Current approaches to biodiversity conservation are largely based on geographic areas,
ecosystems, ecological communities, and species, with less attention on genetic diversity …

The species concept is the cornerstone of biodiversity science, and any paradigm shift in the
delimitation of species affects many research fields. Many biologists now are embracing a …

True fungi (Fungi) and fungus-like organisms (eg Mycetozoa, Oomycota) constitute the
second largest group of organisms based on global richness estimates, with around 3 …

The study of environmental DNA (eDNA) has the potential to revolutionize biodiversity
science and conservation action by enabling the census of species on a global scale in near …

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 …

Lichens are symbiotic associations resulting from interactions among fungi (primary and
secondary mycobionts), algae and/or cyanobacteria (primary and secondary photobionts) …

The statistical rigor of species delimitation has increased dramatically over the past decade.
Coalescent theory provides powerful models for population genetic inference, and is now …

MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a literature survey using the Web of Science
research tool, limited to the scientific articles published between 2006 and 2013, and using …

Almost all empirical studies in ecology have to identify the species involved in the ecological
process under examination. DNA metabarcoding, which couples the principles of DNA …

Bactrocera papayae D rew & H ancock, B actrocera philippinensis D rew & H ancock, B
actrocera carambolae D rew & H ancock, and B actrocera invadens D rew, T suruta & W hite …