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Lindner MF, Gonçalves LT, Bianchi FM, Ferrari A, Cavalleri A. Tiny insects, big troubles: a review of BOLD's COI database for Thysanoptera (Insecta). BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2023; 113:703-715. [PMID: 37614126 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485323000391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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DNA Barcoding is an important tool for disciplines such as taxonomy, phylogenetics and phylogeography, with Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD) being the largest database of partial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences. We provide the first extensive revision of the information available in this database for the insect order Thysanoptera, to assess: how many COI sequences are available; how representative these sequences are for the order; and the current potential of BOLD as a reference library for specimen identification and species delimitation. The COI database at BOLD currently represents only about 5% of the over 6400 valid thrips species, with a heavy bias towards a few species of economic importance. Clear Barcode gaps were observed for 24 out of 33 genera evaluated, but many outliers were also observed. We suggest that the COI sequences available in BOLD as a reference would not allow for accurate identifications in about 30% of Thysanoptera species in this database, which rises to 40% of taxa within Thripidae, the most sampled family within the order. Thus, we call for caution and a critical evaluation in using BOLD as a reference library for thrips Barcodes, and future efforts should focus on improving the data quality of this database.
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- Mariana F Lindner
- Department of Zoology, Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Zoology, Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Entomologia, Sistemática e Biogeografia (LESB), Matéria Zoologia, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Entomologia, Sistemática e Biogeografia (LESB), Matéria Zoologia, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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Wiklund H, Rabone M, Glover AG, Bribiesca-Contreras G, Drennan R, Stewart ECD, Boolukos CM, King LD, Sherlock E, Smith CR, Dahlgren TG, Neal L. Checklist of newly-vouchered annelid taxa from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean, based on morphology and genetic delimitation. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e86921. [PMID: 38327336 PMCID: PMC10848496 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e86921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2024] Open
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Background We present a checklist of annelids from recent United Kingdom Seabed Resources (UKSR) expeditions (Abyssal Baseline - ABYSSLINE project) to the eastern abyssal Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) polymetallic nodule fields, based on DNA species delimitation, including imagery of voucher specimens, Darwin Core (DwC) data and links to vouchered specimen material and new GenBank sequence records. This paper includes genetic and imagery data for 129 species of annelids from 339 records and is restricted to material that is, in general, in too poor a condition to describe formally at this time, but likely contains many species new to science. We make these data available both to aid future taxonomic studies in the CCZ that will be able to link back to these genetic data and specimens and to better underpin ongoing ecological studies of potential deep-sea mining impacts using the principles of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusuable) data and specimens that will be available for all. New information We include genetic, imagery and all associated metadata in Darwin Core format for 129 species of annelids from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, eastern abyssal Pacific, with 339 records.
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- Helena Wiklund
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Gothenburg, SwedenGothenburg Global Biodiversity CentreGothenburgSweden
- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
- University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
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- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
- University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonUnited Kingdom
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- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
- University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonUnited Kingdom
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- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
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- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
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- University of Hawaii, Honolulu, United States of AmericaUniversity of HawaiiHonoluluUnited States of America
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- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Gothenburg, SwedenGothenburg Global Biodiversity CentreGothenburgSweden
- University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SwedenUniversity of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, NorwayNORCE Norwegian Research CentreBergenNorway
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- Natural History Museum, London, United KingdomNatural History MuseumLondonUnited Kingdom
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Feitosa RM, Silva TSR, Camacho GP, Ulysséa MA, Ladino N, Oliveira AM, de Albuquerque EZ, Ribas CR, Schmidt FA, Morini MSDC, da Silva RR, Dáttilo W, de Queiroz ACM, Baccaro FB, Santos JC, Carvalho KS, Sobrinho TG, Quinet YP, Moraes AB, Vargas AB, Torezan-Silingardi HM, Souza JLP, Marques T, Izzo T, Lange D, dos Santos IA, Del-Claro K, Nahas L, Paolucci L, Soares SA, Harada AY, Rabello AM, da Costa-Milanez CB, Diehl-Fleig E, Campos RBF, Solar R, Frizzo T, DaRocha W, Nogueira A. From species descriptions to diversity patterns: the validation of taxonomic data as a keystone for ant diversity studies reproducibility and accuracy. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2023; 10:221170. [PMID: 36778958 PMCID: PMC9905978 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Research findings in natural sciences need to be comparable and reproducible to effectively improve our understanding of ecological and behavioural patterns. In this sense, knowledge frontiers in biodiversity studies are directly tied to taxonomic research, especially in species-rich tropical regions. Here we analysed the taxonomic information available in 470 studies on Brazilian ant diversity published in the last 50 years. We aimed to quantify the proportion of studies that provide enough data to validate taxonomic identification, explore the frequency of studies that properly acknowledge their taxonomic background, and investigate the primary resources for ant identification in Brazil. We found that most studies on Brazilian ant diversity (73.6%) explicitly stated the methods used to identify their specimens. However, the proportion of papers that provide complete data for the repository institutions and vouchered specimens is vanishingly small (5.8%). Additionally, only 40.0% of the studies consistently presented taxon authorities and years of description, rarely referencing taxonomic publications correctly. In turn, the number of specialists and institutions consulted for ant identification in Brazil has increased in the last years, along with the number of studies that explicitly provide their taxonomic procedures for ant identification. Our findings highlight a shift between generations regarding the recognition of taxonomy as fundamental science, deepening our understanding of biodiversity.
