Article
Fast Census of Moth Diversity in the Neotropics: A Comparison of Field-Assigned Morphospecies and DNA Barcoding in Tiger Moths.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Zenker Mauricio M, Rougerie Rodolphe, Teston José A, Laguerre Michel, Pie Marcio R, Freitas André V L
Abstract excerpt
The morphological species delimitations (i.e. morphospecies) have long been the best way to avoid the taxonomic impediment and compare insect taxa biodiversity in highly diverse tropical and subtropical regions. The development of DNA barcoding, however, has shown great potential to replace (or at least complement) the morphospecies approach, with the advantage of relying on automated methods implemented in...
Topics
- Animals
- Biodiversity
- Brazil
- DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Male
- Molecular Biology
- Moths
- Species Specificity
- Tropical Climate