{"id":3171,"date":"2013-04-24T14:52:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T18:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=3171"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:51:50","slug":"new-findings-in-cladistics-described-from-carleton-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2013\/new-findings-in-cladistics-described-from-carleton-university\/","title":{"rendered":"New Findings in Cladistics Described from Carleton University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n New Findings in Cladistics Described from Carleton University\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Publication:Science Letter<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date:Friday April 26th, 2013<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Page:587<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary
\n…of Conopidae is presented here using 66 specimens, including 59 species of Conopidae and seven outgroup taxa.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Carleton University, “Relationships among subfamily clades<\/p>\n\n\n\n

are also explored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2013 APR 26 (NewsRx) — By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Science Letter — Research findings on Cladistics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Ottawa, Canada, by NewsRx journalists, research<\/p>\n\n\n\n

stated, “Members of the family Conopidae (Diptera) have been the focus of little targeted phylogenetic research. The most<\/p>\n\n\n\n

comprehensive test of phylogenetic support for the present subfamily classification of Conopidae is presented here using<\/p>\n\n\n\n

66 specimens, including 59 species of Conopidae and seven outgroup taxa.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Carleton University, “Relationships among subfamily clades<\/p>\n\n\n\n

are also explored. A total of 6824bp of DNA sequence data from five gene regions (12S ribosomal DNA, cytochrome c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

oxidase subunit I, cytochrome b, 28S ribosomal DNA and alanyl-tRNA synthetase) are combined with 111 morphological<\/p>\n\n\n\n

characters in a combined analysis using both parsimony and Bayesian methods. Parsimony analysis recovers three shortest<\/p>\n\n\n\n

trees. Bayesian analysis recovers a nearly identical tree. Five monophyletic subfamilies of Conopidae are recovered. The<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rarely acknowledged Zodioninae is restored, including the genera Zodion and Parazodion. The genus Sicus is removed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

from Myopinae. Morphological synapomorphies are discussed for each subfamily and inter-subfamily clade, including a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

comprehensive review of the character interpretaions of previous authors.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Included are detailed comparative illustrations of male and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

female genitalia of representatives of all five subfamilies with new morphological interpretation.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on this research see: A phylogenetic analysis of relationships among genera of Conopidae<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Diptera) based on molecular and morphological data. Cladistics, 2013;29(2):193-226. Cladistics can be contacted<\/p>\n\n\n\n

at: Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River St, Hoboken 07030-5774, NJ, USA. (Wiley-Blackwell – www.wiley.com\/; Cladistics –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/journal\/10.1111\/(ISSN)1096-0031)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J.F. Gibson, Carleton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

University, Dept. of Biol, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords for this news article include: Ottawa, Canada, Ontario, Cladistics, North and Central America<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our reports deliver fact-based news of research and discoveries from around the world. Copyright 2013, NewsRx LLC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright \u00a9 2013 Science Letter via NewsRx.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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