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Ainsley E. Seago
Researcher at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Publications - 19
Citations - 1821
Ainsley E. Seago is an academic researcher from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. The author has contributed to research in topics: Leiodidae & Genus. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 18 publications receiving 1544 citations. Previous affiliations of Ainsley E. Seago include University of California, Berkeley & Cornell University.
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Phylogeny of the Coleoptera Based on Morphological Characters of Adults and Larvae
John F. Lawrence,Adam Slipinski,Ainsley E. Seago,Margaret K. Thayer,Alfred F. Newton,Adriana E. Marvaldi +5 more
TL;DR: In order to infer phylogenetic relationships within the extraordinarily speciesrich order Coleoptera, a cladistic analysis is performed, in which 516 adult and larval morphological characters are scored for 359 beetle taxa, representing 314 families or subfamilies plus seven outgroup taxa representing seven holometabolan orders.
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Gold bugs and beyond: a review of iridescence and structural colour mechanisms in beetles (Coleoptera)
TL;DR: An overview of iridescence mechanisms observed in Coleoptera is provided, along with discussion of the putative functions and evolutionary pathways by which iridescent has repeatedly arisen in beetles.
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Integrative taxonomy, or iterative taxonomy?
David K. Yeates,Ainsley E. Seago,Leigh A. Nelson,Stephen L. Cameron,Leo Joseph,John W.H. Trueman,John W.H. Trueman +6 more
TL;DR: The term ‘iterative taxonomy’ is proposed for current practice that treats species boundaries as hypotheses to be tested with new evidence, and a search for biological or evolutionary explanations for discordant evidence can be used to distinguish between competing species boundary hypotheses.
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Phylogeny, classification and evolution of ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) based on simultaneous analysis of molecular and morphological data
TL;DR: The phylogenetic results suggest that the evolutionary success of Coccinellidae is in large part attributable to the exploitation of ant-tended sternorrhynchan insects as a food source, enabled by the key innovation of unusual defense mechanisms in larvae.
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Phylogeny and evolution of Staphyliniformia and Scarabaeiformia: forest litter as a stepping stone for diversification of nonphytophagous beetles
Duane D. McKenna,Brian D. Farrell,Michael S. Caterino,Charles W. Farnum,David C. Hawks,David R. Maddison,Ainsley E. Seago,Andrew E. Z. Short,Alfred F. Newton,Margaret K. Thayer +9 more
TL;DR: The phylogeny of Staphyliniformia is reconstructed using DNA sequences from nuclear 28S rDNA and the nuclear protein‐coding gene CAD for 282 species representing all living families and most subfamilies, with a representative sample of Scarabaeiformia serving as a near outgroup, and three additional beetles as more distant outgroups.