drying and top predator extinctions on arid-land aquatic invertebrate communities. I then...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Habitat associations of riparian beetles (Coleoptera) at Big Beaver Creek Research Natural Area, North Cascades National Park, Washington

Creator:: LaBonte, James R.
Abstract:: Beetle diversity and habitat associations of five prevalent riparian plant communities were examined along the lower reaches of Big Beaver Creek Research Natural Area, North Cascades National Park, Washington. These communities were defined by dominant tree species, and included Alder Swamps, Cedar-Hemlock Forests, Douglas-fir Forests, Gravel Bars, and Willow-Sedge Swamps....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Phylogenomics and Evolution of Ground Beetles, with an Emphasis on the Speciose Tribes Chlaeniini and Bembidiini (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Creator:: Pflug, James M.
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I investigate the evolution and genomes of carabid beetles, a worldwide family of over 38,000 species. I focus on two species-rich groups, the tribes Chlaeniini and Bembidiini, both of which are primarily found on the shores of bodies of water. The former are distinctive for their defensive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution

SchrieverConvergentDiversityTraitAppendixS2.pdf

Phylogenetic Studies in Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) and Related Families

Vertebrates, arthropods, and invasive plants : an investigation of the top-down and bottom-up interactions of multiple herbivore guilds in a grassland system

Assessing the Effects of Contemporary Forest Harvest on Headwater Stream Food Webs in the Oregon Coast Range

Ground dwelling beetles in early and late successional forests in the western Cascades of Oregon

Aquatic community responses to drought disturbance: experimental manipulations of top predator extinctions and stream drying

Habitat associations of riparian beetles (Coleoptera) at Big Beaver Creek Research Natural Area, North Cascades National Park, Washington

Phylogenomics and Evolution of Ground Beetles, with an Emphasis on the Speciose Tribes Chlaeniini and Bembidiini (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

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