Scrutinising an inscrutable bark-nesting ant: Exploring cryptic diversity in the Rhopalomastix javana (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) complex using DNA barcodes, genome-wide MIG-seq and geometric morphometrics
Overlooking cryptic species diversity has grave implications on assessments of climate change impacts on biodiversity, ecosystems and organismal populations. Discriminating between cryptic species has long been challenging even for seasoned taxonomists, as interspecies morphological differences are...
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PeerJ Inc.
2023-11-01
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/16416.pdf |