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Richard A. B. Leschen
Researcher at Landcare Research
Publications - 219
Citations - 3551
Richard A. B. Leschen is an academic researcher from Landcare Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genus & Type species. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 208 publications receiving 3061 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard A. B. Leschen include University of Auckland & University of Kansas.
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The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end‐Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution
Duane D. McKenna,Duane D. McKenna,Alexander L. Wild,Alexander L. Wild,Kojun Kanda,Kojun Kanda,C. L. Bellamy,Rolf G. Beutel,Michael S. Caterino,Charles W. Farnum,David C. Hawks,Michael A. Ivie,Mary Liz Jameson,Richard A. B. Leschen,Adriana E. Marvaldi,Joseph V. McHugh,Alfred F. Newton,James A. Robertson,James A. Robertson,Margaret K. Thayer,Michael F. Whiting,John F. Lawrence,Adam Slipinski,David R. Maddison,David R. Maddison,Brian D. Farrell +25 more
TL;DR: A phylogeny of beetles based on DNA sequence data from eight nuclear genes, including six single‐copy nuclear protein‐coding genes, for 367 species representing 172 of 183 extant families provides a uniquely well‐resolved temporal and phylogenetic framework for studying patterns of innovation and diversification in Coleoptera.
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Morphology and systematics (Archostemata, Adephaga, Myxophaga, Polyphaga Partim)
TL;DR: The first volume of the Handbook of Zoology for Coleoptera as discussed by the authors covers the suborders Archostemata, Myxophaga and Adephaga, and the basal series of Polyphaga, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages (including anatomy), phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.
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Morphology and systematics (Elateroidea, Bostrichiformia, Cucujiformia partim)
TL;DR: This second Coleoptera volume covers the remaining polyphagan taxa and recently described groups not included in the first volume, with information on world distribution, biology, morphology of all life stages, phylogeny and comments on taxonomy.
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Classification of basal Cucujoidea (Coleoptera : Polyphaga): cladistic analysis, keys and review of new families
TL;DR: Phylogenetic relationships among the basal Cucujoidea were reconstructed by a cladistic analysis of a data matrix consisting of 37 exemplar taxa and 99 adult and larval characters.