TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporating fossils into hypotheses of insect phylogeny
AU - Ware, Jessica L.
AU - Barden, Phillip
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the editors for inviting us to contribute to this series. The authors also thank Melissa Sanchez-Herrera for helpful figure feedback. This work was funded in part through National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship #1523788 and NSF CAREER grant #1453157.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Fossils represent stem and crown lineages, and their inclusion in phylogenetic reconstruction influences branch lengths, topology, and divergence time estimation. In addition, paleontological data may inform trends in morphological evolution as well as biogeographic history. Here we review the incorporation of fossils in studies of insect evolution, from morphological analyses to combined ‘total evidence’ node dating analyses. We discuss challenges associated with fossil based phylogenetics, and suggest best practices for use in tree reconstruction.
AB - Fossils represent stem and crown lineages, and their inclusion in phylogenetic reconstruction influences branch lengths, topology, and divergence time estimation. In addition, paleontological data may inform trends in morphological evolution as well as biogeographic history. Here we review the incorporation of fossils in studies of insect evolution, from morphological analyses to combined ‘total evidence’ node dating analyses. We discuss challenges associated with fossil based phylogenetics, and suggest best practices for use in tree reconstruction.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cois.2016.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.cois.2016.10.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27939713
AN - SCOPUS:84994219981
SN - 2214-5745
VL - 18
SP - 69
EP - 76
JO - Current Opinion in Insect Science
JF - Current Opinion in Insect Science
ER -