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  1. Article ; Online: Sex and race differences in the performance of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-h algorithm with high-sensitivity troponin T.

    Supples, Michael W / Snavely, Anna C / O'Neill, James C / Ashburn, Nicklaus P / Allen, Brandon R / Christenson, Robert H / Nowak, Richard / Wilkerson, R Gentry / Mumma, Bryn E / Madsen, Troy / Stopyra, Jason P / Mahler, Simon A

    Clinical cardiology

    2023  Volume 47, Issue 2, Page(s) e24199

    Abstract: ... of Cardiology (ESC) 0/1-h algorithm in sex and race subgroups of US Emergency Department (ED) patients is ... and 1-h hs-cTnT measures from eight US EDs (1/2017 to 9/2018) were stratified into rule-out ... the hs-cTnT ESC 0/1-h algorithm may not be safe for use in US EDs. Trial Registration: High-Sensitivity ...

    Abstract The diagnostic performance of the high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-cTnT) European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 0/1-h algorithm in sex and race subgroups of US Emergency Department (ED) patients is unclear. A pre-planned subgroup analysis of the STOP-CP cohort study was conducted. Participants with 0- and 1-h hs-cTnT measures from eight US EDs (1/2017 to 9/2018) were stratified into rule-out, observation, and rule-in zones using the hs-cTnT ESC 0/1 algorithm. The primary outcome was adjudicated 30-day cardiac death or MI. The proportion with the primary outcome in each zone was compared between subgroups with Fisher's exact tests. The negative predictive value (NPV) of the ESC 0/1 rule-out zone for 30-day CDMI was calculated and compared between subgroups using Fisher's exact tests. Of the 1422 patients enrolled, 54.2% (770/1422) were male and 58.1% (826/1422) white with a mean age of 57.6 ± 12.8 years. At 30 days, cardiac death or myocardial infarction (MI) occurred in 12.9% (183/1422) of participants. Among patients stratified to the rule-out zone, 30-day cardiac death or MI occurred in 1.1% (5/436) of women versus 2.1% (8/436) of men (p = .40) and 1.2% (4/331) of non-white patients versus 1.8% (9/490) of white patients (p = .58). The NPV for 30-day cardiac death or MI was similar among women versus men (98.9% [95% confidence interval, CI: 97.3-99.6] vs. 97.9% [95% CI: 95.9-99.1]; p = .40) and among white versus non-white patients (98.8% [95% CI: 96.9-99.7] vs. 98.2% [95% CI: 96.5-99.2]; p = .39). NPVs <99% in each subgroup suggest the hs-cTnT ESC 0/1-h algorithm may not be safe for use in US EDs. Trial Registration: High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T to Optimize Chest Pain Risk Stratification (STOP-CP; ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02984436; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02984436).
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Troponin T ; Cohort Studies ; Race Factors ; Prospective Studies ; Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis ; Cardiology ; Algorithms ; Death ; Biomarkers
    Chemical Substances Troponin T ; Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391935-3
    ISSN 1932-8737 ; 0160-9289
    ISSN (online) 1932-8737
    ISSN 0160-9289
    DOI 10.1002/clc.24199
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  2. Article ; Online: Resolving the H I in damped Lyman α systems that power star formation.

    Bordoloi, Rongmon / O'Meara, John M / Sharon, Keren / Rigby, Jane R / Cooke, Jeff / Shaban, Ahmed / Matuszewski, Mateusz / Rizzi, Luca / Doppmann, Greg / Martin, D Christopher / Moore, Anna M / Morrissey, Patrick / Neill, James D

    Nature

    2022  Volume 606, Issue 7912, Page(s) 59–63

    Abstract: Reservoirs of dense atomic gas (primarily hydrogen) contain approximately 90 per cent of the neutral gas at a redshift of 3, and contribute to between 2 and 3 per cent of the total baryons in the ... ...

