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Some 'ant'swers: Application of a layered barcode approach to problems in ant taxonomy.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Nov 2015
Paknia Omid, Bergmann Tjard, Hadrys Heike
Abstract excerpt
DNA barcoding has emerged as a routine tool in modern taxonomy. Although straightforward, this approach faces new challenges, when applied to difficult situation such as defining cryptic biodiversity. Ants are prime examples for high degrees of cryptic biodiversity due to complex population differentiation, hybridization and speciation processes. Here, we test the DNA barcoding region, cytochrome c oxidase 1 and...
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