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| Paul D N HebertSummaryAffiliation: University of Guelph Country: Canada Publications
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Towards a comprehensive barcode library for arctic life - Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera of Churchill, Manitoba, CanadaXin Zhou
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Front Zool 6:30. 2009..We explore the correlation between the morphological species delineations, DNA barcode-based haplotype clusters delimited by a sequence threshold (2%), and a threshold-free approach to biodiversity quantification--phylogenetic diversity...- Filling the gap - COI barcode resolution in eastern Palearctic birdsKevin Cr Kerr
Department of Integrative Biology, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Front Zool 6:29. 2009..We used this opportunity to compare and contrast three different methods routinely employed in barcoding studies: clustering-based, distance-based, and character-based methods... - Recovery of the mitochondrial COI barcode region in diverse Hexapoda through tRNA-based primersDoo Sang Park
Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 305 806, Korea
BMC Genomics 11:423. 2010..PCR amplification of the barcode region is a key step in the analytical chain, but it sometimes fails because of a lack of homology between the standard primer sets and target DNA... 
Accelerated molecular evolution in halophilic crustaceansPaul D N Hebert
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Evolution 56:909-26. 2002..More generally, the results indicate that coordinated shifts in rates of molecular evolution may occur in lineages exposed to extreme environmental conditions...- The promise of DNA barcoding for taxonomyPaul D N Hebert
Department of Integrative Biology, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Syst Biol 54:852-9. 2005 - Identification of Birds through DNA BarcodesPaul D N Hebert
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PLoS Biol 2:e312. 2004..The growing evidence for the effectiveness of DNA barcodes as a basis for species identification supports an international exercise that has recently begun to assemble a comprehensive library of COI sequences linked to named specimens... - Barcoding animal life: cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 divergences among closely related speciesPaul D N Hebert
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Proc Biol Sci 270:S96-9. 2003.... - Biological identifications through DNA barcodesPaul D N Hebert
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Proc Biol Sci 270:313-21. 2003..Its assembly will also generate important new insights into the diversification of life and the rules of molecular evolution... - DNA barcodes for 1/1000 of the animal kingdomPaul D N Hebert
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1
Biol Lett 6:359-62. 2010..As most terrestrial and marine taxa are likely to possess a similar pattern of population structure, an effective DNA-based identification system can be developed with modest effort... - Macrogeographic patterns of breeding system diversity in the Daphnia pulex group from the United States and MexicoP D Hebert
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2 W1
Heredity (Edinb) 87:153-61. 2001..The complexity of these latter patterns suggests that they reflect the interplay of historical factors and selection... - Gene conversion and evolution of daphniid hemoglobins (Crustacea, cladocera)P D Hebert
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
J Mol Evol 49:769-79. 1999..In contrast, phylogenies based on total nucleotide divergence in exons 5 and 6 revealed affinities among orthologous genes from different taxa... - DNA barcodes distinguish species of tropical LepidopteraMehrdad Hajibabaei
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:968-71. 2006..If these results are general, DNA barcoding will significantly aid species identification and discovery in tropical settings... - A universal DNA mini-barcode for biodiversity analysisIsabelle Meusnier
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
BMC Genomics 9:214. 2008..It may be difficult in practice, however, to retrieve a 650 bp fragment from archival specimens, (because of DNA degradation) or from environmental samples (where universal primers are needed)... - Probing the relationships of the branchiopod crustaceansJeremy R deWaard
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont, Canada N1G 2W1
Mol Phylogenet Evol 39:491-502. 2006..A few affinities remain to be resolved, particularly at the base of the Phyllopoda and within the Anomopoda. However, the results suggest that increased gene sampling is recommended for future investigations of branchiopod systematics... - Neotropical bats: estimating species diversity with DNA barcodesElizabeth L Clare
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 6:e22648. 2011..Our analysis provides strong support for the continued assembly of DNA barcoding libraries and ongoing taxonomic investigation of bats... - Probing evolutionary patterns in neotropical birds through DNA barcodesKevin C R Kerr
Department of Integrative Biology, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 4:e4379. 2009..This study begins to address this gap by assembling a library of mitochondrial COI sequences, or DNA barcodes, for Argentinian birds and comparing their patterns of genetic diversity to those of North American birds... - DNA barcodes affirm that 16 species of apparently generalist tropical parasitoid flies (Diptera, Tachinidae) are not all generalistsM Alex Smith
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:4967-72. 2007.... 
