Novel and Integrative Approaches to Articulating the Pancrustacean Tree of Life

Authors

Alan Colver, Brigham Young University
Dr. Keith Crandall, Brigham Young University

Keywords

novel, integrative approaches, Pancrustacea

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

Abstract

The taxonomic group Pancrustacea encompasses more than half of the world species. The two main groups within Pancrustacea are the crustaceans and hexapods (insects). Understanding these two groups will aid in preservation, population control, and economic pursuits involving these groups. In our evolutionary analysis, six different genes, which are good indicators of evolutionary divergence (Felsenstein, 2003), were analyzed to gain a much deeper understanding of the relationships among these species than ever before and to hopefully resolve much of the controversy in the scientific community concerning their evolution (Jenner, 2010).

Recommended Citation

Colver, Alan and Crandall, Dr. Keith (2013) "Novel and Integrative Approaches to Articulating the Pancrustacean Tree of Life," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1126.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1126