Search Results - "PIEL, WILLIAM H."
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The taxonomic name resolution service: an online tool for automated standardization of plant names
Published in BMC bioinformatics (16-01-2013)“…The digitization of biodiversity data is leading to the widespread application of taxon names that are superfluous, ambiguous or incorrect, resulting in…”
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The origins of the Psechridae: Web-building lycosoid spiders
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-08-2018)“…[Display omitted] •Lycosoid spider phylogenetics using traditional molecular markers are inconsistent.•The Psechridae is remarkable because they have…”
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Functional trait space and the latitudinal diversity gradient
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-09-2014)“…Significance We present a conceptual framework for testing theories for the latitudinal gradient of species richness in terms of variation in functional…”
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PhyloWidget: web-based visualizations for the tree of life
Published in Bioinformatics (15-07-2008)“…PhyloWidget is a web-based tool for the visualization and manipulation of phylogenetic tree data. It can be accessed online or downloaded as a standalone…”
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Shifts in trait means and variances in North American tree assemblages: species richness patterns are loosely related to the functional space
Published in Ecography (Copenhagen) (01-07-2015)“…One of the key hypothesized drivers of gradients in species richness is environmental filtering, where environmental stress limits which species from a larger…”
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Phylogenomic analyses reveal a Gondwanan origin and repeated out of India colonizations into Asia by tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (06-04-2021)“…The study of biogeography seeks taxa that share a key set of characteristics, such as timescale of diversification, dispersal ability, and ecological lability…”
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A roadmap for global synthesis of the plant tree of life
Published in American journal of botany (01-03-2018)“…Providing science and society with an integrated, up-to-date, high quality, open, reproducible and sustainable plant tree of life would be a huge service that…”
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Attack risk for butterflies changes with eyespot number and size
Published in Royal Society open science (01-01-2016)“…Butterfly eyespots are known to function in predator deflection and predator intimidation, but it is still unclear what factors cause eyespots to serve one…”
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Distal-less homeobox genes of insects and spiders: genomic organization, function, regulation and evolution
Published in Insect science (01-06-2016)“…The Distal-less (DlI) genes are homeodomain transcription factors that are present in most Metazoa and in representatives of all investigated arthropod groups…”
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The evolution of coloration and opsins in tarantulas
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (30-09-2020)“…Tarantulas paradoxically exhibit a diverse palette of vivid coloration despite their crepuscular to nocturnal habits. The evolutionary origin and maintenance…”
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A single origin for nymphalid butterfly eyespots followed by widespread loss of associated gene expression
Published in PLoS genetics (01-08-2012)“…Understanding how novel complex traits originate involves investigating the time of origin of the trait, as well as the origin of its underlying gene…”
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The global latitudinal diversity gradient pattern in spiders
Published in Journal of biogeography (01-08-2018)“…Aim: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the global latitudinal diversity gradient pattern in spiders is pear-shaped, with maximum species…”
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Tarantula phylogenomics: A robust phylogeny of deep theraphosid clades inferred from transcriptome data sheds light on the prickly issue of urticating setae evolution
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-11-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Transcriptome data confidently resolves relationships between tarantula subfamilies.•The subfamilial validity of Poecilotheriinae and…”
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Ecological niche divergence between the brown recluse spiders Loxosceles laeta and L. surca (Sicariidae) in Chile
Published in Journal of natural history (03-05-2021)“…The laeta species group is the main source of Loxosceles species in Chile, a genus of medical importance due to the cytotoxic properties of its venom and the…”
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Nymphalid eyespot serial homologues originate as a few individualized modules
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (22-07-2014)“…Serial homologues are repeated traits that share similar development but occur in different parts of the body. Variation in number of repeats accounts for…”
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The HSP90 family of genes in the human genome: Insights into their divergence and evolution
Published in Genomics (San Diego, Calif.) (01-12-2005)“…HSP90 proteins are important molecular chaperones. Transcriptome and genome analyses revealed that the human HSP90 family includes 17 genes that fall into four…”
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The iPlant Collaborative: Cyberinfrastructure for Plant Biology
Published in Frontiers in plant science (01-01-2011)“…The iPlant Collaborative (iPlant) is a United States National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project that aims to create an innovative, comprehensive, and…”
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Current Advances in Molecular Phylogenetics
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Molecular Phylogenetics 2016
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Molecular Phylogenetics 2014
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