Connecting systematic and ecological studies using DNA barcoding in a population survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Mt Oku (Cameroon)
The characters used in taxonomy to describe new species cannot always be used to identify species in population surveys involving large samples. We used DNA barcoding to validate the taxonomic status of the morphospecies used in an ecological study involving 11 000 individual African drosophilids wh...
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| author | Stéphane R. Prigent Arnaud Suwalski Michel Veuille |
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| description | The characters used in taxonomy to describe new species cannot always be used to identify species in population surveys involving large samples. We used DNA barcoding to validate the taxonomic status of the morphospecies used in an ecological study involving 11 000 individual African drosophilids which had been determined without dissection. Some taxonomic information had been lost by not discriminating between rare species or by mistakenly splitting a morphologically variable species into two groups. However, the original ecological dataset provided a reliable picture of species diversity and the conclusions based on the original dataset are still supported by the molecular data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba5746f114c5403394e9ed896e3cf66b2022-12-21T18:42:50ZengConsortium of European Natural History MuseumsEuropean Journal of Taxonomy2118-97732017-02-0128710.5852/ejt.2017.287293Connecting systematic and ecological studies using DNA barcoding in a population survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Mt Oku (Cameroon)Stéphane R. Prigent0Arnaud Suwalski1Michel Veuille2Institut Systématique Evolution Biodiversité (ISYEB) UMR 7205 CNRS-MNHN-UPMC-EPHE, PSL University, ParisInstitut Systématique Evolution Biodiversité (ISYEB) UMR 7205 CNRS-MNHN-UPMC-EPHE, PSL University, ParisInstitut Systématique Evolution Biodiversité (ISYEB) UMR 7205 CNRS-MNHN-UPMC-EPHE, PSL University, ParisThe characters used in taxonomy to describe new species cannot always be used to identify species in population surveys involving large samples. We used DNA barcoding to validate the taxonomic status of the morphospecies used in an ecological study involving 11 000 individual African drosophilids which had been determined without dissection. Some taxonomic information had been lost by not discriminating between rare species or by mistakenly splitting a morphologically variable species into two groups. However, the original ecological dataset provided a reliable picture of species diversity and the conclusions based on the original dataset are still supported by the molecular data.http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/411barcodeDrosophilaZaprionusSophophoraCameroon |
| spellingShingle | Stéphane R. Prigent Arnaud Suwalski Michel Veuille Connecting systematic and ecological studies using DNA barcoding in a population survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Mt Oku (Cameroon) European Journal of Taxonomy barcode Drosophila Zaprionus Sophophora Cameroon |
| title | Connecting systematic and ecological studies using DNA barcoding in a population survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Mt Oku (Cameroon) |
| title_full | Connecting systematic and ecological studies using DNA barcoding in a population survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Mt Oku (Cameroon) |
| title_fullStr | Connecting systematic and ecological studies using DNA barcoding in a population survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Mt Oku (Cameroon) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Connecting systematic and ecological studies using DNA barcoding in a population survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Mt Oku (Cameroon) |
| title_short | Connecting systematic and ecological studies using DNA barcoding in a population survey of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from Mt Oku (Cameroon) |
| title_sort | connecting systematic and ecological studies using dna barcoding in a population survey of drosophilidae diptera from mt oku cameroon |
| topic | barcode Drosophila Zaprionus Sophophora Cameroon |
| url | http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/411 |
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