Barcoding beetles: a regional survey of 1872 species reveals high identification success and unusually deep interspecific divergences.

With 400 K described species, beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) represent the most diverse order in the animal kingdom. Although the study of their diversity currently represents a major challenge, DNA barcodes may provide a functional, standardized tool for their identification. To evaluate this possib...

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Main Authors: Mikko Pentinsaari, Paul D N Hebert, Marko Mutanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4177932?pdf=render