The evolutionary diversification of the Centropagidae (Crustacea, Calanoida): A history of habitat shiftsSarah J Adamowicz
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, 579 Gordon St, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Mol Phylogenet Evol 55:418-30. 2010..Long-lived evolutionary euryhalinity, a high propensity for inland invasion, continental vicariance, and in situ radiation within single continents have all played major roles in the diversification of the centropagids...- Critical factors for assembling a high volume of DNA barcodesMehrdad Hajibabaei
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 360:1959-67. 2005..Barcode analysis is already a cost-effective option for species identification in some situations and this will increasingly be the case as reference libraries are assembled and analytical protocols are simplified... - When species matches are unavailable are DNA barcodes correctly assigned to higher taxa? An assessment using sphingid mothsJohn James Wilson
Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
BMC Ecol 11:18. 2011..We simulated libraries with different levels of completeness (10-100% of the available species), and recorded assignments (positive or ambiguous) and their accuracy (true or false) under six criteria... - Design and applicability of DNA arrays and DNA barcodes in biodiversity monitoringMehrdad Hajibabaei
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
BMC Biol 5:24. 2007..DNA arrays (micro and macro) and DNA barcodes are two molecular approaches that have recently garnered much attention. Here, we compare these two platforms for identification of an important group, the mammals... - DNA barcoding for effective biodiversity assessment of a hyperdiverse arthropod group: the ants of MadagascarM Alex Smith
Barcode of Life Initiative, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 360:1825-34. 2005..Such high divergences highlight taxa for further detailed genetic, morphological, life history, and behavioral studies... - Testing the utility of partial COI sequences for phylogenetic estimates of gastropod relationshipsElpidio A Remigio
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd East, Guelph, Ont, Canada N1G 2W1
Mol Phylogenet Evol 29:641-7. 2003 - Assembling DNA barcodes. Analytical protocolsJeremy R deWaard
Department of Integrative Biology, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Methods Mol Biol 410:275-93. 2008..In this chapter, we detail the protocols involved in the assembly of DNA barcode records for members of the animal kingdom, but many of these approaches are of more general application... - Patterns of sequence divergence in Daphniid hemoglobin genesRachel A Sutton
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
J Mol Evol 55:375-85. 2002.... - The role of DNA barcodes in understanding and conservation of mammal diversity in southeast AsiaCharles M Francis
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 5:e12575. 2010..This study examines the value of DNA barcodes, sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene, to enhance understanding of mammalian diversity in the region and hence to aid conservation planning... - DNA barcoding reveals extraordinary cryptic diversity in an amphipod genus: implications for desert spring conservationJonathan D S Witt
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Mol Ecol 15:3073-82. 2006..4% to 29.9%. These results have important implications for the conservation of life in desert springs - habitats that are threatened as a result of groundwater over-exploitation... - A poorly known high-latitude parasitoid wasp community: unexpected diversity and dramatic changes through timeJose Fernandez-Triana
Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity, Institute of Ontario, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 6:e23719. 2011..The past five decades has clearly seen a dramatic change of species composition within the area studied coincident with rising temperature... - DNA barcodes reveal cryptic host-specificity within the presumed polyphagous members of a genus of parasitoid flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)M Alex Smith
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103:3657-62. 2006..If general, these results will increase estimates of global species richness and imply that tropical conservation and host-parasite interactions may be more complex than expected... - Terminal branch haplotype analysis: a novel approach to investigate newly arisen variants of mitochondrial DNA in natural populationsJ Z Chen
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
Mutat Res 434:219-31. 1999..Instead, most TBHs likely arose due to spontaneous mutations with variation in their incidence among sites reflecting the impact of demographic factors... - Intraindividual sequence diversity and a hierarchical approach to the study of mitochondrial DNA mutationsJ Z Chen
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Mutat Res 434:205-17. 1999.... - A tri-oceanic perspective: DNA barcoding reveals geographic structure and cryptic diversity in Canadian polychaetesChristina M Carr
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 6:e22232. 2011..In Canada, 12% of polychaete species are thought to occur in Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans, but the extent of gene flow among their populations has not been tested... - DNA barcoding: how it complements taxonomy, molecular phylogenetics and population geneticsMehrdad Hajibabaei
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Trends Genet 23:167-72. 2007.... - Species on the menu of a generalist predator, the eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis): using a molecular approach to detect arthropod preyElizabeth L Clare
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G2W1
Mol Ecol 18:2532-42. 2009.... - New insights into the distribution of polyploid Daphnia: the Holarctic revisited and Argentina exploredSarah J Adamowicz
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1
Mol Ecol 11:1209-17. 2002..Because of these differences, the present study provides important insights into the diverse factors that determine the distributions and evolutionary fates of polyploid organisms... - Revealing the hyperdiverse mite fauna of subarctic Canada through DNA barcodingMonica R Young
