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Michael W. Gates
Researcher at National Museum of Natural History
Publications - 75
Citations - 1259
Michael W. Gates is an academic researcher from National Museum of Natural History. The author has contributed to research in topics: Eulophidae & Eurytomidae. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 67 publications receiving 1006 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael W. Gates include United States Department of Agriculture & Agricultural Research Service.
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Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees
Michael G. Branstetter,Michael G. Branstetter,Bryan N. Danforth,James P. Pitts,Brant C. Faircloth,Philip S. Ward,Matthew L. Buffington,Michael W. Gates,Robert R. Kula,Seán G. Brady +9 more
TL;DR: There is unequivocal evidence that ants are the sister group to bees+apoid wasps (Apoidea) and that bees are nested within a paraphyletic Crabronidae, and that taxon choice can fundamentally impact tree topology and clade support in phylogenomic inference.
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A phylogenetic analysis of the megadiverse Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)
John M. Heraty,Roger A. Burks,Roger A. Burks,Astrid Cruaud,Astrid Cruaud,Gary A. P. Gibson,Johan Liljeblad,Johan Liljeblad,James B. Munro,James B. Munro,Jean-Yves Rasplus,Gérard Delvare,Peter Jansta,Alex Gumovsky,John T. Huber,James B. Woolley,Lars Krogmann,Steve Heydon,Andrew Polaszek,Stefan Schmidt,D. Chris Darling,D. Chris Darling,Michael W. Gates,Jason L. Mottern,Elizabeth A. Murray,Ana Dal Molin,Serguei V. Triapitsyn,Hannes Baur,John D. Pinto,Simon Van Noort,Jeremiah George,Matthew J. Yoder +31 more
TL;DR: The first phylogenetic analysis of the superfamily Chalcidoidea based on both morphological and molecular data is presented and several life‐history traits are mapped onto the new phylogeny.
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Vouchering DNA-barcoded specimens: test of a nondestructive extraction protocol for terrestrial arthropods
Daniel L. Rowley,Jonathan A. Coddington,Michael W. Gates,Allen L. Norrbom,Ronald Ochoa,Natalia J. Vandenberg,Matthew H. Greenstone +6 more
TL;DR: A protocol for the nondestructive extraction of DNA from terrestrial arthropods is described, using as examples members of the orders Acarina, Araneae, Coleoptera, Diptera, and Hymenoptera chosen to represent the ranges in size, overall sclerotization, and delicacy of key morphological characters in the group.
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Advanced Imaging Techniques II: Using a Compound Microscope for Photographing Point-Mount Specimens
TL;DR: A technique for photographing minute insects under very high magnification without the use of SEM, which is advantageous over SEM for several reasons: destructive sputter-coating is unnecessary; the specimen need not be exposed to the rigors of low vacuum; color information is retained; and the technique is cost-effective, often using “surplus” equipment.
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A hymenopterists' guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: Utility, clarification, and future directions
Katja C. Seltmann,Katja C. Seltmann,Matthew J. Yoder,Matthew J. Yoder,István Mikó,István Mikó,Mattias Forshage,Matthew A. Bertone,Donat Agosti,Andrew D. Austin,James P. Balhoff,James P. Balhoff,Marek L. Borowiec,Seán G. Brady,Gavin R. Broad,Roger A. Burks,Matthew L. Buffington,Heather M. Campbell,Kelly J. Dew,Andrew F. Ernst,Jose Fernandez-Triana,Michael W. Gates,Gary A. P. Gibson,John T. Jennings,Norman F. Johnson,Dave Karlsson,Ricardo Kawada,Lars Krogmann,Robert R. Kula,Patricia L. Mullins,M. Ohl,Claus Rasmussen,Fredrik Ronquist,Susanne Schulmeister,Michael J. Sharkey,Elijah J. Talamas,Erika M. Tucker,Lars Vilhelmsen,Philip S. Ward,Robert A. Wharton,Andrew R. Deans +40 more
TL;DR: The history, development, and utility of the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology (HAO) and its associated applications are described and the roles of homology, “preferred terms”, and “structural equivalency” are discussed.