    Abstract Reservoirs of dense atomic gas (primarily hydrogen) contain approximately 90 per cent of the neutral gas at a redshift of 3, and contribute to between 2 and 3 per cent of the total baryons in the Universe
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 120714-3
    ISSN 1476-4687 ; 0028-0836
    ISSN (online) 1476-4687
    ISSN 0028-0836
    DOI 10.1038/s41586-022-04616-1
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  3. Article ; Online: Interactions of Candida tropicalis pH-related antigen 1 with complement proteins C3, C3b, factor-H, C4BP and complement evasion.

    Valand, Nisha / Gazioglu, Ozcan / Yesilkaya, Hasan / Shivkumar, Maitreyi / Horley, Neill / Arroo, Randolph / Wallis, Russell / Kishore, Uday / Venkatraman Girija, Umakhanth

    Immunobiology

    2022  Volume 228, Issue 1, Page(s) 152303

    Abstract: ... human complement regulatory proteins factor-H and C4b-binding protein (C4BP). CtPra1-factor-H and CtPra1 ...

    Abstract Candida, as a part of the human microbiota, can cause opportunistic infections that are either localised or systemic candidiasis. Emerging resistance to the standard antifungal drugs is associated with increased mortality rate due to invasive Candida infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients. While there are several species of Candida, an increasing number of Candida tropicalis isolates have been recently reported from patients with invasive candidiasis or inflammatory bowel diseases. In order to establish infections, C. tropicalis has to adopt several strategies to escape the host immune attack. Understanding the immune evasion strategies is of great importance as these can be exploited as novel therapeutic targets. C. albicans pH-related antigen 1 (CaPra1), a surface bound and secretory protein, has been found to interact strongly with the immune system and help in complement evasion. However, the role of C. tropicalis Pra1 (CtPra1) and its interaction with the complement is not studied yet. Thus, we characterised how pH-related antigen 1 of C. tropicalis (CtPra1) interacts with some of the key complement proteins of the innate immune system. CtPra1 was recombinantly produced using a Kluyveromyces lactis yeast expression system. Recombinant CtPra1, was found to bind human C3 and C3b, central molecules of the complement pathways that are important components of the innate immune system. It was also found to bind human complement regulatory proteins factor-H and C4b-binding protein (C4BP). CtPra1-factor-H and CtPra1-C4BP interactions were found to be ionic in nature as the binding intensity affected by high sodium chloride concentrations. CtPra1 inhibited functional complement activation with different effects on classical (∼20 %), lectin (∼25 %) and alternative (∼30 %) pathways. qPCR experiments using C. tropicalis clinical isolates (oral, blood and peritoneal fluid) revealed relatively higher levels of expression of CtPra1 gene when compared to the reference strain. Native CtPra1 was found to be expressed both as membrane-bound and secretory forms in the clinical isolates. Thus, C. tropicalis appears to be a master of immune evasion by using Pra1 protein. Further investigation using in-vivo models will help ascertain if these proteins can be novel therapeutic targets.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Candida tropicalis/immunology ; Complement C3/metabolism ; Complement C3b/metabolism ; Complement C4b-Binding Protein/metabolism ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Protein Binding ; Fungal Proteins/immunology ; Candidiasis/immunology ; Candidiasis/microbiology
    Chemical Substances Complement C3 ; Complement C3b (80295-43-8) ; Complement C4b-Binding Protein ; PRA1 protein, Candida albicans ; Fungal Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-23
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 563292-4
    ISSN 1878-3279 ; 0171-2985
    ISSN (online) 1878-3279
    ISSN 0171-2985
    DOI 10.1016/j.imbio.2022.152303
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  4. Article: A clinically relevant sheep model of orthotopic heart transplantation 24 h after donor brainstem death.

