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- Nilsson, R. Henrik, 1976, et al.
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Mycobiome diversity: high-throughput sequencing and identification of fungi.
- 2019
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Ingår i: Nature reviews. Microbiology. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1740-1534 .- 1740-1526. ; 17, s. 95-109
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fungi are major ecological players in both terrestrial and aquatic environments by cycling organic matter and channelling nutrients across trophic levels. High-throughput sequencing (HTS) studies of fungal communities are redrawing the map of the fungal kingdom by hinting at its enormous - and largely uncharted - taxonomic and functional diversity. However, HTS approaches come with a range of pitfalls and potential biases, cautioning against unwary application and interpretation of HTS technologies and results. In this Review, we provide an overview and practical recommendations for aspects of HTS studies ranging from sampling and laboratory practices to data processing and analysis. We also discuss upcoming trends and techniques in the field and summarize recent and noteworthy results from HTS studies targeting fungal communities and guilds. Our Review highlights the need for reproducibility and public data availability in the study of fungal communities. If the associated challenges and conceptual barriers are overcome, HTS offers immense possibilities in mycology and elsewhere.
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- Hibbett, D. S., et al.
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Progress in molecular and morphological taxon discovery in Fungi and options for formal classification of environmental sequences
- 2011
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Ingår i: Fungal Biology Reviews. - 1749-4613. ; 25:1, s. 38-47
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fungal taxonomy seeks to discover, describe, and classify all species of Fungi and provide tools for their identification. About 100,000 fungal species have been described so far, but it has been estimated that there may be from 1.5 to 5.1 million extant fungal species. Over the last decade, about 1200 new species of Fungi have been described in each year. At that rate, it may take up to 4000 y to describe all species of Fungi using current specimen-based approaches. At the same time, the number of molecular operational taxonomic units (MOTUs) discovered in ecological surveys has been increasing dramatically. We analyzed ribosomal RNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences in the GenBank nucleotide database and classified them as “environmental” or “specimen-based”. We obtained 91,225 sequences, of which 30,217 (33 %) were of environmental origin. Clustering at an average 93 % identity in extracted ITS1 and ITS2 sequences yielded 16,969 clusters, including 6230 (37 %) clusters with only environmental sequences, and 2223 (13 %) clusters with both environmental and specimen-based sequences. In 2008 and 2009, the number of purely environmental clusters deposited in GenBank exceeded the number of species described based on specimens, and this does not include the huge number of unnamed MOTUs discovered in pyrosequencing studies. To enable communication about fungal diversity, there is a pressing need to develop classification systems based on environmental sequences. Assigning Latin binomials to MOTUs would promote their integration with specimen-based taxonomic databases, whereas the use of numerical codes for MOTUs would perpetuate a disconnect with the taxonomic literature. MOTUs could be formally named under the existing International Code of Botanical Nomenclature if the concept of a nomenclatural type was expanded to include environmental samples or illustrations of sequence chromatograms (or alignments). Alternatively, a “candidate species” category could be created for Fungi, based on the candidatus taxon status employed by microbiologists.
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- Nilsson, R. Henrik, 1976, et al.
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Molecular identification of fungi: rationale, philosophical concerns, and the UNITE database
- 2011
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Ingår i: The Open Applied Informatics Journal. - : Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.. - 1874-1363. ; 5, s. 81-86
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Fungi form a ubiquitous group of largely inconspicuous organisms that play key ecological roles in terrestrial nutrient cycling. The typically subterranean or otherwise unnoticeable nature of fungal life has left mycology with a partial understanding of fungal biology, and progress is hampered by factors such as the difficulty to delimit species and individuals of fungi and the sparsity of discriminatory morphological and physiological characters for reliable species identification. These and other complications have paved the way for DNA sequence data as an important source of information in mycology, and there are now twenty years’ worth of fungal sequence data available for scientific purposes. However, issues of data reliability and generality impede the use of publicly available fungal DNA sequences. The UNITE database for molecular identification of fungi (http://unite.ut.ee) was built as a response to the difficulties facing anyone seeking to identify environmental samples of fungi to species level using molecular data and the major international sequence databases. The present study describes the UNITE database and examines the role of UNITE in the light of emerging sequencing technologies, notably massively parallel (“454”) pyrosequencing. Environmental sampling of fungi is discussed from a taxonomic perspective.
