The perils of DNA barcoding and the need for integrative taxonomy.
- K. Will, B. Mishler, Q. Wheeler
- BiologySystematic Biology
- 1 October 2005
In the debate that accompany this article, Will and Hebert respond to 10 questions selected by the PEET audience, the promise of DNA barcoding for taxonomy is described as a useful tool for taxonomists.
A genomic perspective on the shortcomings of mitochondrial DNA for "barcoding" identification.
- D. Rubinoff, S. Cameron, K. Will
- BiologyJournal of Heredity
- 1 November 2006
The natural history of mtDNA is reviewed and problems for barcoding which are particularly associated with mtDNA and inheritance are discussed, including reduced effective population size, maternal inheritance, recombination, inconsistent mutation rate, heteroplasmy, and compounding evolutionary processes.
Myth of the molecule: DNA barcodes for species cannot replace morphology for identification and classification
- K. Will, D. Rubinoff
- BiologyCladistics
- 1 February 2004
So‐called DNA barcodes have recently been proposed to answer the problem of specimen identification and to quantify global biodiversity. We show that this proposition is wanting in terms of…
New defensive chemical data for ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae): interpretations in a phylogenetic framework
- K. Will, A. Attygalle, K. Herath
- Biology
- 1 November 2000
It is shown that formic acid or other relatively strong irritants are correlated with tribes having a high species diversity in tropical regions, whereas tribes exhibiting higher diversity in temperate regions use milder saturated/unsaturated carboxylic acids.
Inferring phylogenetic relationships within Carabidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) from characters of the female reproductive tract
- J. Liebherr, K. Will
- Biology
- 1998
Characters of the female reproductive tract, ovipositor, and abdomen are analyzed using cladi stic parsimony for a comprehensive representation of carabid beetle tribes. The resulting cladogram is…
Who will actually use DNA barcoding and what will it cost?
- S. Cameron, D. Rubinoff, K. Will
- Environmental ScienceSystematic Biology
- 1 October 2006
It is likely that the mere use of the word barcode is responsible for much of the appeal surrounding DNA barcoding, after all DNA-based identification methods (e.g., DeSalle and Birstein, 1996) used…
Are plant DNA barcodes a search for the Holy Grail?
- D. Rubinoff, S. Cameron, K. Will
- BiologyTrends in Ecology & Evolution
- 2006
Revision of the New World abariform genera Neotalus n. gen. and Abaris Dejean (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini (Auctorum))
- K. Will
- BiologyAnnales of the Carnegi Museum
- 16 August 2002
Biogeographical analysis of biotic zones, using items of error as the optimality criterion, relative to the phylogenetic hypothesis for Neota/us + Abaris, suggests South American diversification and restriction until at least the Pliocene.
Specimen collection: an essential tool.
Collecting biological specimens for scientific studies came under scrutiny when B. A. Minteer and colleagues suggested that this practice plays a significant role in species extinctions.
Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation
- S. Thomson, R. Pyle, Hongzhang Zhou
- BiologyPLoS Biology
- 1 March 2018
Author(s): Thomson, Scott A; Pyle, Richard L; Ahyong, Shane T; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel; Ammirati, Joe; Araya, Juan Francisco; Ascher, John S; Audisio, Tracy Lynn; Azevedo-Santos, Valter M; Bailly,…
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