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N. Gunter

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Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:multiple species· 2 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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S. Tarasov· 3 shared F. Lopes· 2 shared F. Losacco· 2 shared G. Montanaro· 2 shared M. Rossini· 2 shared A. Mikaelyan· 1 shared A. Short· 1 shared B. M. Wiegmann· 1 shared

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Chewing Through Challenges: Exploring the Evolutionary Pathways to Wood-Feeding in Insects

C. F. Beza-Beza, B. M. Wiegmann, J. A. Ware, M. Petersen, N. Gunter, M. E. Cole, M. Schwarz, M. A. Bertone, D. Young, A. Mikaelyan

This paper investigates the evolutionary origins of saproxylophagy in insects, proposing the Detritivore-First Hypothesis and emphasizing the role of gut microbiomes in wood digestion.

bioRxiv · Dec 27, 2023Evolutionary Biology

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

To design or not to design? Comparison of beetle ultraconserved element probe set utility based on phylogenetic distance, breadth, and method of probe design

G. Gustafson, R. Glynn, A. Short, S. Tarasov, N. Gunter

The paper evaluates UCE probe set utility for scarabaeoid beetles based on phylogenetic distance, breadth, and design method, finding that utility decreases with greater distance and narrower breadth.

bioRxiv · Jan 6, 2023Evolutionary 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