Identification of Birds through DNA Barcodes

Short DNA sequences from a standardized region of the genome provide a DNA barcode for identifying species. Compiling a public library of DNA barcodes linked to named specimens could provide a new master key for identifying species, one whose power will rise with increased taxon coverage and with fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hebert, Paul D. N, Stoeckle, Mark Y, Zemlak, Tyler S, Francis, Charles M
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC518999/