DNA barcoding for ecologists

A Valentini, F Pompanon, P Taberlet - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2009 - cell.com
DNA barcoding–taxon identification using a standardized DNA region–has received much
attention recently, and is being further developed through an international initiative. We …

DNA barcoding: how it complements taxonomy, molecular phylogenetics and population genetics

M Hajibabaei, GAC Singer, PDN Hebert, DA Hickey - TRENDS in Genetics, 2007 - cell.com
DNA barcoding aims to provide an efficient method for species-level identifications and, as
such, will contribute powerfully to taxonomic and biodiversity research. As the number of …

[HTML][HTML] The use of bioacoustics in anuran taxonomy: theory, terminology, methods and recommendations for best practice

J Koehler, M Jansen, A Rodriguez, PJR Kok, LF Toledo… - Zootaxa, 2017 - mapress.com
Vocalizations of anuran amphibians have received much attention in studies of behavioral
ecology and physiology, but also provide informative characters for identifying and …

ABGD, Automatic Barcode Gap Discovery for primary species delimitation

N Puillandre, A Lambert, S Brouillet… - Molecular ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Within uncharacterized groups, DNA barcodes, short DNA sequences that are present in a
wide range of species, can be used to assign organisms into species. We propose an …

DNA barcoding the floras of biodiversity hotspots

R Lahaye, M Van der Bank, D Bogarin… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
DNA barcoding is a technique in which species identification is performed by using DNA
sequences from a small fragment of the genome, with the aim of contributing to a wide range …

Vast underestimation of Madagascar's biodiversity evidenced by an integrative amphibian inventory

DR Vieites, KC Wollenberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Amphibians are in decline worldwide. However, their patterns of diversity, especially in the
tropics, are not well understood, mainly because of incomplete information on taxonomy and …

Accelerated species inventory on Madagascar using coalescent-based models of species delineation

MT Monaghan, R Wild, M Elliot, T Fujisawa… - Systematic …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
High-throughput DNA sequencing has the potential to accelerate species discovery if it is
able to recognize evolutionary entities from sequence data that are comparable to species …

An In silico approach for the evaluation of DNA barcodes

GF Ficetola, E Coissac, S Zundel, T Riaz, W Shehzad… - BMC genomics, 2010 - Springer
Background DNA barcoding is a key tool for assessing biodiversity in both taxonomic and
environmental studies. Essential features of barcodes include their applicability to a wide …

The effect of geographical scale of sampling on DNA barcoding

J Bergsten, DT Bilton, T Fujisawa, M Elliott… - Systematic …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Eight years after DNA barcoding was formally proposed on a large scale, CO1 sequences
are rapidly accumulating from around the world. While studies to date have mostly targeted …

The use of mean instead of smallest interspecific distances exaggerates the size of the “barcoding gap” and leads to misidentification

R Meier, G Zhang, F Ali - Systematic biology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
DNA barcoding is one of the best funded and most visible large-scale initiatives in
systematic biology and has generated both much interest and controversy. DNA barcoding …