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Calibrating phylogenetic species formation in a threatened insect using DNA from historical specimens.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2003
Goldstein Paul Z, Desalle Rob
Abstract excerpt
Museum specimens from the late 19th and early 20th centuries were surveyed for the single nucleotide polymorphism identified previously and used to diagnose populations of the federally threatened Northeastern Beach Tiger Beetle Cicindela d. dorsalis (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Widespread polymorphism was revealed throughout the historical range of this species, suggesting a relatively recent anthropogenic character...
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