    See Hoe, Louise E / Wildi, Karin / Obonyo, Nchafatso G / Bartnikowski, Nicole / McDonald, Charles / Sato, Kei / Heinsar, Silver / Engkilde-Pedersen, Sanne / Diab, Sara / Passmore, Margaret R / Wells, Matthew A / Boon, Ai-Ching / Esguerra, Arlanna / Platts, David G / James, Lynnette / Bouquet, Mahe / Hyslop, Kieran / Shuker, Tristan / Ainola, Carmen /
    Colombo, Sebastiano M / Wilson, Emily S / Millar, Jonathan E / Malfertheiner, Maximillian V / Reid, Janice D / O'Neill, Hollier / Livingstone, Samantha / Abbate, Gabriella / Sato, Noriko / He, Ting / von Bahr, Viktor / Rozencwajg, Sacha / Byrne, Liam / Pimenta, Leticia P / Marshall, Lachlan / Nair, Lawrie / Tung, John-Paul / Chan, Jonathan / Haqqani, Haris / Molenaar, Peter / Li Bassi, Gianluigi / Suen, Jacky Y / McGiffin, David C / Fraser, John F

    Intensive care medicine experimental

    2021  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 60

    Abstract: ... we thus aimed to develop a clinically relevant sheep model of HTx following 24 h of donor BSD.: Methods: BSD ... donors (vs. sham neurological injury, 4/group) were hemodynamically supported and monitored for 24 h ... recipients, who were weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and monitored for 6 h. Donor and recipient ...

    Abstract Background: Heart transplantation (HTx) from brainstem dead (BSD) donors is the gold-standard therapy for severe/end-stage cardiac disease, but is limited by a global donor heart shortage. Consequently, innovative solutions to increase donor heart availability and utilisation are rapidly expanding. Clinically relevant preclinical models are essential for evaluating interventions for human translation, yet few exist that accurately mimic all key HTx components, incorporating injuries beginning in the donor, through to the recipient. To enable future assessment of novel perfusion technologies in our research program, we thus aimed to develop a clinically relevant sheep model of HTx following 24 h of donor BSD.
    Methods: BSD donors (vs. sham neurological injury, 4/group) were hemodynamically supported and monitored for 24 h, followed by heart preservation with cold static storage. Bicaval orthotopic HTx was performed in matched recipients, who were weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and monitored for 6 h. Donor and recipient blood were assayed for inflammatory and cardiac injury markers, and cardiac function was assessed using echocardiography. Repeated measurements between the two different groups during the study observation period were assessed by mixed ANOVA for repeated measures.
    Results: Brainstem death caused an immediate catecholaminergic hemodynamic response (mean arterial pressure, p = 0.09), systemic inflammation (IL-6 - p = 0.025, IL-8 - p = 0.002) and cardiac injury (cardiac troponin I, p = 0.048), requiring vasopressor support (vasopressor dependency index, VDI, p = 0.023), with normalisation of biomarkers and physiology over 24 h. All hearts were weaned from CPB and monitored for 6 h post-HTx, except one (sham) recipient that died 2 h post-HTx. Hemodynamic (VDI - p = 0.592, heart rate - p = 0.747) and metabolic (blood lactate, p = 0.546) parameters post-HTx were comparable between groups, despite the observed physiological perturbations that occurred during donor BSD. All p values denote interaction among groups and time in the ANOVA for repeated measures.
    Conclusions: We have successfully developed an ovine HTx model following 24 h of donor BSD. After 6 h of critical care management post-HTx, there were no differences between groups, despite evident hemodynamic perturbations, systemic inflammation, and cardiac injury observed during donor BSD. This preclinical model provides a platform for critical assessment of injury development pre- and post-HTx, and novel therapeutic evaluation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-12-24
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2740385-3
    ISSN 2197-425X
    ISSN 2197-425X
    DOI 10.1186/s40635-021-00425-4
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  5. Article: Selective ortho-C–H Activation in Arenes without Functional Groups

    Chan, Antony P. Y. / Jakoobi, Martin / Wang, Chenxu / O’Neill, Robert T. / Aydin, Gülsevim S. S. / Halcovitch, Nathan / Boulatov, Roman / Sergeev, Alexey G.

    Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2022 June 21, v. 144, no. 26

    2022  

    Abstract: Aromatic C–H activation in alkylarenes is a key step for the synthesis of functionalized organic ... molecules from simple hydrocarbon precursors. Known examples of such C–H activations often yield mixtures ... of products resulting from activation of the least hindered C–H bonds. Here we report highly selective ortho-C ...

    Abstract Aromatic C–H activation in alkylarenes is a key step for the synthesis of functionalized organic molecules from simple hydrocarbon precursors. Known examples of such C–H activations often yield mixtures of products resulting from activation of the least hindered C–H bonds. Here we report highly selective ortho-C–H activation in alkylarenes by simple iridium complexes. We demonstrate that the capacity of the alkyl substituent to override the typical preference of metal-mediated C–H activation for the least hindered aromatic C–H bonds results from transient insertion of iridium into the benzylic C–H bond. This enables fast iridium insertion into the ortho-C–H bond, followed by regeneration of the benzylic C–H bond by reductive elimination. Bulkier alkyl substituents increase the ortho selectivity. The described chemistry represents a conceptually new alternative to existing approaches for aromatic C–H bond activation.
    Keywords Americans ; carbon-hydrogen bond activation ; hydrocarbons ; iridium ; journals
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0621
    Size p. 11564-11568.
    Publishing place American Chemical Society
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 3155-0
    ISSN 1520-5126 ; 0002-7863
    ISSN (online) 1520-5126
    ISSN 0002-7863
    DOI 10.1021/jacs.2c04621
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  6. Book ; Online: The Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Central Asian Hawkmoths, Hyles hippophaes and H. chamyla

    Patzold-Knohl, Franziska / Marabuto, Eduardo / Daneck, Hana / O’Neill, Mark A. / Kitching, Ian / Hundsdoerfer, Anna

    Diversity, 13(5):213

    Can Mitogenomics and Machine Learning Bring Clarity?

    2021  

    Abstract: ... of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here ... discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and ... H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H ...

    Abstract The western Palaearctic species of the hawkmoth genus Hyles (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) have long been the subject of molecular phylogenetic research. However, much less attention has been paid to the taxa inhabiting the central and eastern Palaearctic, particularly Central Asia, where almost 50% of the species diversity of the genus occurs. Yet, many taxonomic conundrums hinder a proper assessment of the true diversity in these moths. One still unresolved group of species includes Hyles hippophaes and Hyles chamyla. Despite a largely overlapping morphology and ecology, a plethora of infraspecific taxa display some unique divergent characters over a wide geographical area. In this study, we undertook a taxonomic assessment of each population and resolved this species complex using an integrative approach. A combination of new computational techniques (DAISY-II) in comparative morphology and recent advances in DNA extraction methods and sequencing of museum specimens (WISC) alongside more traditional genetic approaches allowed testing of the three main phenotypes—bienerti, chamyla and apocyni—in terms of their morphological, mitochondrial and biogeographical integrity, and to elucidate their evolutionary relationships. Our results support the existence of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H. hippophaes is one of admixture in the context of ongoing ecological differentiation, which has led to shared morphological characters and a blurring of the species boundaries. These results clarify the evolutionary relationships of this species complex and open future research lines, including the analysis of nuclear markers and denser sampling, particularly of H. hippophaes and H. vespertilio in western Europe.
    Keywords molecular ecology ; deep/machine learning ; morphological analysis
    Subject code 590
    Language English
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  7. Book ; Online: The Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Central Asian Hawkmoths, Hyles hippophaes and H. chamyla

    Patzold-Knohl, Franziska / Marabuto, Eduardo / Daneck, Hana / O’Neill, Mark A. / Kitching, Ian / Hundsdoerfer, Anna

    Diversity, 13(5):213

    Can Mitogenomics and Machine Learning Bring Clarity?

