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Molecular Datasets

Use freely, but please cite the original research paper if you use any of these datasets.

*The .nex (NEXUS) and .tre (tree) files below can be opened with a variety of programs, including some of the phylogenetic programs in R and a program called FigTree. In addition to FigTree, there are several other programs that can be used for this purpose.

Data files for download for Museum vs. Cradle Ant Biogeography:

Moreau & Bell (2013) Evolution 67: 2240-2257.
Moreau & Bell (2013) Matrix, tree with branch lengths, and dated chronogram
Moreau & Bell (2013) Dated chronogram with node range ages

Data files for download for Ant Phylogeny and Diversification:

Moreau et al. (2006) Science 312: 101-104.
Moreau et al. 2006 Matrix and tree with branch lengths
Moreau et al. 2006 Matrix and tree without branch lengths
Moreau et al. 2006 Dated chronogram (r8s)

Data files for download for Pheidole phylogeny:

Moreau (2008) MPE 48(1): 224-239.
Moreau 2008 Matrix and tree without branch lengths
Moreau 2008 Matrix and tree with branch lengths
Moreau 2008 Dated chronogram from minimum fossil dates (r8s)


Molecular Laboratory Protocols

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Here you will find pdf files of protocols we use in the Ant Lab.  Feel free to use them and modify as needed for your group of interest.

Many of these protocols below have been published and are available in a single publication.

DNA Extraction Protocol
PCR Troubleshooting
Cycle Sequencing in 96-Well Plates
Microsatellite PCR in 96-Well Plates
Multiplexing Microsatellites for Fragment Sequencing Analysis


Ant-Microbial Research

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Protocols for collecting specimens, dissecting specimens, and sequencing the microbiome

Digestive tract of ants to aid in gut dissections for microbial analysis:
Ant gut dissection with labels #1
Ant gut dissection with labels #2
Figure 13 from Wheeler (1910)* highlighting structures
Figure 15 from Wheeler (1910)* highlighting structures

* Wheeler (1910) Ants: Their Structure, Development, and Behavior. (Columbia Biological Series, Number 9, Columbia University Press)

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