From Latreille to DNA systematics: Towards a modern synthesis for carabidology
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From Latreille to DNA systematics : Towards a modern synthesis for carabidology. / Aßmann, Thorsten; Buse, Jörn; Drees, Claudia et al.
Back to the roots and back to the future: Towards a New Synthesis between Taxonomic, Ecological and Biogeographical Approaches in Carabidology. Hrsg. / Lyubomir D. Penev; Terry L. Erwin; Thorsten Aßmann . Pensoft Publishers Ltd., 2008. S. 41-76 (Pensoft Series Faunistica ; Nr. 75).Publikation: Beiträge in Sammelwerken › Aufsätze in Konferenzbänden › Forschung › begutachtet
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T1 - From Latreille to DNA systematics
T2 - 13th European Carabidologists' Meeting - 2007
AU - Aßmann, Thorsten
AU - Buse, Jörn
AU - Drees, Claudia
AU - Habel, Jan Christian
AU - Härdtle, Werner
AU - Oheimb, Goddert
AU - Schuldt, Andreas
AU - Wrase, D. W.
AU - Matern, Andrea
N1 - Conference code: 13
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The aim of this contribution is a compilation of the present-day status of carabid taxonomy and systematics with a special focus on the Palaearctic. We give a short review on morphology-based alpha taxonomy (MORAT), morphometry, karyotypes, and molecular systematics. We believe that MORAT has to be subdivided in two periods, a classical and a modern one. The latter is mainly characterised by the excessive use of genital characters for classifi cation and ranking of taxa. Important molecular marker systems for carabid taxonomy and systematics are allozymes, mitochondrial DNA sequences, microsatelliteDNA and nuclear DNA sequences. We discuss the use of molecular methods tosolve taxonomic problems at the species level and plead for a combination of molecular techniques, morphometrics and morphology-based taxonomy. Following challenges of present-day taxonomy and systematics are discussed: (1) stability of nomenclature, (2) tremendous amount of undescribed taxa, even from the Palaearctic, (3) the role of different aedeagus shapes to delimit species, and (4) incongruence of the results from MORAT, morphometrics, and molecular techniques.
AB - The aim of this contribution is a compilation of the present-day status of carabid taxonomy and systematics with a special focus on the Palaearctic. We give a short review on morphology-based alpha taxonomy (MORAT), morphometry, karyotypes, and molecular systematics. We believe that MORAT has to be subdivided in two periods, a classical and a modern one. The latter is mainly characterised by the excessive use of genital characters for classifi cation and ranking of taxa. Important molecular marker systems for carabid taxonomy and systematics are allozymes, mitochondrial DNA sequences, microsatelliteDNA and nuclear DNA sequences. We discuss the use of molecular methods tosolve taxonomic problems at the species level and plead for a combination of molecular techniques, morphometrics and morphology-based taxonomy. Following challenges of present-day taxonomy and systematics are discussed: (1) stability of nomenclature, (2) tremendous amount of undescribed taxa, even from the Palaearctic, (3) the role of different aedeagus shapes to delimit species, and (4) incongruence of the results from MORAT, morphometrics, and molecular techniques.
KW - Biology
KW - Ecosystems Research
M3 - Article in conference proceedings
SN - 9789546423252
SN - 9546423254
T3 - Pensoft Series Faunistica
SP - 41
EP - 76
BT - Back to the roots and back to the future
A2 - Penev, Lyubomir D.
A2 - Erwin, Terry L.
A2 - Aßmann , Thorsten
PB - Pensoft Publishers Ltd.
Y2 - 20 August 2007 through 24 August 2007
ER -