Accurate analyses of the diets of predators are key to understand trophic interactions and
defining conservation strategies. Diets are commonly assessed through analysis of non …

Food authenticity and safety are major concerns for researchers, consumers, and
particularly the meat industry. Meat products are targets for species substitution and …

Simple Summary Roughly two-thirds of the insect species described from Germany belong
to the orders Diptera (flies) or Hymenoptera (wasps, bees, ants and sawflies). However, both …

Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera) are
prominent representatives of aquatic macroinvertebrates, commonly used as indicator …

New techniques for the species-level sorting of millions of specimens are needed in order to
accelerate species discovery, determine how many species live on earth, and develop …

Background DNA barcoding has been developed as a useful tool for species discrimination.
Several sequence-based species delimitation methods, such as Barcode Index Number …

DNA barcoding is a universal molecular identification system of living beings for which
efficacy and universality have been largely demonstrated in the last decade in many …

Combining genetic, morphological and geographical data, we re-evaluate Sciurus
meridionalis, Lucifero 1907 as a tree squirrel species. The species, previously considered a …

Integrative taxonomy, a multi‐disciplinary approach adding modern techniques to traditional
morphology‐based methods (eg molecular and morphological criteria), can play an …

Genetic diversity is a fundamental measure of a populations ability to adapt to future
environmental change. Subpopulations may carry unique genetic lineages that contribute to …