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Shaun L. Winterton

Researcher at California Department of Food and Agriculture

Publications -  118
Citations -  2651

Shaun L. Winterton is an academic researcher from California Department of Food and Agriculture. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genus & Neuroptera. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 113 publications receiving 2266 citations. Previous affiliations of Shaun L. Winterton include University of Queensland & Illinois Natural History Survey.

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Single-copy nuclear genes resolve the phylogeny of the holometabolous insects

TL;DR: Evidence from nucleotide sequences of six single-copy nuclear protein coding genes used to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships and estimate evolutionary divergence times is presented, finding strong support for a close relationship between Coleoptera (beetles) and Strepsiptera, a previously proposed, but analytically controversial relationship.
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On wings of lace: Phylogeny and Bayesian divergence time estimates of Neuropterida (Insecta) based on morphological and molecular data

TL;DR: Megaloptera were found to be paraphyletic with respect to the rest of Neuroptera, calling into question the validity of the ordinal status for Megaloptera as presently defined, and the phylogenetic status and taxonomic composition of Polystoechotidae and Ithonidae are in need of re‐evaluation.
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Evolution of lacewings and allied orders using anchored phylogenomics (Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Raphidioptera)

TL;DR: Analysis of anchored hybrid enrichment (AHE) data under a variety of analytical parameters recovered a well‐resolved and strongly supported tree for the higher phylogeny of Neuropterida that is highly concordant with previous estimates based on DNA sequence data.
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Interactions between nutrient status and weevil herbivory in the biological control of water hyacinth

TL;DR: Water hyacinth plants grown at higher nutrient concentration were superior hosts to Neochetina bruchi, and local nutrient enrichment of water may assist the establishment of control agents in low-nutrient waterbodies.
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Mitochondrial phylogenomics illuminates the evolutionary history of Neuropterida

TL;DR: A robust, fully resolved phylogeny and divergence time estimation for Neuropterida is presented with strong statistical support for almost all nodes and competing hypotheses regarding the life style of early neuropteridan larvae as either aquatic or terrestrial are evaluated.