Barcoding the butterflies of southern South America: Species delimitation efficacy, cryptic diversity and geographic patterns of divergence.

Because the tropical regions of America harbor the highest concentration of butterfly species, its fauna has attracted considerable attention. Much less is known about the butterflies of southern South America, particularly Argentina, where over 1,200 species occur. To advance understanding of this...

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Main Authors: Pablo D Lavinia, Ezequiel O Núñez Bustos, Cecilia Kopuchian, Darío A Lijtmaer, Natalia C García, Paul D N Hebert, Pablo L Tubaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5648246?pdf=render