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DNA barcoding applied to ex situ tropical amphibian conservation programme reveals cryptic diversity in captive populations.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Nov 2013
Crawford Andrew J, Cruz Catalina, Griffith Edgardo, Ross Heidi, Ibáñez Roberto, Lips Karen R, Driskell Amy C, Bermingham Eldredge, Crump Paul
Abstract excerpt
Amphibians constitute a diverse yet still incompletely characterized clade of vertebrates, in which new species are still being discovered and described at a high rate. Amphibians are also increasingly endangered, due in part to disease-driven threats of extinctions. As an emergency response, conservationists have begun ex situ assurance colonies for priority species. The abundance of cryptic amphibian diversity,...
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