[HTML][HTML] DNA barcode reference libraries for the monitoring of aquatic biota in Europe: Gap-analysis and recommendations for future work

H Weigand, AJ Beermann, F Čiampor, FO Costa… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Effective identification of species using short DNA fragments (DNA barcoding and DNA
metabarcoding) requires reliable sequence reference libraries of known taxa. Both …

A critical evaluation of the environmental risk assessment for plasticizers in the freshwater environment in Europe, with special emphasis on bisphenol A and …

J Oehlmann, M Oetken, U Schulte-Oehlmann - Environmental research, 2008 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) and the phthalates di-butyl phthalate (DBP), di-ethylhexyl phthalate
(DEHP), di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) are high production …

DNA barcoding reveals extraordinary cryptic diversity in an amphipod genus: implications for desert spring conservation

JDS Witt, DL Threloff, PDN Hebert - Molecular ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
DNA barcoding has revealed unrecognized species in several animal groups. In this study
we have employed DNA barcoding to examine Hyalella, a taxonomically difficult genus of …

Challenges for freshwater invertebrate conservation

DL Strayer - Journal of the North American Benthological …, 2006 - journals.uchicago.edu
Freshwater invertebrate conservation faces 5 important challenges. First, ̃10, 000 species of
freshwater invertebrates around the world may already be extinct or imperiled. Second …

Utility of DNA taxonomy and barcoding for the inference of larval community structure in morphologically cryptic Chironomus (Diptera) species

M Pfenninger, C Nowak, C Kley, D Steinke… - Molecular …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity studies require species level analyses for the accurate assessment of
community structures. However, while specialized taxonomic knowledge is only rarely …

Multiple-stressor effects on stream invertebrates: DNA barcoding reveals contrasting responses of cryptic mayfly species

JN Macher, RK Salis, KS Blakemore, R Tollrian… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Most freshwater ecosystems are subject to multiple anthropogenic stressors, which
commonly reduce biodiversity across all levels. Existing freshwater bioassessment …

The colonization of Europe by the freshwater crustacean Asellus aquaticus (Crustacea: Isopoda) proceeded from ancient refugia and was directed by habitat …

R Verovnik, B Sket, P Trontelj - Molecular ecology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Recent continental‐scale phylogeographic studies have demonstrated that not all
freshwater fauna colonized Europe from the classic Mediterranean peninsular refugia, and …

Comparing the efficacy of morphologic and DNA-based taxonomy in the freshwater gastropod genus Radix (Basommatophora, Pulmonata)

M Pfenninger, M Cordellier, B Streit - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2006 - Springer
Background Reliable taxonomic identification at the species level is the basis for many
biological disciplines. In order to distinguish species, it is necessary that taxonomic …

Evidence of constrained phenotypic evolution in a cryptic species complex of agamid lizards

KL Smith, LJ Harmon, LP Shoo, J Melville - Evolution, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Lineages that exhibit little morphological change over time provide a unique opportunity to
explore whether nonadaptive or adaptive processes explain the conservation of morphology …

Widely distributed and regionally isolated! Drivers of genetic structure in Gammarus fossarum in a human-impacted landscape

M Weiss, F Leese - BMC evolutionary biology, 2016 - Springer
Background The actual connectivity between populations of freshwater organisms is largely
determined by species biology, but is also influenced by many area-and site-specific factors …