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Phylogeny, Genomics, Systematics, Entomology, Evolutionary biology
New Zealand

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Employment (3)

Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research: Auckland, NZ

2001-05-01 to present | Research Leader (Systematics)
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Landcare Research New Zealand: Auckland, NZ

2001-05-01 to present | Research Group Leader
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Thomas Buckley

The University of Auckland: Auckland, NZ

2011 to 2023-04-01 | Professor (School of Biological Sciences)
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Thomas Buckley

Education and qualifications (1)

Victoria University of Wellington: Wellington, NZ

1996 to 1999 | PhD (School of Biological Sciences)
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Thomas Buckley

Funding (4)

Identifying the genomic underpinnings of successful asexuality

2022 to 2025 | Contract
Marsden Fund (Wellington, NZ)
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MFP-21-LCR-001

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MFP-LCR2101

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Royal Society Te Apārangi

Debris Cloaking in Cryptic Beetles

2020 to 2023 | Contract
Marsden Fund (Wellington, NZ)
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MFP-19-LCR-009

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MFP-LCR1902

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Royal Society Te Apārangi

Plasticity or Adaptation: Evolution of Thermal Performance in New Zealand Stick Insects

2018 to 2021 | Contract
Marsden Fund (Wellington, NZ)
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MFP-17-LCR-002

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MFP-LCR1701

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Royal Society Te Apārangi

What was the first smell?

2016 to 2019 | Contract
Marsden Fund (Wellington, NZ)
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MFP-15-PAF-007

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MFP-PAF1502

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Royal Society Te Apārangi

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Charting a future for entomological taxonomy in New Zealand

New Zealand Entomologist
2024-09-25 | Journal article
Contributors: T. R. Buckley
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Multiple hybridization events and repeated evolution of homoeologue expression bias in parthenogenetic, polyploid New Zealand stick insects

Molecular Ecology
2024-06-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Seung‐Sub Choi; Ann Mc Cartney; Duckchul Park; Hester Roberts; Talia Brav‐Cubitt; Caroline Mitchell; Thomas R. Buckley
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Phylogenomics improves the phylogenetic resolution and provides strong evidence of mito‐nuclear discordance in two genera of a New Zealand cicada (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) species radiation

Systematic Entomology
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Mark Stukel; Alexandra E. Porczak; Eric R. L. Gordon; Jason Vailionis; Diler Haji; Thomas R. Buckley; Alan R. Lemmon; Emily Moriarty Lemmon; Chris Simon
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Evidence for direct oviposition into substrates by the New Zealand stick insect Spinotectarchus acornutus

New Zealand Journal of Zoology
2024-04-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Morgane Merien; Gregory I. Holwell; Thomas R. Buckley
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Evolutionary biogeography of Aotearoa

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Graham P. Wallis; Thomas R. Buckley
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Key questions on the evolution and biogeography of New Zealand alpine insects

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2024-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas R. Buckley; Robert J. B. Hoare; Richard A. B. Leschen
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Multiple hybridization events and repeated evolution of homoeologue expression bias in parthenogenetic, polyploid New Zealand stick insects

2023-10-31 | Preprint
Contributors: Seung-Sub Choi; Ann Mc Cartney; Duckchul Park; Hester Roberts; Talia Brav-Cubitt; Caroline Mitchell; Thomas Buckley
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Wing pattern variation and DNA barcodes defy taxonomic splitting in the New Zealand Pimelea Looper Notoreas perornata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae): the importance of populations as conservation units

Zootaxa
2023-09-15 | Journal article
Contributors: ROBERT J.B. HOARE; BRIAN H. PATRICK; THOMAS R. BUCKLEY; TALIA BRAV-CUBITT
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Fast‐tracking bespoke DNA reference database generation from museum collections for biomonitoring and conservation

Molecular Ecology Resources
2022-11-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrew Dopheide; Talia Brav‐Cubitt; Anastasija Podolyan; Richard A. B. Leschen; Darren Ward; Thomas R. Buckley; Manpreet K. Dhami
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Genetic diversity and differentiation in the leaf litter weevil Geochus politus across an urban-rural gradient

New Zealand Journal of Ecology
2022-01-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Talia Brav-Cubitt; Richard Leschen; Andrew Veale; Thomas Buckley
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An exploration of assembly strategies and quality metrics on the accuracy of the rewarewa (Knightia excelsa) genome

Molecular Ecology Resources
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Ann M. McCartney; Elena Hilario; Seung‐Sub Choi; Joseph Guhlin; Jessica M. Prebble; Gary Houliston; Thomas R. Buckley; David Chagné
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Reconstructing the nonadaptive radiation of an ancient lineage of ground‐dwelling stick insects (Phasmatodea: Heteropterygidae)

Systematic Entomology
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Sarah Bank; Thomas R. Buckley; Thies H. Büscher; Joachim Bresseel; Jérôme Constant; Mayk de Haan; Daniel Dittmar; Holger Dräger; Rafhiah S. Kahar; Albert Kang et al.
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Divergent Gene Expression Following Duplication of Meiotic Genes in the Stick Insect Clitarchus hookeri

