Species are fundamental units in biological research and can be defined on the basis of
various operational criteria. There has been growing use of molecular approaches for …

The analysis of DNA barcode sequences with varying techniques for cluster recognition
provides an efficient approach for recognizing putative species (operational taxonomic units …

Amphibians are one of the most threatened vertebrate classes, yet at the same time new
species are being described every year, demonstrating that the number of existing species …

Background Taxonomy that utilizes morphological characteristics has been the gold
standard method to identify mosquito species. However, morphological identification is …

Cryptic bryophyte species exhibit a decoupling in the degree of morphological and
molecular divergence, as a result of different processes, from recent divergence to stasis …

Over the past 16 years, more than half (59.68%) of research papers in China on DNA
barcoding have been published in Chinese rather than English. Using the records in the …

Species distributed across vast continental areas and across major biomes provide unique
model systems for studies of biotic diversification, yet also constitute daunting financial …

The accelerating loss of biodiversity has created a need for more effective ways to discover
species. Novel algorithmic approaches for analyzing sequence data combined with rapidly …

The vast number of undescribed species and the fast rate of biodiversity loss call for new
approaches to speed up alpha taxonomy. A plethora of methods for delimiting species or …

Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera) are
prominent representatives of aquatic macroinvertebrates, commonly used as indicator …