DNA barcodes, like traditional sources of taxonomic information, are potentially powerful
heuristics in the identification of described species but require mindful analytical …

DNA barcoding has become a well‐funded, global enterprise since its proposition as a
technique for species identification, delimitation and discovery in 2003. However, the rapid …

Effective monitoring is necessary to provide robust detection of bee declines. In the United
States and worldwide, bowl traps have been increasingly used to monitor native bees and …

Revision of the metallic Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera:
Halictidae: Halictini) Page 1 Accepted by E. Almeida: 12 Sep. 2011; published: 28 Oct. 2011 …

'Biodiversity'means the variety of life and it can be studied at different levels (genetic,
species, ecosystem) and scales (spatial and temporal). Last decades showed that marine …

To inspire new ideas in research on pollination ecology, we list the most important
unanswered questions in the field. This list was drawn up by contacting 170 scientists from …

DNA holds great potential for species identification and efforts to create a DNA database of
all animals and plants currently contains> 7.5 million sequences representing~ 300,000 …

The worldwide decline in taxonomists has a broad impact on biology and society. Learning
from general historical patterns of science and understanding social changes caused by …

As freshwater algae respond strongly to environmental conditions, algal communities are
routinely used as indicators of aquatic health. Algal bioassessments have historically relied …

• Premise of the study: Biodiversity assessment is the first step in protecting the complete
range of morphological and genetic diversity of species on Earth, and in reaching the goals …