Environmental DNA (eDNA) is the fastest growing biomonitoring tool fuelled by two key
features: time efficiency and sensitivity. Technological advancements allow rapid …

The use of DNA barcodes, which are short gene sequences taken from a standardized
portion of the genome and used to identify species, is entering a new phase of application …

Vocalizations of anuran amphibians have received much attention in studies of behavioral
ecology and physiology, but also provide informative characters for identifying and …

The modern concept of DNA-based barcoding for cataloguing biodiversity was proposed in
2003 by first adopting an approximately 600 bp fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene to …

Background DNA barcoding of non-avian reptiles based on the cytochrome oxidase subunit
I (COI) gene is still in a very early stage, mainly due to technical problems. Using a newly …

Amphibians are one of the most threatened vertebrate classes, yet at the same time new
species are being described every year, demonstrating that the number of existing species …

Abstract Background The 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene is the most widely sequenced
molecular marker in amphibian systematic studies, making it comparable to the universal …

The correct identification of mosquito species is important for effective mosquito vector
control. However, the standard morphological identification of mosquito species based on …

Animal‐based traditional medicine not only plays a significant role in therapeutic practices
worldwide but also provides a potential compound library for drug discovery. However …

We provide a DNA barcoding survey of Malagasy amphibians, including 251 of the 292
nominal species known to date, by complementing previous data with 280 newly determined …