Browsing by Author "Marek, Paul E."
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A Müllerian mimicry ring in Appalachian millipedes
Marek, Paul E.; Bond, Jason E. (East Carolina University, 2009-06-16)Few biological phenomena provide such an elegant and straightforward example of evolution by natural selection as color mimicry among unrelated organisms. By mimicking the appearance of a heavily defended aposematic ... -
Pleistocene glacial refugia across the Appalachian Mountains and coastal plain in the millipede genus Narceus: Evidence from population genetic, phylogeographic, and paleoclimatic data
Walker, Matt J.; Stockman, Amy K.; Marek, Paul E.; Bond, Jason E. (East Carolina University, 2009-01-30)Background: Species that are widespread throughout historically glaciated and currently nonglaciated areas provide excellent opportunities to investigate the role of Pleistocene climatic change on the distribution of North ... -
Step-wise evolution of complex chemical defenses in millipedes: a phylogenomic approach
Rodriguez, Juanita; Jones, Tappey H.; Sierwald, Petra; Marek, Paul E.; Shear, William A.; Brewer, Michael S.; Kocot, Kevin M.; Bond, Jason E. (2018-02-16)With fossil representatives from the Silurian capable of respiring atmospheric oxygen, millipedes are among the oldest terrestrial animals, and likely the first to acquire diverse and complex chemical defenses against ...