    2021  

    Abstract: ... of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here ... discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and ... H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H ...

    Abstract The western Palaearctic species of the hawkmoth genus Hyles (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) have long been the subject of molecular phylogenetic research. However, much less attention has been paid to the taxa inhabiting the central and eastern Palaearctic, particularly Central Asia, where almost 50% of the species diversity of the genus occurs. Yet, many taxonomic conundrums hinder a proper assessment of the true diversity in these moths. One still unresolved group of species includes Hyles hippophaes and Hyles chamyla. Despite a largely overlapping morphology and ecology, a plethora of infraspecific taxa display some unique divergent characters over a wide geographical area. In this study, we undertook a taxonomic assessment of each population and resolved this species complex using an integrative approach. A combination of new computational techniques (DAISY-II) in comparative morphology and recent advances in DNA extraction methods and sequencing of museum specimens (WISC) alongside more traditional genetic approaches allowed testing of the three main phenotypes—bienerti, chamyla and apocyni—in terms of their morphological, mitochondrial and biogeographical integrity, and to elucidate their evolutionary relationships. Our results support the existence of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H. hippophaes is one of admixture in the context of ongoing ecological differentiation, which has led to shared morphological characters and a blurring of the species boundaries. These results clarify the evolutionary relationships of this species complex and open future research lines, including the analysis of nuclear markers and denser sampling, particularly of H. hippophaes and H. vespertilio in western Europe.
    Keywords molecular ecology ; deep/machine learning ; morphological analysis
    Subject code 590
    Language English
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  8. Book ; Online: The Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Central Asian Hawkmoths, Hyles hippophaes and H. chamyla

    Patzold-Knohl, Franziska / Marabuto, Eduardo / Daneck, Hana / O’Neill, Mark A. / Kitching, Ian / Hundsdoerfer, Anna

    Diversity, 13(5):213

    Can Mitogenomics and Machine Learning Bring Clarity?

    2021  

    Abstract: ... of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here ... discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and ... H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H ...

    Abstract The western Palaearctic species of the hawkmoth genus Hyles (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) have long been the subject of molecular phylogenetic research. However, much less attention has been paid to the taxa inhabiting the central and eastern Palaearctic, particularly Central Asia, where almost 50% of the species diversity of the genus occurs. Yet, many taxonomic conundrums hinder a proper assessment of the true diversity in these moths. One still unresolved group of species includes Hyles hippophaes and Hyles chamyla. Despite a largely overlapping morphology and ecology, a plethora of infraspecific taxa display some unique divergent characters over a wide geographical area. In this study, we undertook a taxonomic assessment of each population and resolved this species complex using an integrative approach. A combination of new computational techniques (DAISY-II) in comparative morphology and recent advances in DNA extraction methods and sequencing of museum specimens (WISC) alongside more traditional genetic approaches allowed testing of the three main phenotypes—bienerti, chamyla and apocyni—in terms of their morphological, mitochondrial and biogeographical integrity, and to elucidate their evolutionary relationships. Our results support the existence of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H. hippophaes is one of admixture in the context of ongoing ecological differentiation, which has led to shared morphological characters and a blurring of the species boundaries. These results clarify the evolutionary relationships of this species complex and open future research lines, including the analysis of nuclear markers and denser sampling, particularly of H. hippophaes and H. vespertilio in western Europe.
    Keywords molecular ecology ; deep/machine learning ; morphological analysis
    Subject code 590
    Language English
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  9. Book ; Online: The Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Central Asian Hawkmoths, Hyles hippophaes and H. chamyla

    Patzold-Knohl, Franziska / Marabuto, Eduardo / Daneck, Hana / O’Neill, Mark A. / Kitching, Ian / Hundsdoerfer, Anna

    Diversity, 13(5):213

    Can Mitogenomics and Machine Learning Bring Clarity?