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- Svensson, Ola, 1971, et al.
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How sexual and natural selection interact and shape the evolution of nests and nesting behaviour in fishes
- 2023
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Ingår i: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. - 0962-8436 .- 1471-2970. ; 378:1884
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Among ray-finned fishes that provide parental care, many spawn in constructed nests, ranging from bowls, burrows and ridges to nests made of algae or bubbles. Because a nest by definition is a construction that enhances the nest-builder's fitness by helping it meet the needs of the developing offspring, nest-building behaviour is naturally selected, as is a preference for spawning with mates that provide well-built nests. However, nest-building behaviour can also be sexually selected, when nest traits increase mating success, protect against sperm competition or nest take-overs by conspecifics. Here, we offer a systematic review, with examples of how competition for sites and location of fish nests relates to sexual selection. We examine direct and indirect benefits of mate choice linked to nest traits, and different types of nests, from a sexual selection perspective. Nest-related behaviours are often under both natural and sexual selection, and we disentangle examples where that is the case, with special attention to females. We highlight some taxa in which nest building is likely to be sexually selected, but lack of research has left them uninvestigated. Some of them are established aquarium species, making them particularly amenable for future research. Finally, we compare with arthropods, amphibians and birds.
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- Kvarnemo, Charlotta, 1963
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Why do some animals mate with one partner rather than many? A review of causes and consequences of monogamy.
- 2018
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Ingår i: Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. - : Wiley. - 1469-185X. ; 93, s. 1795-1812
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Why do some animals mate with one partner rather than many? Here, I investigate factors related to (i) spatial constraints (habitat limitation, mate availability), (ii) time constraints (breeding synchrony, length of breeding season), (iii) need for parental care, and (iv) genetic compatibility, to see what support can be found in different taxa regarding the importance of these factors in explaining the occurrence of monogamy, whether shown by one sex (monogyny or monandry) or by both sexes (mutual monogamy). Focusing on reproductive rather than social monogamy whenever possible, I review the empirical literature for birds, mammals and fishes, with occasional examples from other taxa. Each of these factors can explain mating patterns in some taxa, but not in all. In general, there is mixed support for how well the factors listed above predict monogamy. The factor that shows greatest support across taxa is habitat limitation. By contrast, while a need for parental care might explain monogamy in freshwater fishes and birds, there is clear evidence that this is not the case in marine fishes and mammals. Hence, reproductive monogamy does not appear to have a single overriding explanation, but is more taxon specific. Genetic compatibility is a promising avenue for future work likely to improve our understanding of monogamy and other mating patterns. I also discuss eight important consequences of reproductive monogamy: (i) parentage, (ii) parental care, (iii) eusociality and altruism, (iv) infanticide, (v) effective population size, (vi) mate choice before mating, (vii) sexual selection, and (viii) sexual conflict. Of these, eusociality and infanticide have been subject to debate, briefly summarised herein. A common expectation is that monogamy leads to little sexual conflict and no or little sexual selection. However, as reviewed here, sexual selection can be substantial under mutual monogamy, and both sexes can be subject to such selection. Under long-term mutual monogamy, mate quality is obviously more important than mate numbers, which in turn affects the need for pre-mating mate choice. Overall, I conclude that, despite much research on genetic mating patterns, reproductive monogamy is still surprisingly poorly understood and further experimental and comparative work is needed. This review identifies several areas in need of more data and also proposes new hypotheses to test.
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- Larsson, Åke, 1944, et al.