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario and Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 7:e48755. 2012..This investigation demonstrates the efficacy of DNA barcoding in facilitating biodiversity assessments of hyperdiverse taxa... - Barcoding nemo: DNA-based identifications for the ornamental fish tradeDirk Steinke
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 4:e6300. 2009..The present study represents an important first step in making identifications more accessible by assembling a DNA barcode reference sequence library for nearly half of the ornamental fish species imported into North America... - Phylogeography of Ponto-Caspian crustaceans: a benthic-planktonic comparisonMelania E A Cristescu
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Mol Ecol 12:985-96. 2003..The mechanisms responsible for the high diversity of crustaceans in the Ponto-Caspian region are discussed on the basis of these results... - Molecular analysis of parasitoid linkages (MAPL): gut contents of adult parasitoid wasps reveal larval hostRodolphe Rougerie
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Ontario, Canada
Mol Ecol 20:179-86. 2011..Because of the key regulatory role of parasitoid wasps in ecosystems, which makes them the most commonly used biological control agents, MAPL will have immediate applications in both basic and applied biological sciences... - Diagnosing mitochondrial DNA diversity: applications of a sentinel gene approachElizabeth L Clare
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
J Mol Evol 66:362-7. 2008.... - DNA barcodes provide new evidence of a recent radiation in the genus Sporophila (Aves: Passeriformes)Leonardo Campagna
División de Ornitología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Av Angel Gallardo 470, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, C1405DJR Buenos Aires, Argentina Department of Integrative Biology, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1 Department of Biology, Queen s University, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6
Mol Ecol Resour 10:449-58. 2010..Apart from giving insights into the evolution of the capuchinos, this study shows how DNA barcoding can rapidly flag species or groups of species worthy of deeper study... - The scale of divergence: a phylogenetic appraisal of intercontinental allopatric speciation in a passively dispersed freshwater zooplankton genusSarah J Adamowicz
Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ont, Canada N2L 3G1
Mol Phylogenet Evol 50:423-36. 2009..Our results demonstrate the high frequency and complex pattern of allopatric speciation in this ancient, passively dispersed genus... - Extreme diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps exposed by iterative integration of natural history, DNA barcoding, morphology, and collectionsM Alex Smith
The Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario, N1G 2W1 Canada
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:12359-64. 2008.... - The modulation of DNA content: proximate causes and ultimate consequencesT R Gregory
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1
Genome Res 9:317-24. 1999..These abrupt shifts have broad effects on phenotypic attributes at both cellular and organismal levels and may play an important role in explaining episodes of rapid-or even saltational-character state evolution... - Directed termination of the polymerase chain reaction: kinetics and applications in mutation detectionJ Z Chen
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, ON, Canada
Genome 42:72-9. 1999.... - Affinities among anostracan (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) families inferred from phylogenetic analyses of multiple gene sequencesE A Remigio
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
Mol Phylogenet Evol 17:117-28. 2000..Statistical tests demonstrated that morphology-based hypotheses of relationships among families had poorer support than those determined from molecular data, reflecting the homoplasy in characters used to differentiate families... - Colonization, extinction, and phylogeographic patterning in a freshwater crustaceanA J Cox
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Mol Ecol 10:371-86. 2001..Its distinctive life history traits have evidently sheltered lineages of Sida from extinction, contributing to a remarkably comprehensive and high resolution phylogeographic record... - Evolutionary implications of the relationship between genome size and body size in flatworms and copepodsT R Gregory
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Heredity (Edinb) 84:201-8. 2000..Genome sizes appear to vary in a discontinuous fashion among congeneric species in both groups, indicating that such changes have occurred rapidly, and with potentially profound effects on important morphological characters... - Directed termination PCR: a one-step approach to mutation detectionJ Chen
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Nucleic Acids Res 26:1546-7. 1998..This method provides a one-step and highly effective approach for the detection of both insertions/deletions and single base pair substitutions in sequences up to 1 kb in length... - DNA barcoding reveals diversity of Hymenoptera and the dominance of parasitoids in a sub-arctic environmentJulie K Stahlhut
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
BMC Ecol 13:2. 2013..As a proxy for species identification, we used DNA barcoding to identify molecular operational taxonomic units (MOTUs) for 7870 Hymenoptera specimens collected near Churchill, Manitoba, from 2004 through 2010... - Diversification and reproductive isolation: cryptic species in the only New World high-duty cycle bat, Pteronotus parnelliiElizabeth L Clare
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
BMC Evol Biol 13:26. 2013..parnellii is actually a cryptic species complex... - DNA barcoding in surveys of small mammal communities: a field study in SurinameAlex V Borisenko
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1, Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen s Park, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C6