    2021  

    Abstract: ... of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here ... discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and ... H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H ...

    Abstract The western Palaearctic species of the hawkmoth genus Hyles (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) have long been the subject of molecular phylogenetic research. However, much less attention has been paid to the taxa inhabiting the central and eastern Palaearctic, particularly Central Asia, where almost 50% of the species diversity of the genus occurs. Yet, many taxonomic conundrums hinder a proper assessment of the true diversity in these moths. One still unresolved group of species includes Hyles hippophaes and Hyles chamyla. Despite a largely overlapping morphology and ecology, a plethora of infraspecific taxa display some unique divergent characters over a wide geographical area. In this study, we undertook a taxonomic assessment of each population and resolved this species complex using an integrative approach. A combination of new computational techniques (DAISY-II) in comparative morphology and recent advances in DNA extraction methods and sequencing of museum specimens (WISC) alongside more traditional genetic approaches allowed testing of the three main phenotypes—bienerti, chamyla and apocyni—in terms of their morphological, mitochondrial and biogeographical integrity, and to elucidate their evolutionary relationships. Our results support the existence of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H. hippophaes is one of admixture in the context of ongoing ecological differentiation, which has led to shared morphological characters and a blurring of the species boundaries. These results clarify the evolutionary relationships of this species complex and open future research lines, including the analysis of nuclear markers and denser sampling, particularly of H. hippophaes and H. vespertilio in western Europe.
    Keywords molecular ecology ; deep/machine learning ; morphological analysis
    Subject code 590
    Language English
    Publishing country de
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  10. Book ; Online: The Phylogenetics and Biogeography of the Central Asian Hawkmoths, Hyles hippophaes and H. chamyla

    Patzold-Knohl, Franziska / Marabuto, Eduardo / Daneck, Hana / O’Neill, Mark A. / Kitching, Ian / Hundsdoerfer, Anna

    Diversity, 13(5):213

    Can Mitogenomics and Machine Learning Bring Clarity?

    2021  

    Abstract: ... of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here ... discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and ... H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H ...

    Abstract The western Palaearctic species of the hawkmoth genus Hyles (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) have long been the subject of molecular phylogenetic research. However, much less attention has been paid to the taxa inhabiting the central and eastern Palaearctic, particularly Central Asia, where almost 50% of the species diversity of the genus occurs. Yet, many taxonomic conundrums hinder a proper assessment of the true diversity in these moths. One still unresolved group of species includes Hyles hippophaes and Hyles chamyla. Despite a largely overlapping morphology and ecology, a plethora of infraspecific taxa display some unique divergent characters over a wide geographical area. In this study, we undertook a taxonomic assessment of each population and resolved this species complex using an integrative approach. A combination of new computational techniques (DAISY-II) in comparative morphology and recent advances in DNA extraction methods and sequencing of museum specimens (WISC) alongside more traditional genetic approaches allowed testing of the three main phenotypes—bienerti, chamyla and apocyni—in terms of their morphological, mitochondrial and biogeographical integrity, and to elucidate their evolutionary relationships. Our results support the existence of two closely related species, Hyles chamyla and H. hippophaes, but the former species H. apocyni (here discussed as the ecological form apocyni of H. chamyla) is best regarded as a hybrid between H. chamyla and H. h. bienerti. The results indicate that the evolutionary relationship between H. chamyla and H. hippophaes is one of admixture in the context of ongoing ecological differentiation, which has led to shared morphological characters and a blurring of the species boundaries. These results clarify the evolutionary relationships of this species complex and open future research lines, including the analysis of nuclear markers and denser sampling, particularly of H. hippophaes and H. vespertilio in western Europe.
    Keywords molecular ecology ; deep/machine learning ; morphological analysis
    Subject code 590
    Language English
    Publishing country de
    Document type Book ; Online
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