Despite 250 years of work in systematics, the majority of species remains to be identified.
Rising extinction rates and the need for increased biological monitoring lend urgency to this …

Research using cytochrome c oxidase barcoding techniques on zoological specimens was
initiated by Hebert et al.[Hebert, PDN, Ratnasingham, S., deWaard, JR, 2003. Barcoding …

Biodiversity conservation addresses information challenges through estimations
encapsulated in measures of diversity. A quantitative measure of phylogenetic …

An in silico screen of 41 of the 81 coding regions of the Nicotiana plastid genome generated
a shortlist of 12 candidates as DNA barcoding loci for land plants. These loci were evaluated …

ABSTRACT Apple snails (Ampullariidae: Pomacea) native to the New World have become
agricultural and environmental pests widely in southern and eastern Asia since their …

Summary 1 It is not always possible to track trophic interactions between predators and prey
by direct observation. This is especially true when observing small or elusive animals with …

Background Previous studies on insect DNA barcoding provide contradictory results and
suggest not consistent performances across orders. This work aims at providing a general …

Background DNA barcoding is one means of establishing a rapid, accurate, and cost-
effective system for the identification of species. It involves the use of short, standard gene …

More than two third area of our planet is covered by oceans and assessment of marine
biodiversity is a challenging task. With the increasing global population, there is a tendency …

As part of the German Barcode of Life campaign, over 3500 arachnid specimens have been
collected and analyzed: ca. 3300 Araneae and 200 Opiliones, belonging to almost 600 …