Genome Biology and Evolution
2021-05-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen Wu; Victoria G Twort; Richard D Newcomb; Thomas R Buckley; Chau-Ti Ting
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An exploration of assembly strategies and quality metrics on the accuracy of the Knightia excelsa (rewarewa) genome

2020-10-28 | Other
Contributors: Ann McCartney; Elena Hilario; Seung-Sub Choi; Joseph Guhlin; Jessica M. Prebble; Gary Houliston; Thomas R. Buckley; David Chagné
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Opportunities for modern genetic technologies to maintain and enhance Aotearoa New Zealand’s bioheritage

New Zealand Journal of Ecology
2020-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sarah Inwood; Gemma McLaughlin; Thomas Buckley; Murray Cox; Kim Handley; Tammy Steeves; Timothy Strabala; Rebecca McDougal; Peter Dearden
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Multiple lineages of hyper‐diverse Zopheridae beetles survived the New Zealand Oligocene Drowning

Journal of Biogeography
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas R. Buckley; Nathan P. Lord; Ana Ramón-Laca; Julia S. Allwood; Richard A. B. Leschen
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Using te reo Māori and ta re Moriori in taxonomy

New Zealand Journal of Ecology
2019-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrew Veale; Peter de Lange; Thomas Buckley; Mana Cracknell; Holden Hohaia; Katharina Parry; Kamera Raharaha-Nehemia; Kiri Reihana; Dave Seldon; Katerina Tawiri et al.
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Estimating the biodiversity of terrestrial invertebrates on a forested island using DNA barcodes and metabarcoding data

Ecological Applications
2019-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrew Dopheide; Leah K. Tooman; Stefanie Grosser; Barbara Agabiti; Birgit Rhode; Dong Xie; Mark I. Stevens; Nicola Nelson; Thomas R. Buckley; Alexei J. Drummond et al.
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Weak premating isolation between Clitarchus stick insect species despite divergent male and female genital morphology

Journal of Evolutionary Biology
2019-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Shelley S. Langton‐Myers; Gregory I. Holwell; Thomas R. Buckley
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Impacts of DNA extraction and PCR on DNA metabarcoding estimates of soil biodiversity

Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2019-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Andrew Dopheide; Dong Xie; Thomas R. Buckley; Alexei J. Drummond; Richard D. Newcomb; Michael Bunce
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Methods for the extraction, storage, amplification and sequencing of DNA from environmental samples

New Zealand Journal of Ecology
2018 | Journal article
Contributors: Gavin Lear; Ian Dickie; Jonathan Banks; Stephane Boyer; Hannah Buckley; Thomas Buckley; Rob Cruickshank; Andrew Dopheide; Kim Handley; Syrie Hermans et al.
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The potential for the use of gene drives for pest control in New Zealand: a perspective

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
2018-10-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Peter K. Dearden; Neil J. Gemmell; Ocean R. Mercier; Philip J. Lester; Maxwell J. Scott; Richard D. Newcomb; Thomas R. Buckley; Jeanne M. E. Jacobs; Stephen G. Goldson; David R. Penman
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Analysis of the genome of the New Zealand giant collembolan (Holacanthella duospinosa) sheds light on hexapod evolution

BMC Genomics
2017-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Chen Wu; Melissa D. Jordan; Richard D. Newcomb; Neil J. Gemmell; Sarah Bank; Karen Meusemann; Peter K. Dearden; Elizabeth J. Duncan; Sefanie Grosser; Kim Rutherford et al.
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De Novo Transcriptome Analysis of the Common New Zealand Stick Insect Clitarchus hookeri (Phasmatodea) Reveals Genes Involved in Olfaction, Digestion and Sexual Reproduction.

PloS one
2016 | Journal article
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Thomas Buckley via Europe PubMed Central

Applications of phylogenetics to solve practical problems in insect conservation.

Current opinion in insect science
2016-12 | Journal article
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Thomas Buckley via Europe PubMed Central

Building strong relationships between conservation genetics and primary industry leads to mutually beneficial genomic advances.

Molecular ecology
2016-11 | Journal article
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Thomas Buckley via Europe PubMed Central

Evaluating a multigene environmental DNA approach for biodiversity assessment.

GigaScience
2015 | Journal article
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Thomas Buckley via Europe PubMed Central

Evolution of New Zealand insects: Summary and prospectus for future research

Austral Entomology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84922069705

Contributors: Buckley, T.R.; Krosch, M.; Leschen, R.A.B.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Mate detection and seasonal variation in stick insect mating behaviour (Phamatodea: Clitarchus hookeri)

Behaviour
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84938153711

Contributors: Myers, S.S.; Buckley, T.R.; Holwell, G.I.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

More from ecologists to support natural history museums

Trends in Ecology and Evolution
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84937523370

Contributors: Ward, D.F.; Leschen, R.A.B.; Buckley, T.R.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Parallel molecular routes to cold adaptation in eight genera of New Zealand stick insects.

