Gunilla Ståhls

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

• Ecology
• Genus
• Zoology

Gunilla Ståhls mainly investigates Zoology, Taxon, Ecology, Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and Taxonomy. As part of her studies on Zoology, Gunilla Ståhls often connects relevant areas like Monophyly. Gunilla Ståhls studied Monophyly and Microdontinae that intersect with Pipunculidae, Platypezidae, Paraphyly and Systematics.

Her research in Taxon intersects with topics in Evolutionary biology, DNA barcoding and Species complex. While the research belongs to areas of Species complex, Gunilla Ståhls spends her time largely on the problem of Genus, intersecting her research to questions surrounding Species group and Identification. Her study connects Clade and Taxonomy.

Her most cited work include:

• Phylogeny of Syrphidae (Diptera) inferred from combined analysis of molecular and morphological characters (81 citations)
• First phylogeny of predatory flower flies (Diptera, Syrphidae, Syrphinae) using mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S rRNA genes: conflict and congruence with the current tribal classification (63 citations)
• Anchored enrichment dataset for true flies (order Diptera) reveals insights into the phylogeny of flower flies (family Syrphidae). (61 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Gunilla Ståhls spends much of her time researching Zoology, Taxon, Ecology, Taxonomy and Genus. Her Zoology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and Monophyly. Her research investigates the connection with Monophyly and areas like Molecular phylogenetics which intersect with concerns in Sister group and Ocyptamus.

Her Taxon research also works with subjects such as

• Species complex together with Species group,
• Microdontinae which connect with Microdon. Her Ecology research focuses on subjects like Evolutionary biology, which are linked to Intraspecific competition. Her work on Identification key as part of general Taxonomy research is often related to Maximum likelihood, thus linking different fields of science.

She most often published in these fields:

• Zoology (56.18%)
• Taxon (38.20%)
• Ecology (29.21%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

• Zoology (56.18%)
• Genus (24.72%)
• Evolutionary biology (14.61%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Gunilla Ståhls mainly focuses on Zoology, Genus, Evolutionary biology, Ecology and Taxonomy. The study incorporates disciplines such as Taxon and Hoverfly, Larva in addition to Zoology. Her Taxon study incorporates themes from Vicariance, Monophyly and Coalescent theory.

Gunilla Ståhls works mostly in the field of Genus, limiting it down to topics relating to Lineage and, in certain cases, Sphaerophoria, Functional diversity and Tribe, as a part of the same area of interest. Her studies in Evolutionary biology integrate themes in fields like Identification key and Curran. In her study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Taxonomy, Geometric morphometry is strongly linked to Species complex.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

• Cryptic speciation in the Merodon luteomaculatus complex (Diptera: Syrphidae) from the eastern Mediterranean (15 citations)
• An integrative approach in the assessment of species delimitation and structure of the Merodon nanus species group (Diptera: Syrphidae) (10 citations)
• The puzzling mitochondrial phylogeography of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), the commercially most important insect protein species (7 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Genus
• Ecology
• Zoology

Zoology, Taxon, Genetic variation, Taxonomy and 28S ribosomal RNA are her primary areas of study. Gunilla Ståhls combines Zoology and Eupeodes in her studies. The various areas that Gunilla Ståhls examines in her Taxon study include Sensu, Genus, Subgenus, Lineage and Monophyly.

Her Taxonomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Scaeva, Syrphinae, Predation and Molecular phylogenetics. Gunilla Ståhls integrates many fields, such as 28S ribosomal RNA, Ecology, Allopatric speciation, Endemism, Balkan peninsula and Species complex, in her works. Her Ecology study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Evolutionary biology.

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