Mol Ecol Resour 8:471-9. 2008..5%). This result reinforces the utility of DNA barcoding as a tool for verification of taxonomic identifications in ecological surveys, which is especially important when the collection of voucher specimens is not possible... - The recent evolutionary origin of the phenotypically novel amphipod Hyalella montezuma offers an ecological explanation for morphological stasis in a closely allied species complexJonathan D S Witt
Department of Zoology University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
Mol Ecol 12:405-13. 2003.... - The nucleotypic effects of cellular DNA content in cartilaginous and ray-finned fishesDavid C Hardie
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Genome 46:683-706. 2003..These correlations with cytological parameters known to have important influences on organismal phenotypes support an adaptive interpretation for genome size variation in fishes... - Ten species in one: DNA barcoding reveals cryptic species in the neotropical skipper butterfly Astraptes fulgeratorPaul D N Hebert
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:14812-7. 2004..They also illustrate the value of DNA barcoding, especially when coupled with traditional taxonomic tools, in disclosing hidden diversity... - From pixels to picograms: a beginners' guide to genome quantification by Feulgen image analysis densitometryDavid C Hardie
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
J Histochem Cytochem 50:735-49. 2002..We hope that the accuracy, rapidity, and cost-effectiveness of Feulgen image analysis demonstrated here will stimulate further surveys of genome sizes in a variety of taxa... - Express barcodes: racing from specimen to identificationNatalia V Ivanova
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 579 Gordon Street, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
Mol Ecol Resour 9:35-41. 2009..This study involved the comparison of varied DNA preservation and extraction methods, and evaluated Taq polymerases with high processivity and resistance to inhibitors... - DNA barcode accumulation curves for understudied taxa and areasM Alex Smith
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1, Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2
Mol Ecol Resour 9:208-16. 2009..We conclude that a PD analysis of standardized DNA barcodes can be a transparent and reproducible triage tool for the management and conservation of species and spaces... - A DNA barcode library for North American Ephemeroptera: progress and prospectsJeffrey M Webb
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 7:e38063. 2012..In light of our findings, it is imperative that type or topotype specimens be sequenced to correctly associate barcode clusters with morphological species concepts and to determine the status of currently synonymized species... - DNA BARCODING: CO1 DNA barcoding amphibians: take the chance, meet the challengeM Alex Smith
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119121, Russia
Mol Ecol Resour 8:235-46. 2008..A large-scale effort to barcode the amphibians of the world, using the same primary barcode region of CO1, will yield important findings for science and conservation... - DNA barcoding reveals overlooked marine fishesTyler S Zemlak
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 579 Gordon Street, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1, CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia, South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
Mol Ecol Resour 9:237-42. 2009..We estimate that about one third of the 1000 fish species thought to bridge South African and Australian waters actually represent two taxa... - The front-end logistics of DNA barcoding: challenges and prospectsAlex V Borisenko
Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
Mol Ecol Resour 9:27-34. 2009..Dealing with these challenges on a larger scale will be an important step towards building a solid collection-based foundation for the international DNA barcoding effort... - Prospects for fungus identification using CO1 DNA barcodes, with Penicillium as a test caseKeith A Seifert
Biodiversity Mycology and Botany, Environmental Sciences, Agriculture and Agri Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0C6
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:3901-6. 2007..The development of a barcoding system for fungi that shares a common gene target with other kingdoms would be a significant advance... - Wedding biodiversity inventory of a large and complex Lepidoptera fauna with DNA barcodingDaniel H Janzen
Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 360:1835-45. 2005.... - DNA barcoding Australia's fish speciesRobert D Ward
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 360:1847-57. 2005..We conclude that cox1 sequencing, or 'barcoding', can be used to identify fish species... - Genetic differentiation at nuclear and mitochondrial loci among large white-headed gulls: sex-biased interspecific gene flow?Pierre Andre Crochet
Laboratoire Genome, Populations, Interactions, CNRS UMR 5000, Universite Montpellier II, Place E Bataillon, F 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
Evolution 57:2865-78. 2003..Because hybridization is a widespread phenomenon in birds, many of these cases might be due to interspecific gene flow... - Potential use of DNA barcodes in regulatory science: applications of the Regulatory Fish EncyclopediaHaile F Yancy
U S Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Office of Research, 8401 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, Maryland 20708, USA
J Food Prot 71:210-7. 2008..All 60 samples were correctly identified to species based on the barcoding data. Our study indicates that DNA barcoding can be a powerful tool for species identification and has broad potential applications... - DNA barcodes and cryptic species of skipper butterflies in the genus Perichares in Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, Costa RicaJohn M Burns
Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, P O Box 37012, MRC 127, Washington, DC 20013 7012, USA
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:6350-5. 2008..This complex likely includes still more species, whose exposure may require barcoding. Barcoding ACG hesperiid morphospecies has increased their number by nearly 10%, an unexpectedly high figure for such relatively well known insects... - Barcode of lifeMark Y Stoeckle
Rockefeller University, USA
Sci Am 299:82-6, 88. 2008