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Ancient biogeography of generalist predators on remote oceanic islands by Gillespie, R. G., Brewer, M. S., Roderick, G. K.

“…Aim Remote islands are known for providing spectacular examples of adaptive radiation, with ecological divergence across a lineage giving rise to multiple…”
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Community assembly on isolated islands: macroecology meets evolution by Rominger, A. J, K. R. Goodman, J. Y. Lim, E. E. Armstrong, L. E. Becking, G. M Bennett, M. S. Brewer, D. D. Cotoras, C. P. Ewing, J. Harte, N. D. Martinez, P. M. O'Grady, D. M. Percy, D. K. Price, G. K. Roderick, K. L. Shaw, F. S. Valdovinos, D. S. Gruner, R. G. Gillespie

“…AIM: Understanding how ecological and evolutionary processes together determine patterns of biodiversity remains a central aim in biology. Guided by ecological…”
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Rapid diversification of sexual signals in Hawaiian Nesosydne planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae): the relative role of neutral and selective forces by Goodman, K. R, Kelley, J. P, Welter, S. C, Roderick, G. K, Elias, D. O

“…Changes in sexual signals have the potential to promote rapid divergence and reproductive isolation among populations of animals. Thus, identifying processes…”
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Speciation and phylogeography of Hawaiian terrestrial arthropods by RODERICK, G. K., GILLESPIE, R. G.

“…The Hawaiian archipelago is arguably the world’s finest natural laboratory for the study of evolution and patterns of speciation. Arthropods comprise over 75%…”
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Isolation and Characterization of Nine Microsatellite Loci from Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Biotype B by Hadjistylli, M., Schwartz, S. A., Brown, J. K., Roderick, G. K.

“…Nine microsatellites were isolated from Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) biotype B and screened across 60 individuals from two populations (biotype B) to examine…”
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Molecular markers reveal strong geographic, but not host associated, genetic differentiation in Aphidius transcaspicus, a parasitoid of the aphid genus Hyalopterus by Lozier, J D, Roderick, G K, Mills, N J

“…Host plant associated genetic differentiation is a common phenomenon in phytophagous insects, but the degree to which such associations sequentially drive…”
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Determining the source of individuals: multilocus genotyping in nonequilibrium population genetics by Davies, Neil, Villablanca, Francis X., Roderick, George K.

“…Recently founded populations represent an enormous challenge for genetic analysis: new populations are often genetically impoverished, making it hard to find…”
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Geographic Structure of Insect Populations: Gene Flow, Phylogeography, and Their Uses by Roderick, G K

“…Geographic structure of populations is a fundamental component of ecology and evolution that combines both demographic and genetic processes, such as gene flow…”
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The phylogenetic relationships of whale-fall vesicomyid clams based on mitochondrial COI DNA sequences by Baco, A. R., Smith, C. R., Peek, A. S., Roderick, G. K., Vrijenhoek, R. C.

“…Whale skeletons on the deep-sea floor provide sulfide-rich habitats that may act as stepping stones for the dispersal of animals dependent on chemoautotrophic…”
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Domestication of olive fly through a multi-regional host shift to cultivated olives: Comparative dating using complete mitochondrial genomes by Nardi, F., Carapelli, A., Boore, J.L., Roderick, G.K., Dallai, R., Frati, F.

“…Relationships among Olive fly genomes, colour coded according to the genetic groups identified, overlaid on a map describing ancient (pre-domestication) wild…”
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Invasion genetics of the Mediterranean fruit fly: variation in multiple nuclear introns by VILLABLANCA, F. X., RODERICK, G. K., PALUMBI, S. R.

“…Biological invasions generally start from low initial population sizes, leading to reduced genetic variation in nuclear and especially mitochondrial DNA…”
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Towards writing the encyclopaedia of life: an introduction to DNA barcoding by Savolainen, Vincent, Cowan, Robyn S, Vogler, Alfried P, Roderick, George K, Lane, Richard

“…An international consortium of major natural history museums, herbaria and other organizations has launched an ambitious project, the ‘Barcode of Life…”
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Density-related migration in planthoppers (Homoptera: Delphacidae): the role of habitat persistence by Denno, R.F. (University of Maryland, College Park, MD), Roderick, G.K, Olmstead, K.L

“…We investigated the selective pressures associated with the possession of wings and migration in wing-dimorphic planthoppers (Homoptera: Delphacidae). Both…”
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Invasive phytophagous pests arising through a recent tropical evolutionary radiation: the Bactrocera dorsalis complex of fruit flies by Clarke, A.R, Armstrong, K.F, Carmichael, A.E, Milne, J.R, Raghu, S, Roderick, G.K, Yeates, D.K

“…The Bactrocera dorsalis complex of tropical fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) contains 75 described species, largely endemic to Southeast Asia…”
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Habitat persistence underlies intraspecific variation in the dispersal strategies of planthoppers by Denno, Robert F., Roderick, George K., Peterson, Merrill A., Huberty, Andrea F., Dobel, Hartmut G., Eubanks, Micky D., Losey, John E., Langellotto, Gail A.

“…Dispersal is considered a vital life history characteristic for insects exploiting temporary habitats, and life history theorists have often hypothesized an…”
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ARTHROPODS ON ISLANDS: Colonization, Speciation, and Conservation by Gillespie, Rosemary G, Roderick, George K

“…Islands have traditionally been considered to be any relatively small body of land completely surrounded by water. However, their primary biological…”
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Molecular phylogeny of Banza (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae), the endemic katydids of the Hawaiian Archipelago by Shapiro, L.H., Strazanac, J.S., Roderick, G.K.

“…The extant endemic katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) of the Hawaiian Archipelago include one to three species per high island and a single species on Nihoa,…”
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Density-related dispersal in planthoppers: effects of interspecific crowding by Denno, Robert F., Roderick, George K.

“…In dense populations, most planthoppers (Homoptera:Delphacidae) produce fully winged migratory forms that can escape to new habitats. Under less crowded…”
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Population Biology of Planthoppers by Denno, R F, Roderick, G K

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Genes in new environments: genetics and evolution in biological control by Roderick, George K, Navajas, Maria

“…The availability of new genetic technologies has positioned the field of biological control as a test bed for theories in evolutionary biology and for…”
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