A critical review on the utility of DNA barcoding in biodiversity conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1901-1919

  Krishna Krishnamurthy, P ^a   Francis, Robert A ^b  

^a King's College London ^*  (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity assessment; Conservation strategies; DNA barcoding; Species

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CYTOCHROME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; OPTIMIZATION; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84862169608     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0306-2     Document Type: Review

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