List of works - Felix A. H. Sperling

A Mathematical Model to Capture Complex Microstructure Orientation on Insect Wings

scientific article

Adaptive and neutral markers both show continent-wide population structure of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)

scientific article published on 08 August 2016

Biogeographic and diversification patterns of Neotropical Troidini butterflies (Papilionidae) support a museum model of diversity dynamics for Amazonia

scientific article (publication date: 12 June 2012)

Comparative phylogeography, genetic differentiation and contrasting reproductive modes in three fungal symbionts of a multipartite bark beetle symbiosis.

scientific article published on 16 December 2010

Comparison of bacterial 16S rRNA variable regions for microbiome surveys of ticks

scientific article

Comparison of five methods for delimitating species in Ophion Fabricius, a diverse genus of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae).

scientific article

Continent-wide population genomic structure and phylogeography of North America's most destructive conifer defoliator, the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana)

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Cross-platform compatibility of de novo-aligned SNPs in a nonmodel butterfly genus

scientific article

DNA-based identification of forensically important Chrysomyinae (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

scientific article

Deceptive single-locus taxonomy and phylogeography: Wolbachia-associated divergence in mitochondrial DNA is not reflected in morphology and nuclear markers in a butterfly species.

scientific article

Deciphering the evolution of birdwing butterflies 150 years after Alfred Russel Wallace

scientific article

Deep mitochondrial DNA lineage divergences within Alberta populations of Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) do not indicate distinct species

scientific article published on 01 July 2010

Distinct sources of gene flow produce contrasting population genetic dynamics at different range boundaries of a Choristoneura budworm

scientific article published on 21 October 2017

Draft genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, a major forest pest

scientific article

Fine-scale biogeographical and temporal diversification processes of peacock swallowtails (PapiliosubgenusAchillides) in the Indo-Australian Archipelago

scientific article published on 24 July 2012

Gauging ages of tiger swallowtail butterflies using alternate SNP analyses

scientific article published in June 2022

Gene flow and climate-associated genetic variation in a vagile habitat specialist

scientific article published on 18 August 2020

Genetic and genomic evidence of niche partitioning and adaptive radiation in mountain pine beetle fungal symbionts.

scientific article

Genetic evaluation of the evolutionary distinctness of a federally endangered butterfly, Lange's Metalmark

scientific article published on 25 April 2015

Genome-wide SNPs resolve phylogenetic relationships in the North American spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) species complex.

scientific article published on 5 April 2017

Genome-wide macroevolutionary signatures of key innovations in butterflies colonizing new host plants

Genomic distinctness despite shared color patterns among threatened populations of a tiger beetle ⬇️

scientific article published on 4 May 2021

Genotyping-by-sequencing approach indicates geographic distance as the main factor affecting genetic structure and gene flow in Brazilian populations of Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)

scientific article published on 13 April 2015

Genus delimitation, biogeography and diversification of Choristoneura Lederer (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) based on molecular evidence

scholarly article by Giovanny Fagua et al published 12 July 2018 in Systematic Entomology

How the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) breached the Canadian Rocky Mountains

scientific article

Hybrid dynamics in a species group of swallowtail butterflies

scientific article published on July 2016

Identification and ecological characterisation of Choristoneura occidentalis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) populations in southwestern Alberta, Canada

article

Identification of genes and gene expression associated with dispersal capacity in the mountain pine beetle, <i>Dendroctonus ponderosae</i> Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

scientific article published on 26 October 2021

Incomplete barriers to mitochondrial gene flow between pheromone races of the North American pine engraver, Ips pini (Say) (Coleoptera, Scolytidae)

scientific article published in 1999

Independent gene phylogenies and morphology demonstrate a malagasy origin for a wide-ranging group of swallowtail butterflies.

scientific article

Insights into the Structure of the Spruce Budworm () Genome, as Revealed by Molecular Cytogenetic Analyses and a High-Density Linkage Map

scientific article published on 31 July 2018

Life-history traits maintain the genomic integrity of sympatric species of the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) group on an isolated forest island.

scientific article

Life-stage differences in spatial genetic structure in an irruptive forest insect: implications for dispersal and spatial synchrony.