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- Rodrigo M. Feitosa
- Laboratório de Sistemática e Biologia de Formigas, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- The Insect Biodiversity and Biogeography Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany
- Laboratório de Hymenoptera, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Hymenoptera, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Sistemática e Biologia de Formigas, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- The Insect Biodiversity and Biogeography Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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- AntLab, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
- Rabeling Lab, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Formigas, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Formigas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Mirmecologia do Alto Tietê, Núcleo de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Coordenação de Ciências da Terra e Ecologia, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología AC, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Formigas, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia & Biodiversidade, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Campus Vitória da Conquista, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Sistemática e Ecologia de Insetos, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Campus São Mateus, São Mateus, Espírito Santos, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Prefeitura Municipal de Novo Hamburgo, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda – UniFOA, Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e de Interações, Instituto de Biologia. Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica – INMA, Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada e Citogenética, Instituto Federal do Norte de Minas Gerais – IFNMG, Campus Salinas, Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Comunidades, Departamento de Botânica e Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Campus Santa Helena, Santa Helena, Paraná, Brazil
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- Centro de Formação Interdisciplinar, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e de Interações, Instituto de Biologia. Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Comportamental e de Interações, Instituto de Biologia. Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Secretaria Estadual de Educação de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Coordenação em Zoologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Instituto de Estudos do Xingu, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, São Félix do Xingu, Pará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia, Ambiente e Território, PPG Gestão Integrada do Território, Universidade Vale do Rio Doce, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Centro de Síntese Ecológica e Conservação, Departamento de Genética. Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Asa Norte. Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia de Insetos, Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Laboratório de Mirmecologia, Centro de Pesquisa do Cacau, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Interações Planta-Animal (LIPA) – Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Frankiewicz KE, Chau JH, Baczyński J, Wdowiak A, Oskolski A. Wood and bark structure in Buddleja: anatomical background of stem morphology. AOB PLANTS 2023; 15:plad003. [PMID: 37007612 PMCID: PMC10060081 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plad003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Bark (all tissues outside of the vascular cambium) has been extensively studied in recent years, especially its anatomy and physiology. Macromorphological bark characters can be important taxonomically for many plant groups, including the genus Buddleja (Scrophulariaceae). However, the relationship between macroscopic bark appearance and its microscopic structure remains obscure, hampering the use and interpretation of bark traits in plant taxonomy and phylogenetics as well as in other fields of botany. We studied micro- and macrostructure of bark in the species of Buddleja representing wide taxonomic and geographic diversity to identify general relationships between bark anatomy and morphology. We also examined Buddleja xylem and discussed the importance of anatomical traits for understanding the relationships between clades in this genus. The smooth bark surface in sect. Gomphostigma and the outgroup (Freylinia spp.) relates to the small number of periderms of superficial origin and limited sclerification. This allows for the retention of visible lenticels. In the rest of Buddleja, bark sloughs off and division of labour is present: collapsed phloem undergoes sclerification and acts as a protective layer, while thin-walled phellem forms the separation layers. A similar pattern is found in some groups (e.g. Lonicera), but in others (e.g. Vitis and the species of Eucalyptus with stringy bark), the pattern is inversed. Wood and bark anatomy supports a sister relationship between the southern African section Gomphostigma and the rest of Buddleja but is taxonomically uninformative among remaining clades. Limited development of periderms and sclerification allows for the retention of a smooth bark surface and conspicuous lenticels. Sloughing off of bark requires division of labour into a lignified protective layer and a thin-walled separation layer. These two functions are never served by a single tissue but are rather divided between phloem and periderm. How more subtle features (e.g. size and shape of fissures) are determined requires further study. Simultaneously, bark anatomy could be a useful source of data to complement molecular phylogenetic studies in a total evidence approach for systematics.
