Pragmatic applications and universality of DNA barcoding for substantial organisms at species level: a review to explore a way forward

S Ahmed, M Ibrahim, C Nantasenamat… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
DNA barcodes are regarded as hereditary succession codes that serve as a recognition
marker to address several queries relating to the identification, classification, community …

The amphibian tree of life

DR Frost, T Grant, J Faivovich, RH Bain, A Haas… - Bulletin of the American …, 2006 - BioOne
The evidentiary basis of the currently accepted classification of living amphibians is
discussed and shown not to warrant the degree of authority conferred on it by use and …

Global patterns of diversification in the history of modern amphibians

K Roelants, DJ Gower, M Wilkinson… - Proceedings of the …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
The fossil record of modern amphibians (frogs, salamanders, and caecilians) provides no
evidence for major extinction or radiation episodes throughout most of the Mesozoic and …

Amphibian molecular ecology and how it has informed conservation

E McCartney‐Melstad, HB Shaffer - Molecular Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular ecology has become one of the key tools in the modern conservationist's kit. Here
we review three areas where molecular ecology has been applied to amphibian …

Calibration choice, rate smoothing, and the pattern of tetrapod diversification according to the long nuclear gene RAG-1

AF Hugall, R Foster, MSY Lee - Systematic biology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
A phylogeny of tetrapods is inferred from nearly complete sequences of the nuclear RAG-1
gene sampled across 88 taxa encompassing all major clades, analyzed via parsimony and …

A stem batrachian from the Early Permian of Texas and the origin of frogs and salamanders

JS Anderson, RR Reisz, D Scott, NB Fröbisch… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
The origin of extant amphibians (Lissamphibia: frogs, salamanders and caecilians) is one of
the most controversial questions in vertebrate evolution, owing to large morphological and …

Initial diversification of living amphibians predated the breakup of Pangaea

D San Mauro, M Vences, M Alcobendas… - The American …, 2005 - journals.uchicago.edu
The origin and divergence of the three living orders of amphibians (Anura, Caudata,
Gymnophiona) and their main lineages are one of the most hotly debated topics in …

Mitochondrial genome of Trichoplax adhaerens supports Placozoa as the basal lower metazoan phylum

SL Dellaporta, A Xu, S Sagasser… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Mitochondrial genomes of multicellular animals are typically 15-to 24-kb circular molecules
that encode a nearly identical set of 12–14 proteins for oxidative phosphorylation and 24–25 …

Dates, nodes and character conflict: addressing the lissamphibian origin problem

M Ruta, MI Coates - Journal of systematic Palaeontology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Extant amphibians consist of Salientia (frogs), Caudata (salamanders), and Gymnophiona
(caecilians). The mutual relationships of these groups are controversial, with either …

On site DNA barcoding by nanopore sequencing

M Menegon, C Cantaloni, A Rodriguez-Prieto… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Biodiversity research is becoming increasingly dependent on genomics, which allows the
unprecedented digitization and understanding of the planet's biological heritage. The use of …