Search Results - "TREWICK, STEVE A."

Deep global evolutionary radiation in birds: Diversification and trait evolution in the cosmopolitan bird family Rallidae by Garcia-R, Juan C., Gibb, Gillian C., Trewick, Steve A.

“…[Display omitted] •Molecular phylogeny reconciles taxonomic conflict caused by morphological convergence.•Space and time are consistent with young insular…”
Get full text

De‐novo assembly of four rail (Aves: Rallidae) genomes: A resource for comparative genomics by Gaspar, Julien, Trewick, Steve A., Gibb, Gillian C.

“…Rails are a phenotypically diverse family of birds that includes 130 species and displays a wide distribution around the world. Here we present annotated…”
Get full text

Convergent morphological responses to loss of flight in rails (Aves: Rallidae) by Gaspar, Julien, Gibb, Gillian C., Trewick, Steve A.

“…The physiological demands of flight exert strong selection pressure on avian morphology and so it is to be expected that the evolutionary loss of flight…”
Get full text

Eocene diversification of crown group rails (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) by García-R, Juan C, Gibb, Gillian C, Trewick, Steve A

“…Central to our understanding of the timing of bird evolution is debate about an apparent conflict between fossil and molecular data. A deep age for higher…”
Get full text

Dispersal and speciation in purple swamphens (Rallidae: Porphyrio) by Garcia-R, Juan C, Trewick, Steve A

“…Dispersal, when accompanied by reduced gene flow and natural selection, influences speciation rates among groups of organisms. We used molecular phylogenetics,…”
Get full text

Diversification of New Zealand weta (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Anostostomatidae) and their relationships in Australasia by Pratt, Renae C, Morgan-Richards, Mary, Trewick, Steve A

“…(ground weta),…”
Get full text

Geographic parthenogenesis and the common tea-tree stick insect of New Zealand by Morgan-Richards, Mary, Trewick, Steve A, Stringer, Ian A.N

“…Worldwide, parthenogenetic reproduction has evolved many times in the stick insects (Phasmatidae). Many parthenogenetic stick insects show the distribution…”
Get full text

Bird evolution: testing the Metaves clade with six new mitochondrial genomes by Morgan-Richards, Mary, Trewick, Steve A, Bartosch-Härlid, Anna, Kardailsky, Olga, Phillips, Matthew J, McLenachan, Patricia A, Penny, David

“…Evolutionary biologists are often misled by convergence of morphology and this has been common in the study of bird evolution. However, the use of molecular…”
Get full text

Genome statistics and phylogenetic reconstructions for Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) by Vaux, Felix, Hills, Simon F.K., Marshall, Bruce A., Trewick, Steve A., Morgan-Richards, Mary

“…This data article provides genome statistics, phylogenetic networks and trees for a phylogenetic study of Southern Hemisphere Buccinulidae marine snails [1]…”
Get full text

Cave Crickets and Cave Weta (Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae) from the Southern End of the World: A Molecular Phylogeny Test of Biogeographical Hypotheses by Allegrucci, Giuliana, Trewick, Steve A, Fortunato, Angela, Carchini, Gianmaria, Sbordoni, Valerio

“…In this study we reconstructed the molecular phylogeny and attempted to infer historical biogeography of a sample of cricket species, most of them…”
Get full text

Closing the gap: Avian lineage splits at a young, narrow seaway imply a protracted history of mixed population response by Trewick, Steve A., Pilkington, Stephen, Shepherd, Lara D., Gibb, Gillian C., Morgan‐Richards, Mary

“…The evolutionary significance of spatial habitat gaps has been well recognized since Alfred Russel Wallace compared the faunas of Bali and Lombok. Gaps between…”
Get full text

Artefacts, biology and bias in museum collection research by WEHI, PRISCILLA M., WHAANGA, HEMI, TREWICK, STEVE A.

“…Museum collections are increasingly subjected to scientific scrutiny, including molecular, isotopic and trace‐element analyses. Recent advances have extended…”
Get full text

Are you my mother? Phylogenetic analysis reveals orphan hybrid stick insect genus is part of a monophyletic New Zealand clade by Trewick, Steve A., Morgan-Richards, Mary, Collins, Lesley J.

“…The hybrid stick insect genus Acanthoxyla Uvarov 1944 is unusual for an obligate parthenogen, in the extreme morphological diversity it exhibits that has led…”
Get full text

A new genus for the Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Sundevall, 1850 (Aves, Rallidae) by Sangster, George, Garcia-R, Juan Carlos, Trewick, Steve A.

“…Molecular phylogenetic analysis has demonstrated that the genus Gallinula is not monophyletic and comprises four major lineages. A review of the nomenclature…”
Get full text

Mutualism or opportunism? Tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) and tree weta (Hemideina) interactions by WYMAN, TARRYN E., TREWICK, STEVE A., MORGAN-RICHARDS, MARY, NOBLE, ALASDAIR D. L.

“…Mutualisms or interspecific interactions involving net mutual benefits, are an important component of ecological theory, although effectively demonstrating…”
Get full text

Exploring the concept of niche convergence in a land without rodents: the case of weta as small mammals by Griffin, Melissa J., Trewick, Steve A., Wehi, Priscilla M., Morgan-Richards, Mary

“…The distinctiveness of New Zealand's large endemic orthopterans and lack of small mammals in our forest ecosystems led to the description of weta as…”
Get full text

When is it coevolution? The case of ground wētā and fleshy fruits in New Zealand by Morgan-Richards, Mary, Trewick, Steve A., Dunavan, Scott

“…Both tree and ground wētā have been proposed as potential seed dispersers of some New Zealand fruit. We examine evidence for coevolution of ground wētā and…”
Get full text