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F. Losacco

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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F. Lopes· 2 shared G. Montanaro· 2 shared M. Rossini· 2 shared N. Gunter· 2 shared S. Tarasov· 2 shared C. P. D. T. Gillett· 1 shared G. M. Daniel· 1 shared N. Straube· 1 shared

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F. Lopes

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From museum drawer to tree: historical DNA phylogenomics clarifies the systematics of rare dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from museum collections

F. Lopes, N. Gunter, C. P. D. T. Gillett, G. Montanaro, M. Rossini, F. Losacco, G. M. Daniel, N. Straube, S. Tarasov

The paper uses low-cost DNA extraction and Ultraconserved Elements to generate a phylogenetic tree of rare dung beetles from museum specimens, revealing reclassification of a genus.

bioRxiv · Oct 27, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Metagenomics reveals that Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) broadly feed on Reptile dung and could feed on that of Dinosaurs

F. Lopes, M. Rossini, F. Losacco, G. Montanaro, N. Gunter, S. Tarasov

This study uses metagenomics and trapping experiments to show dung beetles feed on reptile and bird dung, suggesting sauropsid dung may have driven their evolution and insular community formation.

bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology