The Megadiverse Australian Ant Genus Melophorus: Using CO1 Barcoding to Assess Species Richness
Melophorus is an exceptionally diverse ant genus from arid Australia that has received little taxonomic attention, such that just a fraction of its remarkable number of species is described. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization’s Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre (TERC)...
Main Authors: | Alan N. Andersen, Benjamin D. Hoffmann, Kathryn Sparks |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-12-01
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Series: | Diversity |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/8/4/30 |
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