scientific article published on 9 January 2015

Microbiome Composition and Borrelia Detection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks at the Northwestern Edge of Their Range

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence in weevils of the Pissodes strobi species complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 1997

Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation among populations and host races of Lambdina fiscellaria (Gn.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).

scientific article published on February 1999

Mitochondrial phylogeny of pine cone beetles (Scolytinae, Conophthorus) and their affiliation with geographic area and host

scientific article published in September 2005

Moths passing in the night: Phenological and genomic divergences within a forest pest complex

scientific article published on 11 January 2022

Multi-locus species delimitation in closely related animals and fungi: one marker is not enough

scientific article published on 14 August 2012

Multilocus species identification and fungal DNA barcoding: insights from blue stain fungal symbionts of the mountain pine beetle

scientific article published in November 2010

Origin of Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) on elk in the Yukon, Canada

scientific article published on 29 April 2014

Phylogenetics and divergence times of Papilioninae (Lepidoptera) with special reference to the enigmatic genera Teinopalpus and Meandrusa

scientific article published on 8 March 2011

Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes.

scientific article published on 14 July 2006

Polygamy and an absence of fine-scale structure in Dendroctonus ponderosae (Hopk.) (Coleoptera: Curcilionidae) confirmed using molecular markers.

scientific article published on 19 August 2015

Polygamy and an absence of fine-scale structure in Dendroctonus ponderosae (Hopk.) (Coleoptera: Curcilionidae) confirmed using molecular markers.

scientific article published in January 2016

Population genetic structure of Ixodes pacificus (Acari:Ixodidae) using allozymes.

scientific article

Population structure and migration pattern of a conifer pathogen, Grosmannia clavigera, as influenced by its symbiont, the mountain pine beetle

scientific article published on 25 November 2011

Repeated Reticulate Evolution in North American Papilio machaon Group Swallowtail Butterflies

scientific article

Repurposing population genetics data to discern genomic architecture: A case study of linkage cohort detection in mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)

scientific article published on 26 December 2018

Spatial genetic structure of a symbiotic beetle-fungal system: toward multi-taxa integrated landscape genetics

scientific article

Species delimitation using morphology, morphometrics, and molecules: definition of the Ophionscutellaris Thomson species group, with descriptions of six new species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)

scientific article

Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippers

scientific article

The signal environment is more important than diet or chemical specialization in the evolution of warning coloration

scholarly article

Utility of microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA for species delimitation in the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) species complex (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).

scientific article published on 4 December 2010

What causes latitudinal gradients in species diversity? Evolutionary processes and ecological constraints on swallowtail biodiversity

scientific article

List of works by Felix A. H. Sperling

A Mathematical Model to Capture Complex Microstructure Orientation on Insect Wings

Adaptive and neutral markers both show continent-wide population structure of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)

Biogeographic and diversification patterns of Neotropical Troidini butterflies (Papilionidae) support a museum model of diversity dynamics for Amazonia

Comparative phylogeography, genetic differentiation and contrasting reproductive modes in three fungal symbionts of a multipartite bark beetle symbiosis.

Comparison of bacterial 16S rRNA variable regions for microbiome surveys of ticks

Comparison of five methods for delimitating species in Ophion Fabricius, a diverse genus of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae).

Continent-wide population genomic structure and phylogeography of North America's most destructive conifer defoliator, the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana)

Cross-platform compatibility of de novo-aligned SNPs in a nonmodel butterfly genus

DNA-based identification of forensically important Chrysomyinae (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

Deceptive single-locus taxonomy and phylogeography: Wolbachia-associated divergence in mitochondrial DNA is not reflected in morphology and nuclear markers in a butterfly species.

Deciphering the evolution of birdwing butterflies 150 years after Alfred Russel Wallace

Deep mitochondrial DNA lineage divergences within Alberta populations of Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) do not indicate distinct species

Distinct sources of gene flow produce contrasting population genetic dynamics at different range boundaries of a Choristoneura budworm

Draft genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, a major forest pest

Fine-scale biogeographical and temporal diversification processes of peacock swallowtails (PapiliosubgenusAchillides) in the Indo-Australian Archipelago

Gauging ages of tiger swallowtail butterflies using alternate SNP analyses

Gene flow and climate-associated genetic variation in a vagile habitat specialist

Genetic and genomic evidence of niche partitioning and adaptive radiation in mountain pine beetle fungal symbionts.

