Over the last three decades, mitochondrial DNA has been the most popular marker of molecular diversity, for a combination of technical ease‐of‐use considerations, and …
R Allio, S Donega, N Galtier… - Molecular biology and …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
It is commonly assumed that mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) evolves at a faster rate than nuclear DNA (nuDNA) in animals. This has contributed to the popularity of mtDNA as a …
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 …
Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …
DNA barcoding has had a major impact on biodiversity science. The elegant simplicity of establishing massive scale databases for a few barcode loci is continuing to change our …
RD Ward, R Hanner, PDN Hebert - Journal of fish biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
FISH‐BOL, the Fish Barcode of Life campaign, is an international research collaboration that is assembling a standardized reference DNA sequence library for all fishes. Analysis is …
Background Advancements in portable scientific instruments provide promising avenues to expedite field work in order to understand the diverse array of organisms that inhabit our …
Bees are major pollinators of Angiosperms and therefore their apparent decline is of importance for humans and biodiversity. We synthesise results of 12 recent reviews to …