MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a literature survey using the Web of Science
research tool, limited to the scientific articles published between 2006 and 2013, and using …

While powerful and user-friendly software suites exist for phylogenetics, and an impressive
cybertaxomic infrastructure of online species databases has been set up in the past two …

Species identification represents a pivotal component for large-scale biodiversity studies
and conservation planning but represents a challenge for many taxa when using …

Background More than 80% of all animal species remain unknown to science. Most of these
species live in the tropics and belong to animal taxa that combine small body size with high …

The correct classification of organisms based on specific rules is essential in biological
sciences. Traditionally, morphological characteristics such as size, shape, color, and …

DNA barcoding protocols require the linkage of each sequence record to a voucher
specimen that has, whenever possible, been authoritatively identified. Natural history …

Beetles, representing the majority of the insect species diversity, are characterized by thick
and hard cuticle, which plays important roles for their environmental adaptation and …

In spite of the growth of molecular ecology, systematics and next-generation sequencing, the
discovery and analysis of diversity is not currently integrated with building the tree-of-life …

Delimiting and describing species is fundamental to numerous biological disciplines such as
evolution, macroecology, and conservation. Delimiting species as independent evolutionary …

New methods in taxonomy and systematics can influence the overall practice of formally
naming and describing biodiversity. DNA barcoding has been controversial since its …