Comparing modern identification methods for wild bees: Metabarcoding and image-based morphological taxonomic assignment.

Comparing modern identification methods for wild bees: Metabarcoding and image-based morphological taxonomic assignment.

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With the decline of bee populations worldwide, studies determining current wild bee distributions and diversity are increasingly important. Wild bee identification is often completed by experienced taxonomists or by genetic analysis. The current study was designed to compare two methods of identific...

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Main Authors: Cassandra D Smith, Robert S Cornman, Jennifer A Fike, Johanna M Kraus, Sara J Oyler-McCance, Carrie E Givens, Michelle L Hladik, Mark W Vandever, Dana W Kolpin, Kelly L Smalling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301474

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