Utility of mitochondrial DNA barcodes in species conservation

Conservation Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1026-1033

  Rubinoff, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation planning; Conservation prioritization; Introgression; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BIODIVERSITY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746354571     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00372.x     Document Type: Review

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