Scientific Reports
2015 | Journal article
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Thomas Buckley via Europe PubMed Central

Revision and phylogeny of Syrphetodes (Coleoptera: Ulodidae): Implications for biogeography, alpinization and conservation

Systematic Entomology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84920595943

Contributors: Leschen, R.A.B.; Buckley, T.R.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Single origin of the Mascarene stick insects: ancient radiation on sunken islands?

BMC evolutionary biology
2015 | Journal article
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Thomas Buckley via Europe PubMed Central

A living fossil tale of Pangaean biogeography.

Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84906130274

Contributors: Murienne, J.; Daniels, S.R.; Buckley, T.R.; Mayer, G.; Giribet, G.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Divergent transcriptional responses to low temperature among populations of alpine and lowland species of New Zealand stick insects (Micrarchus)

Molecular Ecology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84901493447

Contributors: Dunning, L.T.; Dennis, A.B.; Sinclair, B.J.; Newcomb, R.D.; Buckley, T.R.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Male-biased sexual size dimorphism and sex ratio in the New Zealand Giraffe Weevil, Lasiorhynchus barbicornis (Fabricius, 1775) (Coleoptera: Brentidae)

Austral Entomology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84905375278

Contributors: Painting, C.J.; Buckley, T.R.; Holwell, G.I.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation within threatened species and subspecies of the giant New Zealand land snail genus Powelliphanta: Implications for classification and conservation

Journal of Molluscan Studies
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84905041922

Contributors: Buckley, T.R.; White, D.J.; Howitt, R.; Winstanley, T.; Ramón-Laca, A.; Gleeson, D.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Overwintering in New Zealand stick insects

New Zealand Entomologist
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84894250841

Contributors: Dennis, A.B.; Dunning, L.T.; Dennis, C.J.; Sinclair, B.J.; Buckley, T.R.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Revision of the stick insect genus Clitarchus Stål (Phasmatodea: Phasmatidae): New synonymies and two new species from northern New Zealand

Zootaxa
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84920022550

Contributors: Buckley, T.R.; Myers, S.S.; Bradler, S.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Weapon allometry varies with latitude in the New Zealand giraffe weevil

Journal of Evolutionary Biology
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84916197695

Contributors: Painting, C.J.; Buckley, T.R.; Holwell, G.I.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Phylogenomics resolves the timing and pattern of insect evolution.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
2014-11 | Journal article
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Thomas Buckley via Europe PubMed Central

A living fossil tale of Pangaean biogeography

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84888339533

Contributors: Murienne, J.; Daniels, S.R.; Buckley, T.R.; Mayer, G.; Giribet, G.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparative phylogenetic analysis reveals long-term isolation of lineages on the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84872558504

Contributors: Buckley, T.R.; Leschen, R.A.B.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Identification of cold-responsive genes in a New Zealand alpine stick insect using RNA-Seq

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84871890507

Contributors: Dunning, L.T.; Dennis, A.B.; Park, D.; Sinclair, B.J.; Newcomb, R.D.; Buckley, T.R.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Inclusion of chloroplast genes that have undergone expansion misleads phylogenetic reconstruction in the Chlorophyta

American Journal of Botany
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84887364253

Contributors: Novis, P.M.; Smissen, R.; Buckley, T.R.; Gopalakrishnan, K.; Visnovsky, G.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Positive selection in glycolysis among Australasian stick insects

BMC Evolutionary Biology
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84884687183

Contributors: Dunning, L.T.; Dennis, A.B.; Thomson, G.; Sinclair, B.J.; Newcomb, R.D.; Buckley, T.R.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Primary symbiont of the ancient scale insect family Coelostomidiidae exhibits strict cophylogenetic patterns

Symbiosis
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84891275468

Contributors: Dhami, M.K.; Buckley, T.R.; Beggs, J.R.; Taylor, M.W.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Analysis of primary structure loops from Hairpins 35 and 48 of the Nematoda SSU rRNA gene provides further evidence that the genera Tripylina Brzeski, 1963, Trischistoma Cobb, 1913 and Rhabdolaimus de Man, 1880 are members of Enoplida

Zootaxa
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84863263333

Contributors: Zhao, Z.; Li, D.; Buckley, T.R.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Concerted versus independent evolution and the search for multiple refugia: Comparative phylogeography of four forest beetles

Evolution
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84861707396

Contributors: Marske, K.A.; Leschen, R.A.B.; Buckley, T.R.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier

Limited, episodic diversification and contrasting phylogeography in a New Zealand cicada radiation

BMC Evolutionary Biology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84865999930

Contributors: Marshall, D.C.; Hill, K.B.R.; Marske, K.A.; Chambers, C.; Buckley, T.R.; Simon, C.
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Thomas Buckley via Scopus - Elsevier
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