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DNA Barcode Reference Library for European Ants: A Roadmap for Phylogeography and Species Discovery.
Molecular ecology resources - 1 Apr 2026
Menchetti Mattia, Schifani Enrico, García Fede, Schär Sämi, Sbrega Elisabetta, Balević Nikola, Blaimer Bonnie B, Borowiec Lech, Cioppa Dario, Corbella Cecilia, Dincă Vlad, Gentile Vincenzo, Giotis Irakleitos, Gómez Kiko, Gómez Durán José María, Kalaentzis Konstantinos, Lapeva-Gjonova Albena, Mori Emiliano, Talavera Gerard, Tinaut Alberto, Ruano Francisca, Salata Sebastian, Sequeira Eduardo, Serracanta Maria, Suchan Tomasz, Hebert Paul D N, Dapporto Leonardo, Vila Roger
Abstract excerpt
DNA barcode reference libraries provide useful tools for specimen identification, highlighting potential new species and detecting introduced ones. Here, we present a comprehensive DNA barcode library for European ants and, in order to tackle the Linnean, Wallacean and Darwinian shortfalls of this group, we provide an updated checklist, distribution data, mitochondrial genetic diversity maps and mitochondrial...
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