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- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology, Biological and Chemical Research Centre, University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 101, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Plant Bioenergetics, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa 1, 02-089 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park 2006, Johannesburg, South Africa
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van Klink R, August T, Bas Y, Bodesheim P, Bonn A, Fossøy F, Høye TT, Jongejans E, Menz MHM, Miraldo A, Roslin T, Roy HE, Ruczyński I, Schigel D, Schäffler L, Sheard JK, Svenningsen C, Tschan GF, Wäldchen J, Zizka VMA, Åström J, Bowler DE. Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring. Trends Ecol Evol 2022; 37:872-885. [PMID: 35811172 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, but their small size and high diversity have always made them challenging to study. Recent technological advances have the potential to revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring. We describe the state of the art of four technologies (computer vision, acoustic monitoring, radar, and molecular methods), and assess their advantages, current limitations, and future potential. We discuss how these technologies can adhere to modern standards of data curation and transparency, their implications for citizen science, and their potential for integration among different monitoring programmes and technologies. We argue that they provide unprecedented possibilities for insect ecology and monitoring, but it will be important to foster international standards via collaboration.
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- Roel van Klink
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle Jena Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany; Martin Luther University-Halle Wittenberg, Department of Computer Science, 06099, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Benson Lane, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre d'Écologie et des Sciences de la Conservation, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France; CEFE, Université Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Computer Vision Group, Ernst-Abbe-Platz 2, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle Jena Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany; Helmholtz - Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany; Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, P.O. Box 5685 Torgarden, 7485, Trondheim, Norway
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- Aarhus University, Department of Ecoscience and Arctic Research Centre, C.F. Møllers Allé 8, 8000, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Radboud University, Animal Ecology and Physiology, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525, AJ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Animal Ecology, Droevendaalsesteeg 10, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Animal Behaviour, Department of Migration, Am Obstberg 1, 78315, Radolfzell, Germany; College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, Australia
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- Swedish Museum of Natural Sciences, Department of Bioinformatics and Genetics, Frescativägen 40, 114 18, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Department of Ecology, Ulls väg 18B, 75651, Uppsala, Sweden
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Benson Lane, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek 1, 17-230, Białowieża, Poland
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- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Universitetsparken 15, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn, Adenauerallee 127, 53113, Bonn, Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle Jena Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany; Helmholtz - Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany; Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743, Jena, Germany; University of Copenhagen, Centre for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Globe Institute, Universitetsparken 15, bld. 3, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University of Copenhagen, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Øster Voldgade 5-7, 1350, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn, Adenauerallee 127, 53113, Bonn, Germany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle Jena Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Hans-Knoell-Str. 10, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Museum Koenig Bonn, Adenauerallee 127, 53113, Bonn, Germany
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, P.O. Box 5685 Torgarden, 7485, Trondheim, Norway
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle Jena Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany; UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Benson Lane, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK; Helmholtz - Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany; Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Institute of Biodiversity, Dornburger Strasse 159, 07743, Jena, Germany
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Geissmann Q, Abram PK, Wu D, Haney CH, Carrillo J. Sticky Pi is a high-frequency smart trap that enables the study of insect circadian activity under natural conditions. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001689. [PMID: 35797311 PMCID: PMC9262196 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In the face of severe environmental crises that threaten insect biodiversity, new technologies are imperative to monitor both the identity and ecology of insect species. Traditionally, insect surveys rely on manual collection of traps, which provide abundance data but mask the large intra- and interday variations in insect activity, an important facet of their ecology. Although laboratory studies have shown that circadian processes are central to insects' biological functions, from feeding to reproduction, we lack the high-frequency monitoring tools to study insect circadian biology in the field. To address these issues, we developed the Sticky Pi, a novel, autonomous, open-source, insect trap that acquires images of sticky cards every 20 minutes. Using custom deep learning algorithms, we automatically and accurately scored where, when, and which insects were captured. First, we validated our device in controlled laboratory conditions with a classic chronobiological model organism, Drosophila melanogaster. Then, we deployed an array of Sticky Pis to the field to characterise the daily activity of an agricultural pest, Drosophila suzukii, and its parasitoid wasps. Finally, we demonstrate the wide scope of our smart trap by describing the sympatric arrangement of insect temporal niches in a community, without targeting particular taxa a priori. Together, the automatic identification and high sampling rate of our tool provide biologists with unique data that impacts research far beyond chronobiology, with applications to biodiversity monitoring and pest control as well as fundamental implications for phenology, behavioural ecology, and ecophysiology. We released the Sticky Pi project as an open community resource on https://doc.sticky-pi.com.
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- Quentin Geissmann
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Michael Smith Laboratories, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Unceded xʼməθkʼəýəm Musqueam Territory), British Columbia, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Unceded xʼməθkʼəýəm Musqueam Territory), British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Michael Smith Laboratories, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Faculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Unceded xʼməθkʼəýəm Musqueam Territory), British Columbia, Canada
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