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DNA barcodes for Nearctic Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Foottit Robert G, Maw Eric, Hebert P D N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Many studies have shown the suitability of sequence variation in the 5' region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene as a DNA barcode for the identification of species in a wide range of animal groups. We examined 471 species in 147 genera of Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha drawn from specimens in the Canadian National Collection of Insects to assess the effectiveness of DNA barcoding in...
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