Genetic evaluation of the evolutionary distinctness of a federally endangered butterfly, Lange's Metalmark

Genome-wide SNPs resolve phylogenetic relationships in the North American spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) species complex.

Genome-wide macroevolutionary signatures of key innovations in butterflies colonizing new host plants

Genomic distinctness despite shared color patterns among threatened populations of a tiger beetle ⬇️

Genotyping-by-sequencing approach indicates geographic distance as the main factor affecting genetic structure and gene flow in Brazilian populations of Grapholita molesta (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)

Genus delimitation, biogeography and diversification of Choristoneura Lederer (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) based on molecular evidence

How the mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) breached the Canadian Rocky Mountains

Hybrid dynamics in a species group of swallowtail butterflies

Identification and ecological characterisation of Choristoneura occidentalis (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) populations in southwestern Alberta, Canada

Identification of genes and gene expression associated with dispersal capacity in the mountain pine beetle, <i>Dendroctonus ponderosae</i> Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Incomplete barriers to mitochondrial gene flow between pheromone races of the North American pine engraver, Ips pini (Say) (Coleoptera, Scolytidae)

Independent gene phylogenies and morphology demonstrate a malagasy origin for a wide-ranging group of swallowtail butterflies.

Insights into the Structure of the Spruce Budworm () Genome, as Revealed by Molecular Cytogenetic Analyses and a High-Density Linkage Map

Life-history traits maintain the genomic integrity of sympatric species of the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) group on an isolated forest island.

Life-stage differences in spatial genetic structure in an irruptive forest insect: implications for dispersal and spatial synchrony.

Microbiome Composition and Borrelia Detection in Ixodes scapularis Ticks at the Northwestern Edge of Their Range

Mitochondrial DNA sequence divergence in weevils of the Pissodes strobi species complex (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) ⬇️

Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation among populations and host races of Lambdina fiscellaria (Gn.) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).

Mitochondrial phylogeny of pine cone beetles (Scolytinae, Conophthorus) and their affiliation with geographic area and host

Moths passing in the night: Phenological and genomic divergences within a forest pest complex

Multi-locus species delimitation in closely related animals and fungi: one marker is not enough

Multilocus species identification and fungal DNA barcoding: insights from blue stain fungal symbionts of the mountain pine beetle

Origin of Dermacentor albipictus (Acari: Ixodidae) on elk in the Yukon, Canada

Phylogenetics and divergence times of Papilioninae (Lepidoptera) with special reference to the enigmatic genera Teinopalpus and Meandrusa

Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and taxonomic ranking of Parnassiinae (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae) based on morphology and seven genes.

Polygamy and an absence of fine-scale structure in Dendroctonus ponderosae (Hopk.) (Coleoptera: Curcilionidae) confirmed using molecular markers.

Polygamy and an absence of fine-scale structure in Dendroctonus ponderosae (Hopk.) (Coleoptera: Curcilionidae) confirmed using molecular markers.

Population genetic structure of Ixodes pacificus (Acari:Ixodidae) using allozymes.

Population structure and migration pattern of a conifer pathogen, Grosmannia clavigera, as influenced by its symbiont, the mountain pine beetle

Repeated Reticulate Evolution in North American Papilio machaon Group Swallowtail Butterflies

Repurposing population genetics data to discern genomic architecture: A case study of linkage cohort detection in mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae)

Spatial genetic structure of a symbiotic beetle-fungal system: toward multi-taxa integrated landscape genetics

Species delimitation using morphology, morphometrics, and molecules: definition of the Ophionscutellaris Thomson species group, with descriptions of six new species (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)

Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippers

The signal environment is more important than diet or chemical specialization in the evolution of warning coloration

Utility of microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA for species delimitation in the spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) species complex (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).

What causes latitudinal gradients in species diversity? Evolutionary processes and ecological constraints on swallowtail biodiversity