A defining feature of species is that their constituting populations are connected by gene
flow. However, interspecific gene flow (introgression) can affect species integrity. If some …

An international consortium of major natural history museums, herbaria and other
organizations has launched an ambitious project, the 'Barcode of Life Initiative', to promote a …

Cataloging the very large number of undescribed species of insects could be greatly
accelerated by automated DNA based approaches, but procedures for large-scale species …

Background Molecular methods of species delineation are rapidly developing and widely
considered as fast and efficient means to discover species and face the'taxonomic …

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 …

Amphibians globally are in decline, yet there is still a tremendous amount of unrecognized
diversity, calling for an acceleration of taxonomic exploration. This process will be greatly …

Background DNA barcoding, ie the use of a 648 bp section of the mitochondrial gene
cytochrome c oxidase I, has recently been promoted as useful for the rapid identification and …

DNA barcoding seeks to assemble a standardized reference library for DNA‐based
identification of eukaryotic species. The utility and limitations of this approach need to be …

The Gd3+-complex of 10-(2, 3-dihydroxy-l-hydroxymethylpropyl)-1, 4, 7, 10-
tetraazacyclododecane-1, 4, 7-triacetic acid (gadobutrol) is a new, neutral Gd-chelate for …

With today's technology for production of molecular sequences, DNA taxonomy and
barcoding arose as a new tool for evolutionary biology and ecology. However, their validities …