Recent advances in DNA taxonomy

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Vogler, Alfried P ^a,b   Monaghan, Michael T ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA barcoding; Molecular operational taxonomic units; Molecular taxonomy; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTAXONOMY; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PHYLOGENETICS; RELATEDNESS; SPECIES CONCEPT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33846586423     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2006.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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