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Kustfisk - hälsa
- 2012
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Ingår i: HAVET 2012 - Om miljötillståndet i svenska havsområden. - 1654-6741. ; år 2012
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- Janz, Niklas
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Ehrlich and Raven Revisited : Mechanisms Underlying Codiversification of Plants and Enemies
- 2011
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Ingår i: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics. - : Annual Reviews. - 1543-592X .- 1545-2069. ; 42, s. 71-89
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- After almost 50 years of scrutiny, the ideas that Ehrlich and Raven presented in their classical paper on the coevolution between butterflies and plants are still very much alive. Much of this interest has involved the potential for codiversification, both in how the interaction itself diversifies and how the interaction affects modes and rates of speciation. Despite high levels of conservatism and specialization, diversification of the interaction appears to be mainly a consequence of host shifts, but this somewhat paradoxical conclusion can be understood by an appreciation of the ecological as well as genetic mechanisms behind host shifts. There are several ways that the interaction can influence speciation, with or without host-plant-based di-vergent selection on reproductive barriers. One current debate is over the relative importance of radiations following shifts to new adaptive zones and elevated rates of speciation in groups with plastic and diverse host use.
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- Richter-Boix, Alexander, et al.
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Fine-grained adaptive divergence in an amphibian : genetic basis of phenotypic divergence and the role of nonrandom gene flow in restricting effective migration among wetlands
- 2013
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Ingår i: Molecular Ecology. - : Wiley. - 0962-1083 .- 1365-294X. ; 22:5, s. 1322-1340
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Adaptive ecological differentiation among sympatric populations is promoted by environmental heterogeneity, strong local selection and restricted gene flow. High gene flow, on the other hand, is expected to homogenize genetic variation among populations and therefore prevent local adaptation. Understanding how local adaptation can persist at the spatial scale at which gene flow occurs has remained an elusive goal, especially for wild vertebrate populations. Here, we explore the roles of natural selection and nonrandom gene flow (isolation by breeding time and habitat choice) in restricting effective migration among local populations and promoting generalized genetic barriers to neutral gene flow. We examined these processes in a network of 17 breeding ponds of the moor frog Rana arvalis, by combining environmental field data, a common garden experiment and data on variation in neutral microsatellite loci and in a thyroid hormone receptor (TR) gene putatively under selection. We illustrate the connection between genotype, phenotype and habitat variation and demonstrate that the strong differences in larval life history traits observed in the common garden experiment can result from adaptation to local pond characteristics. Remarkably, we found that haplotype variation in the TR gene contributes to variation in larval development time and growth rate, indicating that polymorphism in the TR gene is linked with the phenotypic variation among the environments. Genetic distance in neutral markers was correlated with differences in breeding time and environmental differences among the ponds, but not with geographical distance. These results demonstrate that while our study area did not exceed the scale of gene flow, ecological barriers constrained gene flow among contrasting habitats. Our results highlight the roles of strong selection and nonrandom gene flow created by phenological variation and, possibly, habitat preferences, which together maintain genetic and phenotypic divergence at a fine-grained spatial scale.
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- Herbert-Read, James E.
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Understanding how animal groups achieve coordinated movement
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Experimental Biology. - : The Company of Biologists. - 0022-0949 .- 1477-9145. ; 19, s. 2971-2983
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Moving animal groups display remarkable feats of coordination. This coordination is largely achieved when individuals adjust their movement in response to their neighbours' movements and positions. Recent advancements in automated tracking technologies, including computer vision and GPS, now allow researchers to gather large amounts of data on the movements and positions of individuals in groups. Furthermore, analytical techniques from fields such as statistical physics now allow us to identify the precise interaction rules used by animals on the move. These interaction rules differ not only between species, but also between individuals in the same group. These differences have wide-ranging implications, affecting how groups make collective decisions and driving the evolution of collective motion. Here, I describe how trajectory data can be used to infer how animals interact in moving groups. I give examples of the similarities and differences in the spatial and directional organisations of animal groups between species, and discuss the rules that animals use to achieve this organisation. I then explore how groups of the same species can exhibit different structures, and ask whether this results from individuals adapting their interaction rules. I then examine how the interaction rules between individuals in the same groups can also differ, and discuss how this can affect ecological and evolutionary processes. Finally, I suggest areas of future research.
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